February 7th, 2008
News to know: Cosmos, a new OS; Google Apps; Cisco worries; Patches galore
Notable headlines:
Mary Jo Foley: Cosmos: An open-source .Net-based microkernel OS is born
Dan Farber: Google launches free Team Edition of Apps.
Larry Dignan: Cisco’s second quarter in line; Sees slower growth ahead
- Apple drops QuickTime patch
- WordPress 2.3.3. an ‘urgent security release’
- Adobe delivers Reader patch (very quietly)
- Firefox patch imminent
Christopher Dawson: OLPC XOs rolled out in NYC schools
Matthew Miller: T-Mobile releases Shadow update with text entry improvements and more
Full Windows ultra portable PC for $700. Gallery (right).
BTL Podcast: The latest on Microhoo, Microsoft ‘D’ and more…
Jason O’Grady: MacBook Air Diary-Day 7: The best sleeve case
Putting your HDD on an 80GB diet (Redux)
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?
David Morgenstern: Macs and iPhones: impolitic Apple hardware can be hard to hide
Does a compelling product make you overlook the built-in DRM?
Techmeme: Fifth undersea cable cut in Middle East. Richard Stiennon: Richard Clarke on recent Mideast cable outages. Richard Koman: Four cable ‘cuts’ in a week: Conspiracy nuts light up the phones
Larry Dignan: Report: PC demand, chip inventory seems to be normal
Phil Wainewright: Another ERP vendor buys into middleware
Dan Farber: Workday acquires Cape Clear to deliver integration as a service. Dana Gardner: Middleware field consolidates in services direction as Workday acquires Cape Clear
Paula Rooney: Getting closer: Firefox 3 Beta 3 to be out Feb 11, 
Beta 4 planned for Feb 26. SugarCRM gets Blackberry, Sun OS support
Dana Blankenhorn: Where open source is most vital
Canonical distributes Parallels via desktop update
George Ou: A dozen free & essential apps for Windows Gallery (right): Take a peek at 12 free Windows tools
Josh Taylor: Disconnect of the day: $499 iPod meets economic slowdown
Heather Clancy: Rackspace offers a unique, green way to recycle an abandoned mall
Richard Koman: C block action continues, moves into Phase 2
Dennis Howlett: Google wants to own your mobile: Not going to happen. Yet.
VentureBeat: Ask launches BigNews, buzz based news aggregator with Digg integration
Larry Dignan: Yang: No decisions made on Microsoft bid; Tells troops to stay focused
- AOL revenue continues to slide; Who are these 9.3 million AOL access subscribers?
- Time Warner wants to split two AOL businesses
Dan Kusnetzky: Why do people deploy processing virtualization?
U.N. report: Rich-poor digital divide still broad
ReadWriteWeb: Facebook to Punish Stupid Applications, Reward Good Ones
Ed Burnette: “First among equals” undermines community, says Linus
China defends new Web video and audio rules
Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64
Roland Piquepaille: T-rays used to reveal old hidden art
Christopher Dawson: New study shows parents clueless, kids just as bad
Steve O’Hear: Is a recession good for the social web?
$1 million adds a letter ’s’ to a Net address
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