January 28th, 2008
News to know: Cisco's next-gen switch; Windows 7; Facebook; KDE
Notable headlines:
Dan Farber: Cisco delivers next-generation switch–Nexus 7000
George Ou: Mac Pro is now the cheapest high-end workstation
Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7: The Anti-Vista?
Michael Krigsman: UK defense ministry loses 600,000 IDs on laptop
John Potter: Facebook unleashes wave of new development with JavaScript client library
Rik Fairlie: Are routers hazardous to your health?
Robin Harris: Cloud computing - in your dreams
Wireless auction bids hit $3.7 billion
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: KDE 4 for Windows. Gallery right.
Roland Piquepaille: Turning 2-D photos into 3-D models
Heather Clancy: List hands out props for kinder, greener capitalism
The ulterior green IT motive: Extend PC lifecycles
Harry Fuller: This time they really mean it: software saves you money
Amazon plans international MP3 service. Larry Dignan: Anyone doubt Amazon is serious about music downloads now?
Richard Koman: NSA coordinates cyberattack response
Deutsche Telekom says has sold 70,000 iPhones Larry Dignan: The case of the missing iPhones
San Francisco Chronicle: Firefox rises from ashes of abandoned Netscape.
Garett Rogers: First update for Google’s theme directory
Lenovo to make and sell IBM xServers
Richard Stiennon: Another case of insider abuse
David Morgenstern: Things that suck somewhat: Mac OS X Sheets
Dan Farber: Tech spending (naturally) taking a dip in 2008
Larry Dignan: Sears picks new online leader; Let’s hope he gets the security thing
Ars Technica: Blu-ray smokin hot
Denise Howell: Follow-up: Build-A-Bear says it will take privacy sugge
stions to heart
Dana Blankenhorn: How open source relates to everything HP tells enterprises fear the source. Can Sun execute on its open source strategy? Who or what gets the RFID tags?
In-flight Internet: Grounded for life? Photos: Putting Wi-Fi in the sky (right)
Joe McKendrick: Survey: no SOA ‘fiascos’ out there, so far
Sun Microsystems: Can it grow?
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