May 16th, 2008
News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing
Notable headlines:
Mary Jo Foley: It’s finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted
Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban’s return? Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand
- Mary Jo Foley: The real question: Is Microsoft still interested in Yahoo?
- Icahn’s letter. Yahoo’s response. Techmeme.
Dancho Danchev: DIY phishing kits introducing new features
- Nate McFeters: Safari “Carpet Bomb” attack information released
- Dan Kusnetzky: Virtualization and security
Heather Clancy: Verdiem spruces up its Survey PC power management software
Dion Hinchcliffe: Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature
Michael Krigsman: 10 attributes of bad CIOs (self test)
Richard Koman: Comcast, Cox block BitTorrent 24/7. Om Malik: Whose Fault Is Traffic Shaping, App Blocking?
Jason O’Grady: Exclusive: First look at the Fast Mac U-Charge
Gallery: Installing a WiFi draft-n card in the PsystarMary Jo Foley: Microsoft delivers another update to Office Live Workspace
Larry Dignan: Facebook: Google Friend Connect violates our privacy standards. Facebook: Thoughts on privacy. Robert Scoble: Facebook has a point where it comes to your privacy Techmeme
Reuters: UPDATE - Compuware 4th-quarter net profit falls AP: BMC Software 4Q earnings rise on licensing growth
Paul Murphy: Introduction to BIT
TechRepublic: Reduce Telecommunications Cost with SIP Trunks
Joe McKendrick: Does ‘SOA lifecycle management’ say it better than ‘SOA governance’?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: OS security scorecard for Q1 08 - Do patch numbers mean anything to anyone?
WSJ: RIM Plans to Answer iPhone With Touchscreen BlackBerry
Dana Blankenhorn: Patent reform dead for 2008.
Paul Miller: Yahoo! frees the Monkey, and announces prizes for a Developer Challenge
Does the Kindle have iPod-ish potential?
Photos: Cracking open the Atari 2600
Dana Gardner: BriefingsDirect Insights analysts probe future of online advertising and find transactional lucre lurking
Andrew Nusca: VIA reveals world’s lowest-power x86 processor on world’s smallest board
BusinessWeek: Why Twitter Matters — Can the fledgling microblogging service become …
Matthew Miller: Aliph releases new Jawbone that is 50% smaller than the original
Mobius Seattle 2008; First impressions of the HTC Advantage X7510
Mobius Seattle 2008: SE, MWg, and HTC show off their devices
Dan Kusnetzky: Integrating mobile devices can be a challenge
Richard Koman: Verizon wins Homeland Security contract
- EU has privacy concerns over Street View
- Judge: Possible ‘manifest error of law’ in Thomas case
- Bell Canada’s packet inspection violates privacy law, group says
Ryan Stewart: Flash Player 10 codename “Astro” goes beta
Photos: Where the building is the network
Roland Piquepaille: A robotic chef for your kitchen?
We’ve been acquired: CBS buys CNET. Techmeme
Ask.com buys Dictionary.com; Bolsters reference content
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