July 27th, 2009
News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Green tech; Laptop deals
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.
FT: Apple joins forces with record labels
Robin Harris: The Wintel blue light special
John Morris: Sunday specials: Wal-Mart, Best Buy battle over $300 laptops
- Jennifer Bergen: Walmart to sell $298 Compaq laptop in time for back-to-school ‘while supplies last’
Heather Clancy: BusinessWeek article questions safety of batteries in electric cars
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft agrees to give choice of browsers to Windows 7 users in Europe
LifeHacker: Five Best Instant Messengers
Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
Sean Portnoy: Kitchen designers rejoice: Toshiba introduces Stainless Style LCD/DVD combo unit
Richard Koman: Microsoft will offer browser choice to European users
Harry Fuller: Congress, China, Copenhagen and climate change connected
Matthew Miller: First impressions of the AT&T Nokia Surge
Yahoo Tech: Bill Gates quits Facebook over too many friends
NYT: Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man
Paul Murphy: Thinking about ROCK
TechCrunch: Are Bing users twice as likely to click an add than Google users
Garett Rogers: Latitude for iPhone shows off iPhone deficiency
CNet News: HP researchers develop browser-based darknet
Janice Chen: New Olympus Stylus-7010 ultracompact sports 7x wide-angle zoom for under $200
Gallery: 
Apple QuickTake 100
Mitch Ratcliffe: Don’t take my Moleskine notebook and Rotring pen
Zack Whittaker: Next-generation students want careers in computing
Ryan Naraine: Adobe ‘zero-day’ flaw is eight months old
Sam Diaz: Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spread
- Jason O’Grady: Weekend diversion: Rolando 2 for iPhone
Tom Foremski: RantWatch: Shoddy AppleCare - arrogant Apple
Jason Hiner: ‘President of the Internet’ Leo Laporte names his cabinet
ReadWriteWeb: Twitter Banned From White House! Seriously!
David Morgenstern: Upgrading to Final Cut Server 1.5? Check the best practices note first
Heather Clancy: Week-end round-up of e-cycling resources (consumer-tech only)
Harry Fuller: Is $400 billion a lot of money?
Dana Blankenhorn: HITRUST to seek government certification authority
Dion Hinchcliffe: First impressions of Google Wave
Andrew Nusca: Amazon CEO apology: ‘Stupid,’ ‘thoughtless’ to remove e-books from Kindle readers
Andrew Nusca: Maingear debuts eX-L 18, ‘world’s most powerful laptop’; dual GeForce, triple HD, $3-6K
Sam Diaz: Palm re-enables iTunes sync for Pre. Take that, Apple.
Gizmodo: Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart Updated
Heather Clancy: New financing alternatives for solar power installations
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is it “Windows” or “Vista” that’s dragging Microsoft down?
Jason D. O’Grady: Appearance: PPUG meeting Saturday in Philadelphia
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft removes Mac price reference from Apple-aimed ad
Richard Koman: Groups demand privacy for Google Books
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal’s daily deals: Memorex MP3 player, Panda Internet Security 2009, Philips HDTV
Dana Blankenhorn: Falling profits forced Microsoft’s open source hand
Sean Portnoy: Sony introduces massive Blu-ray disc changers for the one guy with 400 Blu-ray discs
Larry Dignan: Windows 7: The waiting is the hardest part (for Microsoft)
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Are early adopters all suckers?
Larry Dignan: Apple and Google’s native vs. Web app iPhone game: Get used to it
- Hearing footsteps? Verizon Wireless thumps chest after AT&T’s subscriber gains
- How to mentor entry level developers
Dan Kusnetzky: Dead-finger tech: Universal integration kit for iPod/iPhone
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