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<title>News to know: Microsoft; Oracle patches; Google; HP; Facebook; Win 7 systems ; </title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16416</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:00:49 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16416</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley:  Microsoft makes it official: Forefront reaches the cloud Ryan Naraine:  Microsoft tackles patch management metrics with Project Quant Oracle drops mega critical patch bundle Dancho Danchev:  Scareware pops-up at FoxNews Larry Dignan:  Google first quarter earnings on deck: What to watch Google search share ticks up in March VentureBeat:  Facebook rejects funding at $4 billion valuation, may not raise more Zack Whittaker:  Students report late lecturers via text messaging Threat Level:  PIN Crackers Nab Holy Grail of Bank Card Security   Forrester: Exchange 2010: Tier your workforce, split your domain, save money Next Exchange to include e-mail 'mute' button Microsoft releases Exchange 2010 beta Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:  Building a "High Performance" Windows 7 PC Financial Times:  Yahoo ready to sell Hot ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Windows 7; Twitter; Satyam; Apple</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16182</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:00:36 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sam Diaz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16182</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate? Gallery: Inside the Windows 7 Easy Transfer Utility Take a closer look at Windows 7's Jump List feature Garett Rogers:  Chrome is a browser?  What's a browser? Jennifer Leggio:  Lesser of two security evils: Twitter Web or third-party clients? BNO News:  17-year-old claims responsibility for Twitter worm Twitter blog:  Wily Weekend Worms Jason O'Grady:  The App Store's one billion app countdown Oliver Marks: Tim Berners-Lee on the Next Web Mary Jo Foley:  Microsoft to start pushing IE 8 to existing IE users BusinessWeek:  Deconstructing Apple's Tiny iPod Shuffle Bloomberg:  Satyam Poised to Name Winning Bidder Today to Regain Confidence Photos: ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Conficker; Patch Tuesday; Fiber optic sabotage; App Easter eggs</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16115</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:00:21 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16115</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage.   Ryan Naraine:  Patch Tuesday heads-up: 8 bulletins, 5 critical Conficker botnet stirs, with a scareware business model Dancho Danchev:  Fake "Conficker Infection Alert" spam campaign circulating Christopher Dawson:  More "scareware" - no kidding, right? Ed Burnette:  Can good worms solve the Conficker problem? Phil Wainewright:  Opening the kimono on Salesforce.com's green crystals Silicon Alley Insider:  YouTube Is Doomed     Zack Whittaker:  Office 14 to become Microsoft Office 2010 Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft disbands its Live Labs group Microsoft revisits 'Apple tax' ahead of Tax Day Microsoft's free XP, Office 2003 support ends April 14 What is Microsoft SiArch (and why did they hire a Sun chip guy)? Microsoft patent loss: It's about activation not validation Gallery: Time for the Easter egg ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Microsoft; Facebook; Acer; WiFi health scare</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16050</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:00:52 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16050</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan:  Jury orders Microsoft to pay $388 million over anti-piracy patent Mary Jo Foley:  Microsoft delivers SQL Server 2008 SP1 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:  Windows 7 beta testers - get ready for a wipe and reload Sam Diaz: FCC takes first step toward National Broadband plan CNET News:  Microsoft nabs Sun chip executive As Sun's world turns (worse): The latest Garett Rogers:  Google tool exposes your internal network to Google Apps Oliver Marks:  Google Secure Data Connector Powers Oracle Gadgets Acer: Android isn't ready for netbooks; Verizon deal? Andrew Nusca:  New Acer laptops, netbooks: 10-hour batteries, multitouch gestures Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:  Acer AspireRevo nettop. Gallery John Morris:  Details on Acer's new notebooks, netbook and all-in-one How will Netbooks change our computing lives Larry Dignan:  The ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: IBM-Sun; Microsoft; SaaS; Green tech</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15771</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:00:25 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15771</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan:  IBM's Sun deal setting: Talks reportedly near collapse NYT:  I.B.M. Withdraws $7 Billion Offer for Sun Microsystems     Mary Jo Foley:  New Windows ad hits a nerve (again) Jason O'Grady:  New Microsoft TV commercial claims Macs are more about aesthetics Apple 2.0: Is the Apple press falling into Microsoft's trap?   