July 31st, 2009
News to know: Microsoft; Motorola; BIOS 'rootkit'
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Ryan Naraine: Researchers find insecure BIOS ‘rootkit’ pre-loaded in laptops
Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2009:
- Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooks
- The Windows Mobile-Windows continuum: The plot thickens
- How will Microsoft fix Windows Mobile? The Softies still aren’t saying
- Larry Dignan: Ballmer: He knows when you’re using a Mac
- Ballmer on the Microsoft-Yahoo deal: ‘Nobody gets it’
- Slide of the day: Laptop Hunter ads working?
- Yahoo costs: The slide Microsoft didn’t want you to see
Foley: Microsoft does a 180: Tech testers to get a copy of Windows 7 for free
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Invitation-only Windows 7 beta testers to get free copy of Ultimate
- Two questions about Microsoft’s future …
Zack Whittaker: Microsoft-Yahoo!: Combine, compete, crush
- Dignan: Yahoo’s SearchMonkey, BOSS efforts likely to die on the vine
- Dana Blankenhorn: Microhoo lessons for open source
Dana Blankenhorn: Ending DNS abuse with European open source
Michael Krigsman: Software pricing and the Devil’s Triangle
Guardian: Virtual worlds are getting a second life
Marketwatch: What’s to become of Microsoft’s answer to the iPod?
Tom Foremski: Groovy says it can make IT apps work in real-time
Janice Chen: Nikon D3000 replaces the venerable D40 entry-level DSLR
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal’s daily deals: Creative Zen Mozaic MP3 player, Plantronics Voyager Bluetooth headset, Polaroid digital camera
Richard Koman: Court boots Pirate Bay out of Netherlands
Heather Clancy: Climate Savers power management seminar transcript now online
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