December 13th, 2007
News to know: Green Grid; Windows 7; AMD speaks; Bebo
Notable headlines:
David Berlind: With tech titan support, Green Grid to help datacenters go green with measurement standards
Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 to get new touch features. Microsoft makes IE with component activation change available to testers.
Larry Dignan: Ahead of its financial powwow, AMD takes ATI writedown
Images: Future tech at Microsoft Innovation Day (right)
Jason O’Grady: What iPhone can learn from Verizon’s Voyager
InfoWorld: Adobe open-sourcing data access technology.
Ryan Naraine: US-CERT warns of Microsoft Access Database attacks. Larry Dignan: DHS planning Cyber Storm II exercise in March. Adware, shady marketing pays: Penthouse buys AdultFriendFinder and sister sites.
State of the CIO: Pay is up; tenure is down; transformation is in
Richard Stiennon: US Government leadership in cyber security lacking
Techmeme: Bebo embraces Facebook apps. David Berlind: Bebo CEO Michael Birch Unplugged: Facebook apps now run on Bebo, OpenSocial support next
Phil Windley: Future proofing digital assets
Google: Picasa redefined for your iPhone.
Heather Clancy: IBM business partner develops greenhouse meter
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: What will the hackers be targeting in 2008?
The Open Road: 95 percent of email is spam.
Engadget: Microsoft rebrands PlayForSure and confuses world. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft rebrands PlaysForSure, gives consumers a reason to buy iPods
Marc Wagner: Proactive IT support in higher education. Christopher Dawson: Kompozer is easy and free That’s not a hub, is it?
Dana Blankenhorn: Worried about your medFICO score? How common are medical kickbacks?
Michael Krigsman: Tata Consultancy: New IT failure stats and COO interview
Why Sourceforge lost its mojo. Fleury’s back and SOA’s got him.
Roland Piquepaille: The best ever images of the Milky Way. Photos: Dusty Mars rover finds water evidence, seeks shelter (right).
Dan Kusnetzky: Comcast, T-mobile and HTC, oh my.
Micron sampling smallest 1 GB DDR2 memory chip
U.S. trade judge rules for Nokia over Qualcomm
Garett Rogers: Google takes a stab at Exchange and BES
Janice Chen: Best digital cameras to buy yourself (part 2)
Mobile WiMax must grab YouTube generation, says analyst
Russell Shaw: This BlackBerry Pearl emulator is the best I have seen.
Here are 13 tips for using your BlackBerry’s camera. Need details about BlackBerry enterprise support levels? Well, here you go
United Online shelves Classmates IPO
Save Internet freedom–from regulation
Ford sees rollout of next-gen hybrid battery
The man behind the Commodore 64. Gallery at right.
NBC to provide TV shows for SanDisk service
Russell Shaw: Blogger hit by Skype porn spam, plays along for a bit
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