October 1st, 2007
News to know: Office Online; Adobe buys Buzzword; AT&T's unlocking policy
Notable headlines:
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft finally unveils its answer to Google Docs. Microsoft Office heads to the Web. Microsoft brands its managed services with the ‘Office Online’ name.
Christopher Dawson: Web-based applications perfect for most educators.
Gallery: Google Presentations–Getting started.
Adobe buys Web word processor Buzzword. Dan Farber: Adobe brings Buzzword into the fold. Ryan Stewart. Techmeme.
Dan Farber: BitGravity challenges Akamai and Limelight.
David Morgenstern: Deconstructing rumors of Mac ultralight, tablet: Part 1.
Garett Rogers: Does Google really take privacy seriously? Google buys Zingku, takes social mobile.
Computerworld: Why Apple’s new Newton will rule.
WSJ ($): Nokia in talks to acquire Navteq.
Jason O’Grady: AT&T’s policy for unlocking phones. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Best to avoid iPhone update 1.1.1 if you can. Gizmodo: iPhone Revisited (Verdict: Don’t Buy). Russell Shaw: iNDependence Day: Ten steps (actually 11) to unlock your “bricked” iPhone.
Mary Jo Foley: Internet Explorer 8: The silence is deafening.
Images: Top 10 reviews of the week (right).
Larry Dignan: Gap says laptop with applicant data stolen.
Wired: Selling Ads on Facebook Is a Tempting but Risky Business. TechCrunch: Facebook To Launch Friend Grouping. Dan Farber: Facebook, LinkedIn, Xing making moves.
Novell credits Microsoft for soaring Linux sales. Are ‘naked PCs’ good for businesses?
NewTeeVee: Joost Launches: Video Interview With Mike Volpi.
Roland Piquepaille: Software to double your cell phone memory. Virtual robots fooled by visual illusions. Self-powered nanowires.
Harry Fuller: Money, money, money–green tech firms get long green. 
Images: Extreme tree houses (right).
Ryan Naraine: 3Com (and TippingPoint) head to China in $2B cash deal.
GigaOm: Steve Jobs, motivational speaker for Yahoo.
German court overturns eBay shopper’s conviction.
Backpacker turns Myanmar activist via Facebook.
Joe McKendrick: To understand SOA, map it without technology.
Russell Shaw: No Internet access on your laptop in hotel? Skype chat windows could be culprit.
David Berlind: Palm CEO Ed Colligan shows of the Palm’s Centro, answers questions on Foleo.
U.S. defends Microsoft remedy at international meet.
Dana Blankenhorn: Mixing GPL and BSD code just takes care.
At DigitalLife, cool toys but no clear direction.
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