Mary Jo Foley:  Microsoft delays Stirling security suite until late 2009/early 2010 Wait: Could 'Bing' be the new name for Microsoft's Live Search? Microsoft codename tracker: April refresh now available Dana Blankenhorn:  The failure of McNealy's ponytail strategy The Linux laptops of 2009 The false contradiction within open source Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week AppleInsider:  New Palm Pre apps underscore Apple's iPhone limitations Phil Fersht:  SaaS: Outsourcing out-of-control? Jason Perlow:  Frugal ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Firefox.Next; Google; Palm's plans; Web 2.0 Expo; CTIA</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15648</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:00:13 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15648</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Paula Rooney:  Firefox.Next: Namoroka due in early 2010 Mary Jo Foley:  Microsoft adds legacy app support to Optimization Pack refresh    Why is Microsoft afraid to use the 'L' word? Microsoft launches new netbook-like Windows Server option CNET News:  Google uncloaks once-secret server Gmail: Expect bigger changes in next 5 years      Jennifer Leggio:  Web 2.0 Expo: Top ten Web hacking techniques Web 2.0 Expo: Why social media marketing fails    John Morris:  AT&T offers netbooks starting at $50    Andrew Nusca:  AT&T announces $50 netbooks with bundled broadband    Andrew Nusca:  Palm announces Mojo SDK early access for webOS; legacy app support; cloud service Techmeme Palm Pre at CTIA 2009--photos Matthew Miller:  CTIA 09: HTC announces the sleek Snap non-touchscreen device    CTIA 09: Hands-on walk through ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Conficker; CTIA; LotusLive Engage; Facebook </title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15542</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:00:50 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15542</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason O'Grady:  Developers selling iPhone OS 3.0 on eBay (Updated) CNET News:  BlackBerry App World has landed Ryan Naraine:  Googling for Conficker clean-up information? Be careful Christopher Dawson:  Are you ready for Conficker? Ed Bott:  McAfee fails the Conficker test Dana Blankenhorn:  Show me how you beat Microsoft in patent fight Paula Rooney:  Linux Foundation: Let's kill Microsoft's FAT OIN: TomTom settlement is no win for Microsoft, expect challenge Apps to dominate CTIA Wireless 2009 Jennifer Leggio:  IBM releases LotusLive Engage for cloud-based collaboration and social networking Dave Greenfield:  LotusLive Engage: Can you afford it? Heather Clancy:  Energy-efficient chips are cool, but Intel is reaching much deeper in eco-innovation Alfresco 3.1 offers parity with enterprise rivals Ingres puts one foot in front of ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Conficker; TomTom vs. Microsoft; Intel; Google</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15483</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:00:52 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15483</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough Larry Dignan: Enterprises thrown a lifeline as Conflicker worm looms Richard Koman: How far does Conficker infection of British government go? FAQ: Conficker time bomb ticks, but don't expect boom Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The "no bull" guide to Conficker DHS: DHS Releases Conficker/Downadup Computer Worm Detection Tool Dancho Danchev: Inside BBC's Chimera botnet Koman:  Supreme Court won't hear appeal in Va. antispam case Sam Diaz: Intel promises faster, greener, cheaper computing with Xeon 5500 HP announces new server line built on Nehalem Forrester: A reason to refresh Heather Clancy: Intel ushers in new era of energy efficiency with data center design ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Windows 7 RC; Cloud wars; Scareware; Facebook WWDC; </title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15311</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:00:20 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15311</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe:  Cloud computing and the return of the platform wars Microsoft fights the 'open' fight amid the clouds.  Techmeme Mary Jo Foley:  Microsoft accidentally confirms Windows 7 RC coming in May Ed Bott:  Updating the Windows 7 release schedule Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:  TechNet  accidentally leaks Windows 7 Release Candidate information Microsoft ad: 'I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person' Users already honing their IE 9 wish lists Ed Bott:  Is IE8 really fat and slow? Jennifer Leggio:  Fake Facebook group shows potential security issues, 1+ million gullible users Dancho Danchev:  Scareware meets ransomware: "Buy our fake product and we'll decrypt the files" Ryan Naraine:  Exploit code sends Mozilla scrambling to fix Firefox OpenSSL patches three security holes Sam Diaz:  NVIDIA ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: VMware; IE 8; Google; 3D Web</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15151</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:00:49 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15151</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz:  Facebook responds to redesign concerns; Changes are coming Mary Jo Foley:  VMware picks up yet another former Softie Microsoft IP Chief's new tell-all doesn't tell all that much CIO Sessions:  Gerri Martin-Flickinger, CIO, Adobe Dancho Danchev:  Study: IE8's SmartScreen leads in malware protection Matthew Miller:  iPhone 3.0 Beta 1 walkthrough Clash of the Touch Titans; iPhone 3G 3.0 vs. Palm Pre Jennifer Bergen:  iPhone dominates in mobile Web traffic, Android already on its way up Sam Diaz:  Google's search upgrades: Good or evil? Google:  Two new improvements to Google results pages Search Engine Land:  Google Implements    Orion    Technology, Improves Search Refinements & Adds Longer Snippets Andrew Nusca:  Twitter  improves SEO; may become