October 7th, 2009
News to know: AT&T; Apple; Google; Verizon; Microsoft
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.
Dancho Danchev: Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail’s phishing scheme leak
Larry Dignan: The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Google Voice support on tap
- Sam Diaz: Verizon-Google changes mobile landscape; Customers have real options again
- Ed Burnette: Verizon vs. AT&T: Droids for the win
- Dana Blankenhorn: How Verizon might ruin Android
- Andrew Nusca: Verizon slams AT&T in new TV ad; ‘5X coverage’
Five reasons Google Android smartphones will beat iPhone, BlackBerry, WinMo
AT&T ends iPhone VoIP restrictions; Skype set free
Garett Rogers: Countdown to Google Voice on iPhone
Matthew Miller: HTC announces HD2 with large capacitive display and 1GHz processor
Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints; no Start customizations and stylus still required
- Windows Marketplace for Mobile is late to the party, but pretty well dressed
- Image Gallery: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints with lack of customization and stylus requirement
- Image Gallery: A walk around the AT&T HTC Pure Windows Mobile 6.5 device
- Inside Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile 6.5
- Hands-on with the Pharos Traveler 137 running Windows Mobile 6.5
- Hands-on with the AT&T HTC Pure Windows Mobile 6.5 device
Microsoft My Phone service helps you find your missing phone and much more
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace for Mobile with 246 apps
- Microsoft considering making Zune services available to Apple users
- Microsoft kicks off its Windows uber-branding campaign
BBC: Google targeted in e-mail scam
Heather Clancy: A million seats and counting: Verdiem scores another major customer, partner for power management software
Report details action plan for smart grid standards
Chris Jablonski: A brain-computer interface that communicates thoughts between people
Joe McKendrick: How to kick-start ‘depressingly low’ SOA service consumption
Andrew Mager: whatbrowser.org: Google explains the most important piece of software
CNet News: Schmidt: We paid $1 billion premium for YouTube
GigaOm: Windows 7 to Usher in Profitless Prosperity
Andrew Nusca: Study: 67% of Mac users would inst
all, try Windows 7 if it was free
- Powermat wireless device chargers finally materialize
- Western Digital adds e-Ink display to My Book Elite, Studio portable HDDs
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Free VMware Player 3.0 RC - A worthy upgrade
Gallery: Free VMware Player 3.0 RC - A worthy upgrade (right)
NYT: A New Web Tool to Take Control of Your Health
Jennifer Leggio: Google: It’s not me, it’s you
Gallery: Kosmix social search (right)
Tom Foremski: Tealeaf: 80% report problems with online shopping, many tell their friends
Brian Sommer: Novel/Inadvertent way to promote a tech conference
Jason Perlow: Frugal Tech Show with Altus CEO Ted Cocheu
Richard Koman: NYC expands Gov 2.0 with Big Apps
FTC endorsement rules were inevitable
Enterprise Advocates launches; Targets IT buyers
- Oliver Marks: Driving Enterprise Software Financial & Business Value
Dignan: Helpstream aims to be bridge for social CRM, marketing and returns
Dennis Howlett: Mindjet takes on Cisco with Catalyst
Major outage hits T-Mobile Sidekick users
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal’s daily deals: Nextar Q4 GPS, Canon PIXMA printer, Toshiba Regaza HDTV
Christopher Dawson: Macedonia rolls out 53,000 Classmate PCs
Steve Ballmer and licensing: The video
Ballmer: Microsoft never recovered from Vista blow
Sam Diaz: Two bars at home; three at work. Wireless coverage data is going granular
Dave Greenfield: Skype’s New Revenue Model
Dan Kuznetsky: HP Answers Thin Client Questions
CTERA launches CloudPlug; Aims for cloud-attached storage
Dana Blankenhorn: Netgear offers an open source router that is an applications platform
Smoking gun in Viacom, YouTube case?
Can IBM’s DNA transistor someday take genetic sequencing mainstream?
Palm developer program set for December lift-off
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