October 8th, 2009
News to know: Google; CTIA; Microsoft; Apple
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: FBI’s ‘Operation Phish Phry’ snares nearly 100 people
Sam Diaz:Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T news
- Are you a mobile broadband hog? Should that be your problem?
Gallery: CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment
- CTIA: Genachowski taps wireless industry to help foster growth, innovation
- A few companies to check out at CTIA
- At CTIA, Verisign, iLoop partner to deliver mobile services
NYT: U.S. Begins Inquiry of I.B.M. in Mainframe Market
CNet News: New report warns of dangers of trashy avatars
Gallery: NASA ready to shoot the moon
John Morris: First Clarksfield reviews: Core i7 laptops look impressive
Mary Jo Foley: When will Microsoft’s Live Mesh matter?
Microsoft makes changes to browser ballot screen; user testing to commence
Larry Dignan: Teens are Generation Apple as iPod, iPhone dominance reigns
Podcast: Can Apple make the tablet PC cool?
CNet News: Google: Computer memory flakier than expected
Jennifer Leggio: Enterprise investment in online communities continues to grow
- Christopher Dawson: Practical guide to really making wikis work in the classroom
Paula Rooney: Red Hat, Microsoft deliver on virtualization interop promises
- Michael Krigsman: CRM failure: A virtual town hall discussion and podcast
- Dana Gardner: Survey says slow, kludgy business processes hamper competitiveness
- Successful data center transformation usually requires overdue rethinking of the network
- Dan Kuznetsky: Citrix launches XenDesktop 4
- Brian Sommer: Two Perspectives of the HR Technology show
- Paul Greenberg: Salesforce.com Plays In the Enterprise - Again
NYT: In E-Books, It’s an Army vs. Google
Dell’s super-thin new Adamo spotted
Zack Whittaker: Next-gen operating systems: Facebook on steroids?
Andrew Mager: Easily view PDFs in Google search results
- Google: Aiming for 99.99 percent uptime with business Gmail
- MediaMemo: Google: We’re Hiring, and Spending, Again
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: End of the line for NVIDIA chipsets, and that’s official
Time for Palm to give up the iTunes sync nonsense!
Heather Clancy: New report explores the safe materials aspect of green technology
Jason O’Grady: Apple tablet gets manufacturing partner
Fast Company: FTC Responds to Blogger Fears: “That $11,000 Fine is Not True”
Computerworld: Android to grab No. 2 spot by 2012, says Gartner
Dignan: Compuware buys Gomez for $295 million; Bolsters SaaS footprint
Dana Blankenhorn: Will open source biology get anywhere?
Dawson: How important is 1:1 to literacy?
Gateway first to unveil new Windows 7 desktops
Matthew Miller: FLO TV Personal TV; for those who can’t get enough at home
Double-screen laptop appears in Japan
Amazon cuts Kindle price, goes global as competition ramps
WSJ: Dell to Build Android Phone for AT&T
Dell reportedly on Android bandwagon with AT&T
Hack lets anybody join the MySpace network on Facebook
Richard Koman: ‘Smoking gun’ emails in Viacom-YouTube case
Eolas sues tech giants over Web technology
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