May 2nd, 2008
News to know: Sun; Microhoo; Vista; Linux security; Spigit
Notable headlines:
Larry Dignan: Sun plans layoffs following weak quarter; Blames U.S. economy
Nate McFeters: Multiple Linux flaws show that Linux also has kernel issues
Steve Ballmer’s defining hour Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer still claims Microsoft might walk away from Yahoo
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Net Applications: Mac market share drops nearly 0.5% in April
- Will iTunes new DVD distribution schedule be enough to boost Apple TV?
- Jason O’Grady: iTunes announces same day movie releases as DVD
- Safari 3.1 adoption spikes for Windows
- AT&T hotspots free to iPhone users
- Psystar’s Open Computer review: Is it worth it?
Heather Clancy: Day in the sun: HP San Diego solar project on track for August
Christopher Dawson: New approach gives Purdue serious computing power Stanford pushing for new parallel computing model
Garett Rogers: You can now use Google Apps on your iPhone
Ryan Stewart: Microsoft releases Expression Studio 2
Bits: Blu-ray: The Future Has Been Delayed
Joe McKendrick: Analyst: Start SOA governance now, even if its just on Excel
TechCrunch: Twitter Said To Be Abandoning Ruby on Rails
Defense in Depth: As Storm calms down, Srizbi gains steam
Dennis Howlett: Spigit mashes up social software to reveal innovation
Dana Blankenhorn: Will tablets go the way of the Palm Pilot?
Review: Apple iMac (24-inch, 2.8GHz) Dell XPS 730 H2C(right)
Matthew Miller: MobileTechRoundup show #131, WiFi or 3G, what is the mobile users preference?
TechTrader Daily: NetSuite: Q1 Results, Q2 Guidance Tops Estimates
Richard Koman: House committee passes ‘gluttonous’ Pro IP Act
Ed Burnette: Adobe opens up Flash, but leaves out Google and Apple David Morgenstern: Adobe’s Open Screen Project: Back at ya’ Apple. Dana Blankenhorn: Adobe shoots for ‘create once, present anywhere’ value with worthy Open Screen Project
ReadWriteWeb: Digg Does Data Portability: Is This All We Get?
TechRepublic: Five signs that you aren’t cut out to be a CIO
Will eBay’s Craigslist gambit backfire in the court of public opinion?
Dan Kusnetzky: Selecting the right virtualization tools
Roland Piquepaille: Can Deep Green help a combat commander?
John Carroll: Telecom transforms downtown Los Angeles
Italy reveals population’s tax, salary details
Paul Murphy: Using mail for phishing A personal denial of service attack
Andrew Nusca: Stream PC content to every HDTV in the house via coaxial cable
Comcast’s quarter shows the ebb and flow in telecom vs. cable war
Rik Fairlie: IT managers voice doubt on speed, PoE for 802.11n hardware
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