your top hit on Google China reportedly blocks YouTube ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Salesforce.com; Office; SOA; Facebook</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15027</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:57:11 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15027</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz:  Salesforce announces Twitter app; further validates power of cloud Ed Bott:  Next Office version to ship in 32-bit and 64-bit versions Oliver Marks:  Recovery 2.0 - Where Web 2.0 Really Accelerates Dana Gardner:  Webinar: Modernization pulls new value from legacy and client-server enterprise applications    BriefingsDirect Analysts list top 5 ways to cut enterprise IT costs during economic downturn    Joe McKendrick:  Computing was all 1s and 0s -- now it's all SOA Jason Perlow:  Not all cheap wireless routers are created equal CNN:     Smart Grid    may be vulnerable to hackers     Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week Jason Perlow:  The Zen of Ubuntu Joe Brockmeier:  Firefox inches towards 50%, Safari holds steady Apple still neglecting developer community Dana Blankenhorn:  Europe gets its ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: iPhone; Google; SAP; Oracle</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14777</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:00:09 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14777</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz:  Privacy group to FTC: Google's cloud is unsafe Larry Dignan:  Apple iPhone 3.0 beta preview: The big takeaways Sam Diaz:  Apple's iPhone 3.0 event - beyond the live blog Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:  iPhone OS 3.0 - What's new ... Matthew Miller:  Are iPhone 3.0 improvements enough to get you to buy an iPhone? They are for me Jason O'Grady:  Wrapping up Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 event (Updated 6x) Ed Burnette:  Apple announces copy and paste, MMS, Spotlight, more for iPhone Live coverage of Apple's iPhone 3.0 preview event Gallery: Apple's iPhone 3.0 event David Morgenstern:  The big (and ignored) bit in Apple's iPhone 3.0 announcements Techmeme roundup iPhone 3.0 video: Copy, Paste; P2P; MMS [video=279383] Dennis Howlett:  Has SAP hog tied ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Cisco, Salesforce, iPhone, Seattle P-I, Facebook, Intel</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14731</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:00:47 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sam Diaz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14731</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s around-the-Web tech coverage. Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Cisco launches bid to capture the data center Cisco: Beyond the data center Larry Dignan: Cisco's big data center plans: Assessing winners and losers rack by rack Tom Foremski:   Will Cisco's data center push ignite IT price war? Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: One Cisco Unified Computing System beats 15 coal-fired energy plants James Staten: Cisco's big blade server bet Dana Gardner: Cisco seeks for data center what Apple created with iPhone -- a new market that stops the madness Dana Blankenhorn: What Cisco learned from open source Larry Dignan: Salesforce.com: Pondering the next 10 years Sam Diaz: SMBs to Salesforce: We want more SaaS Sean ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Salesforce.com; SXSW; Cisco; HP</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14606</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:00:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14606</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan:  Salesforce.com: Pondering the next 10 years    Sam Diaz: SMBs to Salesforce: We want more SaaS HP imposes more salary cuts for EDS employees Twitter: A fine 'pre-business' but un-monetizable and a deadly acquisition target When iTunes lock-in strikes Adam O'Donnell:  Why cyberwarfare sounds more like AK-47s than like stealth bombers Botnets and illicit file swapping: the original "cloud computing" Mitch Ratcliffe:  Starbucks launching Digital Ventures business SXSW recap (right): Andrew Mager:  Facebook Connect launches desktop and iPhone integration SxSWi 2009 keynote with Gary Vaynerchuk AT&T network getting extra boost in Austin Brian Brushwood: Scams, social engineering, straightjackets Kevin Rose creates Twitter directory Feed me: bite-sized data for a hungry Internet At SXSW, Dorkbot fetes geekery Adobe Web Awards ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: AOL's new CEO; Windows 7; Cloud computing</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14503</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:00:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14503</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott:  Is Windows 7 reliable enough to release now? Larry Dignan:  AOL names Google's Tim Armstrong CEO Time Warner:  Tim Armstrong Named Chairman and CEO of AOL   PaidContent.org:  Interview: Tim Armstrong, Chairman And CEO, AOL:    Job #1 Is To Focus On The Core Business    Mary Jo Foley:  Will Microsoft port Windows to an Arm-based OLPC laptop? Microsoft kills adCenter Analytics New Live Framework tookit adds Win 7, IE 8 support Andrew Nusca:  Palm Pre to arrive...we don't know. Still. (updated with plans) Larry Dignan:  Mobile platform wars: Symbian top mobile OS globally; Mac OS X surges Zack Whittaker:  Hotmail goes belly up; "does a Gmail" Jason O'Grady:  My list of iPhone grievances Apple holding iPhone 3.0 special event next ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Mobile developers; Dumbphones; Twitter; Facebook</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14405</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:01:24 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14405</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley:  Microsoft given month reprieve in EU browser-bundling case Tom Steinert-Threlkeld:  When The Smartest Phone Is A Dumb Phone Larry Dignan: The war for mobile developers is on: Do you have to pick sides? Foley:  Microsoft seeks to lure mobile developers with un-Apple-like perks Nokia fights to keep to smartphone edge Matthew Miller:  Windows Mobile  does better than iPhone in 4th quarter 2008 Qik announces Ovi Share integration and Ovi Store feature Is Nokia's focus on services keeping them out of the US? Nokia announces three new music-focused phones for Q3 Gallery: Copernic Mobile: View Windows files from your phone (right) Brian Sommer:  The ROI needed to sell software/services Michael Krigsman:  Will downtime rain on the ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Wolfram Alpha; iPhone developers; Windows 7; Cyberwar</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14115</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:01:12 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14115</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan:  Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Nova Spivak:  Wolfram Alpha is Coming     and It Could be as Important as Google   Techmeme Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:  iPhone developer: You need Apple but Apple doesn't need you AppleInsider:  Would-be iPhone developers    pulling their hair out by the roots      Paul Greenberg:  Do We Really NEED CRM 2.0? Zack Whittaker:  Internet remote media streaming in Windows 7 Gallery: Windows 7: media access from anywhere (right) Andrew Nusca:  Is a modular Windows 7 a good thing? Kingsley-Hughes:  First look at Windows 7 build 7048 Gallery: First look at Windows 7 build 7048 (right) Mary Jo Foley:  Microsoft admits users will be able to turn off IE 8 in Windows ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Firefox patch; Windows 7; Facebook; RIM's app store</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=13903</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:07:57 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=13903</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Mozilla plugs Firefox code execution holes Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft hedges its Windows 7 bets with new IE 8 'removal' option Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: IE now uninstallable from Windows 7 EC ends full-time antitrust monitoring of Microsoft Will business users bite on Windows 7? What's inside Windows 7's Vault? Vista SP2 Release Candidate available to the public Jason Perlow: Kindlenomics Zero: When e-Texts have no entry cost Codename tracker: Microsoft codenames gone wild. Download it now. Sam Diaz: Survey: There will be IT jobs this quarter, just not too many TechRepublic:  10 ways to protect yourself when you leave a job Larry Dignan: Adobe: First quarter sales ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Palm; Google; Apple; Yahoo's Bartz; Hacking Safari</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=13817</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:01:40 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=13817</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan:  Palm: Demand tanks ahead of Pre launch; Pre needs to save the day Andrew Nusca:  Google CEO Schmidt: China 'obvious prize,' Twitter 'poor man's e-mail system' Ed Burnette:  Google suffers another outage Apple refreshes desktop lineup: Is the Mac mini irrelevant? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:  Of course the Mac mini is relevant! David Morgenstern:  Who buys a Mac mini? Christopher Dawson:  $800 Mac Mini? I'm all set, Apple John Morris:  Details on Apple's updated iMac, Mac Mini and Mac Pro Apple refreshes iMac (up to 3.06GHz), Mac Pro (with Xeon "Nehalem") and Mac mini (with GeForce 9400M GPU) Jason O'Grady:  AirPort and Time Capsule go dual-band Gallery: Apple iMac, Mac Pro and Mac mini Feb '09 refresh Sean Portnoy:  Apple ... ]]>
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<title>News to know: Amazon; Windows 7 beta; Ozzie; Facebook</title>
<link>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=13695</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:09:06 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=13695</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are today   s notable headlines. You can get News To Know  via email alert  and  RSS daily.   For continuous updates see BNET   s  around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott:  Five things every Windows beta tester should know Zack Whittaker:  Students and the Windows 7 release candidate Larry Dignan:  Kindlenomics: Keep publishers and authors happy (cave once in a while) Amazon:  Statement from Amazon.com Regarding Kindle 2's Experimental Text-to-Speech Feature Lessig Blog:  Caving into bullies (aka, here we go again)   CNET News:  Amazon misread book sector on speech feature   Matthew Miller:  MobileTechRoundup show #163, Kindle 2, Android, and awesome freeware Richard Koman:  Marine One details leaked from P2P net Adam O'Donnell:  Design specs on the president's helicopter found on Iranian systems; leaked via P2P BusinessWeek:  Facebook's Thiel Explains Failed Twitter Takeover     The Sun:  Fisherman found my lost phone in the belly of a 25lb cod ...and it still works ... ]]>
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