August 14th, 2009
News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Palm; Twitter as botnet command channel
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.
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Exchange 2010 buzz grows louder
Ryan Naraine: Brazilian ID thieves using Twitter as botnet command channel
Sam Diaz: Analysts: Sales of Palm Pre have slowed, could drag down company
WSJ: Apple’s Board to Meet to Discuss Replacements for Google’s Schmidt
David Morgenstern: Coming in 2010: New Mac Office, and finally, Outlook
- Sam Diaz: Microsoft to replace Entourage with Outlook. Nice idea but kind of too late
- Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft takes sharper aim at business users with two new Mac Office releases
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Core i5 processors at Frys.com
- Kingsley-Hughes: Can Zune HD topple the iPod touch?
- CNet News: Zune HD packs a big processing punch
- Jennifer Bergen: Zune HD release date and Apple iPod announcement uncomfortably close to each other
Brian Sommer: When Consultancies Feel the Pain of Recession
- Dana Gardner: Got middleware? Got ESBs? Take this survey, please.
Jason O’Grady: Review: Verizon MiFi 3G access point
Zack Whittaker: Who wins: Sliced bread or Windows 7?
Heather Clancy: Limited rebate for carbon accounting software
Nexsan, Falconstor team up for a greener data dedupe process
On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisition
NYT: Sony Plans to Adopt Common Format for E-Books
Janice Chen: Samsung’s new point-and-shoots sport LCDs on front and back
Tom Foremski: Lunch.com - creating a platform for critical thinking
The incredible shrinking GOOG! 25% smaller…
ReadWriteWeb: RockMelt: Netscape’s Andreessen Backing Stealth Facebook Browser
Dana Blankenhorn: When will Microsoft admit the truth about software patents?
Can I get an experimental drug?
Dan Kusnetzky: Another day at OpenSource World/NGDC/CloudWorld
Harry Fuller: Could solar slump be a solar boon?
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