August 3rd, 2009
News to know: FCC and Apple, AT&T; Windows 7; SAP; iPhoto vs. Picasa
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.
Larry Dignan: FCC eyes AT&T, Apple rejection of Google Voice apps (full text of letters)
- Garett Rogers: Apple and AT&T asked to explain denial of Google Voice app
- Silicon Alley Insider: FCC’s Speed Shockingly Fast Looking Into iPhone-Google Voice Fiasco
David Morgenstern: Visioning Apple’s netbook futures
Ed Bott: Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack details
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows 7 web browser ballot mock-up … thoughts
- While the EC wastes time with IE, Russia tackles bigger issues
- Firefox hits 1 billionth download
- RIAA: “All your music are belong to us”
Rachel King: iPhoto vs. Picasa: Which is the better editing program?
Brian Sommer: How Earnouts are Costing Huron its CEO, CFO and CAO
Jason Perlow: CentOS: Getting Their Act Together is a Top Priority
Anil Dash: Apple: Secrecy Does Not Scale
Sam Diaz: Dead-Finger Tech: The DVR continues to be a life-changer
- Jason Perlow: Dead-Finger Tech: Slingbox, Roku & Netflix Instant Play
- Janice Chen: Dead-Finger Tech: Apple Time Capsule
- Matthew Miller: Dead Finger Tech: T-Mobile G1 Google Android smartphone
- Zack Whittaker: Dead Finger Tech: BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone and multi-monitor manager DisplayFusion Pro
Tom Foremski: Lack of media monitoring by Apple = arrogance
Judge changes her mind: Tenenbaum is liable
Washington Post: With Twitter’s Arrival, NFL Loses Control of Image Game
Dana Blankenhorn: Educators climb open source Operation Matterhorn
Larry Dignan: Where’s the tipping point for on-demand ERP?
Sean Portnoy: Samsung, LG unveil cool new LED-backlit HDTVs
Microsoft’s Project Natal for business: In your dreams
Paul Murphy: Reformulating Murphy’s law
Christopher Dawson: Ridiculous lawsuit against Amazon
- Richard Koman: Kindle lawsuit not so ‘ridiculous’
- Tenenbaum verdict: $675K
- US cyberwarriors a reluctant crew
Andrew Nusca: LG unveils ultraslim ’seamless’ SL80, SL90 L
David Morgenstern: Older MacBooks soon to handle Mini DisplayPort displays
Dan Kusnetzky: Pivot3 - a different take on unified computing
Chris Jablonski: Scientists create ‘transparent aluminum,’ call it a new state of matter
Heather Clancy: McKinsey: Saving energy could have huge economic impact
Dan Kusnetzky: Living with the Adkaf
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal’s daily deals: Kingston DataTraveler 64GB flash drive, iRobot Roomba, Western Digital 320GB hard drive
Sample photos: Olympus Stylus Tough 8000
Larry Dignan: Netezza launches new data warehouse appliance family
TechCrunch: Wall Street Journal Creating New “LinkedIn Killer” Called WSJ Connect
Zack Whittaker: A £10bn national ID card scheme vs. £65m cuts in higher education
Techdirt: Skype Founders Claim eBay No Longer Has A Right To Skype’s Core Tech
Microsoft confirms Windows 7 activation leak
Dana Blankenhorn: A Linux credit card
Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition
Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and Editorial Director of ZDNet sister site TechRepublic. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
For daily updates, follow Larry on Twitter.
Subscribe to Between the Lines via Email alerts or RSS.
