September 21st, 2009
News to know: Microsoft; Google; Dell; Robo-pills; Android;
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Ed Bott: A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps
Gallery: Office Web Apps Technical Preview
Mary Jo Foley: Pink and Microsoft Tablet (Take 2): A couple of updates
Ryan Naraine: Microsoft ships one-click ‘workaround’ for critical SMB2 flaw
- Sun patches ‘critical’ StarOffice/StarSuite flaw
- ‘Bahama’ botnet linked to click-fraud surge
- PBS.org hacked, serving malware cocktail
Jason Perlow: Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux and Open Source on the Desktop
Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
Andrew Nusca: With Latitude Z laptop, Dell makes aggressive play for business executives
Garett Rogers: Google calls Apple on their lies
Ed Burnette: What’s new in Android 1.6 (Donut)?
Dana Gardner: Caught between peak and valley — How CIOs survive today, while positioning for tomorrow
NYT: Can Amazon Be Wal-Mart of the Web?
Chris Jablonski: Scientists lay groundwork for an ac-driven quantum motor
Search Engine Land: Eric Schmidt’s Favorite Google Product? Chrome!
Phil Wainewright: The democratization of IT
Gallery: From robo-pills to cyber-surgeons
Richard Koman: Before Google Books, we took on-demand publishing to the streets
Garett Rogers: Google celebrates birthday of H.G. Wells
Paul Murphy: Rocky dreams: Sun’s ultraSPARC RT isn’t dead
Sam Diaz: WSJ: Expect Net Neutrality rules at FCC speech this week
Christopher Dawson: Will Office Web Apps overcome cloud biases?
- Oliver Marks: IBM Helping Lay Enhanced Collaboration Foundations for US Bank
- Joe McKendrick: Is cloud computing possible without SOA?
Sean Portnoy: Startup firm HDI previews 100-inch laser 3D HDTV
Larry Dignan: Follow up: Yahoo Mail’s search bug and customer service
Computerworld: WiMax in 2010: Too little, too late?
Caroline McCarthy: Facebook Beacon has poked its last
Matthew Miller: Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lacking
Engadget: Zune HD a major sellout?
- HTC Leo hands-on photos reveal 3.8 inch capacitive with 1 GHz Snapdragon processor
- Review: Laridian PocketBible for the Apple iPhone
Image Gallery: PocketBible for the iPhone & iPod touch
Dana Blankenhorn: Does Oracle matter to open source
Heather Clancy: Cisco’s accelerating smart grid momentum
Rachel King: How to shoot pictures with overcast skies
Jennifer Bergen: GoGoStand: An inexpensive, wallet-sized way to prop up your iPhone
Harry Fuller: U.S. still thumbing its nose at global warming agreements
Gadget Gal’s daily deals: Windows 7, Apple TV, Maximo isolation earphones
Boston Globe: Project ‘Gaydar’
Harry Fuller: Another rude awakening for another biofuel dream
Zack Whittaker: iPhone application for UK university fresher’s
Phil Fersht: The art of blog: credibility is in the eye of the beholder
Photos: Fete de Ning in San Francisco
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