News to know: Chinese attacks; Apple's event; Verizon's new plans; Sarcasm punctuation
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Sam Diaz: Security expert: Chinese authorities supported cyber attacks
- Does Google's bold move against China raise the "moral bar" for other companies?
- Tom Foremski: Analysts will grill Google execs on China this Thursday
- Jason Perlow: We Want Protection, Google!
- Garett Rogers: Ballmer doesn't get why Google is upset about attacks
- James Farrar: Google: Profit or Principle?
- James Farrar: Should Google, Microsoft or anyone else divest & disengage from China?
- Ryan Naraine: Microsoft says Google was hacked with IE zero-day
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple confirms date for "event"
- Sam Diaz: Apple event slated for Jan. 27
- Jason D. O'Grady: HarperCollins in secret talks with Apple about tablet (updated)
- Jason D. O'Grady: Apple emails "paintball" invites to Jan 27 event
- Rachel King: Apple rumored to be releasing 22" touchscreen iMac soon
Larry Dignan: Verizon Wireless revamps calling plans; Goes for customer grab ahead of 4G
Ed Bott: It's time to stop using IE6
Zack Whittaker: Sarcasm punctuation most revolutionary mark since the smiley
Harry Fuller: Oceans of trouble as the CO2 battles widen
Sean Portnoy: Lexicon's $3,500 Blu-ray player is a $500 one in disguise
Dana Gardner: Technical and economic incentives mount for seeking alternatives to costly mainframe applications
Zack Whittaker: Oxford University bans Spotify citing network difficulties
Dana Blankenhorn: Can VMWare stay closed while buying open?
Matthew Miller: Review: Jawbone ICON brings style and intelligence to a Bluetooth headset
Jason D. O'Grady: Is the world ready for an AMOLED tablet?
Brian Sommer: Update: Fieldglass
Jason D. O'Grady: The return of the $1,000 iPhone app: BarMax CA
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: NVIDIA drip-feeds us more info on next-gen GF100 "Fermi" GPU
Heather Clancy: Just how mature is your green IT strategy? Forrester provides dashboard for measuring it.
Dennis Howlett: SAPs maintenance cost sleight of hand
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Jan/Feb 2010
Rachel King: Asus DR-950 B&W touchscreen e-reader includes 9" display, text-to-speech
Tom Foremski: Rob Glaser was a pioneer of badware
Oliver Marks: Twitter Four Years On: Investing Time wisely
Larry Dignan: RIM rolls out new BlackBerry apps for Lotus Quickr, Connections
Rachel King: VESA unveils DisplayPort v1.2 with 21.6 Gbps transfer rate
Paul Greenberg: CRM Watchlist 2010 Part IIIB
Harry Fuller: Sea levels: going up? Geo-engineering answers?
Matthew Miller: Apple vs Nokia round 3: Apple asks US government to ban Nokia phones
Rachel King: Motorola debuting Android OS in Korea with MOTOROI smartphone
Dan Kusnetzky: Can virtualization cause a hangover?
Rachel King: Nokia Ovi schedules press event for this Thursday with 'big news'
Brian Sommer: Book Review: CMMI for Services
Chris Jablonski: Texas scientists develop 'nanodragster'
Matthew Miller: WM 6.5 update for T-Mobile Touch Pro2 and Dash 3G now available
Rachel King: HP upgrades Pavilion dv6t and dv7t laptops, starts shipping TouchSmart tm2 tablet
Brian Sommer: Collector's Item: Accenture/Tiger Woods advertising
Harry Fuller: Some new developments we may have missed this week
Sean Portnoy: This week's HDTV deals include Sharp Aquos 46-inch 1080p 120Hz LCD for $899, Samsung and Sony bundles at Best Buy
Paul Murphy: "Geeks rule!"? Yes - but what that means depends.
James Farrar: Zuckerberg: I decide societal norms. (Are Facebook users lobotomized lemmings?)
Oliver Marks: Ubiquitous Intelligent Internet Agents
Harry Fuller: Time for a nuclear bailout in America?
David Morgenstern: Recosoft releases update to PDF2Office Pro conversion tool
Rachel King: Digital Cube debuts I-station T9 HD portable media player
- iBuyPower Battalion Touch CZ-10 multi-touch gaming laptop available now
- DigitalRise X9 multitouch tablet includes Intel Atom, Windows 7; priced at $780
Dana Blankenhorn: The problem of securing health data that is everywhere
Andrew Nusca: Target aims for Best Buy; launches nationwide TV delivery, installation for $99
Christopher Dawson: My datacenter fantasy
Sam Diaz: DOJ takes no action on text message price hikes
Phil Wainewright: Why freemium is bad for business
Mary Jo Foley: ComScore: Bing market share continues to creep upward
Joe McKendrick: .NET, great disruptor of the decade
Jason D. O'Grady: Apple needs to go on a shopping spree
Andrew Nusca: Logitech Ultimate Ears 18 Pro custom monitors: six drivers per ear, $1,350
Dana Blankenhorn: English was the first open source language
Andrew Nusca: Akamai: World Internet connection speeds on the rise; Russia, Brazil top cyberattack centers
Heather Clancy: It's producer vs. consumer in pending suit over NYC's tech recycling law
Dana Blankenhorn: New open source releases drop for 2010
Dan Kusnetzky: Chance meetings at 37,000 feet