News to know: Dell; Word; Firefox; iPhone China; Snow Leopard
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Larry Dignan: Dell continues to bet on 2010 enterprise refresh cycle; Confirms working with China Mobile
Richard Koman: Dell joins in on Microsoft's appeal of Word injunction
Andrew Nusca: Not wanting to expose NSFW links, 1 in 4 Firefox 2 users avoid upgrading to FF3
Andrew Nusca: In China, Apple enters crowded mobile market
- Larry Dignan: Apple edging closer to China iPhone launch (again)
- Dell alleged smartphone move into China: Not as crazy as it sounds
Andrew Nusca: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard review, FAQ roundup
Zack Whittaker: Snow Leopard: Why students shouldn't care less
CNET: Mac OS Snow Leopard: Great news for Windows 7
Beware fake Snow Leopard sites
Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York City
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sandisk Sansa media player, Compaq Presario and Lenovo notebooks
James Staten: Amazon Web Services is addressing enterprises' top issues
Oliver Marks: Strategic Thinking before Operational Actions: The Enterprise 2.0 Tool Cargo Cult Problem
Tom Foremski: Open-source hacks - sneaky Skype trojan code released
Harry Fuller: Honda, slow out of the electric starting gate
Dana Gardner: New era enterprise architects need sweeping skills to straddle the IT-business alignment chasm
Dancho Danchev: The most dangerous celebrities to search for in 2009
Christopher Dawson: EPUB strikes again
Joe McKendrick: Cloud: the SOA we always wanted, but never had?
Heather Clancy: Getting smarter about the smart grid. Standards group to tackle interoperability.
Harry Fuller: Heartland to become Hotland?
Rachel King: Poll: Where do you prefer to buy your camera-related products?
Larry Dignan: TV Everywhere: (Almost) everyone is at least trying it
Richard Koman: Librarians apply scrutiny to Google Books at Berkeley con
Harry Fuller: Innovate...then wait...and wait
Sam Diaz: Need a quick translation? Google puede ayudar
Jennifer Bergen: Bob Dylan to voice GPS? Who do you want directing your drive?
Ryan Naraine: Hackers mailing malware-infested CDs to banks
Rachel King: Sony announces two new digital SLRs: the A550 and A500
Harry Fuller: Greenland melts on cue
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to add more anti-piracy features to Office 2010
Dana Blankenhorn: NHIN code-a-thon may change government attitude toward open source
Andrew Nusca: Researchers crack WPA Wi-Fi encryption in 60 seconds
Harry Fuller: Plastic floats forever? Maybe not
Brian Sommer: Your Analyst Firm Pitch
Andrew Nusca: Asus to launch Eee e-book reader in 2009; MSI mulling move over
Michael Krigsman: CRM failure: An ounce of prevention
Larry Dignan: Android has good engaged base for future app growth
Matthew Miller: Hallelujah! Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device supports T-Mobile USA 3G
Rachel King: Fall digital camera release round-up
Larry Dignan: Open Book Alliances opens up assault on Google's book settlement
Dana Blankenhorn: Verichip is back seeking sweet stimulus cash
Heather Clancy: HP extends support for long-life battery
Dana Blankenhorn: Cutting imaging proves a win-win-win
Jason D. O'Grady: Conspiracy theory: Yellow Submarine iPod touch on 9/9/9
Matthew Miller: Your Kindle can't do this, local library ebooks now available on the Sony Reader
Zack Whittaker: Communications 101: How a single word cost me $100
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: "Location Bar" exposes hidden bookmarks, puts users off upgrading to Firefox 3.x
Dan Kusnetzky: Embotic V-Commander 3
Larry Dignan: SmartPlanet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way