News to know: Apple; Salesforce.com; CRM; Microsoft; PayPal

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Sam Diaz: Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable?

• DOJ gives blessing to Oracle-Sun, awaiting EC approval

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Sep/Oct 09

Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft rolls out a refreshed Security Essentials, new SQL test builds and more

• Mozilla execs raise objections to Microsoft's browser-ballot proposal
• Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: IE/EU bickering continues ... Mozilla joins in land grab for eyeballs

• Accenture lays off senior execs

Photos: Loaded with promise in the R&D pipeline

Sam Diaz: RealPlayer SP loses beta tag; delivers PC-to-mobile video sync

• My PayPal credit card beef, Part II: PayPal responds

• Larry Dignan: Apple, Palm rivalry redux: Poaching examined
• Jason O'Grady: The brain drain from Apple to Palm
• Episode 117: PowerPage Podcast

Andrew Nusca: Smartphone vs. feature phone arms race heats up; which did you buy?

• Matthew Miller: Forget 99 cent smartphone apps, let's be fair to developers too
• Windows Mobile Summer love fest continues

Defamation or free speech? U.S. court orders Google to hand over identity of blogger

• Richard Koman: The First Amendment rights of anonymous defamers

Dignan: Goldman goes ga-ga for Google, cites YouTube, Europe and display ads

NYT: How Hackers Snatch Real-Time Security ID Numbers

Five Blu-ray gaming laptops worth buying

Rachel King: iPhone is the most popular camera on Flickr

• Jennifer Bergen: Last Polaroid cameras and film to be sold at Urban Outfitters, hipsters rejoice
• Janice Chen: Canon gets smart: Lowers megapixels in the new PowerShot G11

Boomtown: MySpace to Hire Media Link (and Millard) to Take Over Ad Sales; Berman Out

Google switches on Apps Script

Facebook disables rogue data-stealing, spamming apps

• Symantec airs dirty Web sites in public

Dana Gardner: SpringSource Enterprise Java Cloud Foundry mixes best of open source with PaaS for application lifecycle efficiency

• Compuware weighs in on portfolio management that rationalizes IT budgets in tough economy

Zack Whittaker: Nokia: Please start again with your not-so-smartphones

Nusca: Will the BlackBerry browser get full Flash, Silverlight support?

• Sony's 11.1" Vaio TT meets its maker; are premium mini laptops doomed?
• Will you buy Bose's new QuietComfort 15 headphones?

Toxic applications: Defusing the ticking time bombs

Forbes: Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg

Dennis Howlett: Jeremiah Owyang quits Forrester

Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal's daily deals: Zune MP3 player with car pack, Sony Blu-ray home entertainment system, Toshiba TV/DVD player combo

Google beefs up search appliance features, hooks into Salesforce

Heather Clancy: Watch these metrics. The Planet touts new water-cooled chiller from Turbine Air.