News to know: Google, IBM; AMD; Apple
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.
Earnings wrap:
Sam Diaz: Schmidt: Worst of recession is over; Google is hiring
- Larry Dignan: IBM delivers solid quarter, ups 2009 earnings outlook
- AMD posts third quarter loss, but moving in right direction
Diaz: Google challenges e-readers by taking e-books directly to browser
Dana Gardner: Making the leap from virtualization to cloud computing: A roadmap and guide
Dave Greenfield: Survey: After Sidekick Failure Would You Buy Cloud Services?
Andrew Nusca: Rumor: Apple to ship new Mac Pro desktops with six-core Intel Xeon CPUs
Dana Blankenhorn: VA now loves its VistA software
Janice Chen: Zoom Q3 Handy Video Recorder brings high-quality audio to pocket camcorder
Joe McKendrick: Oracle's Ellison: Fusion finally coming to fruition
Zack Whittaker: Internet Firechrome Safari: A browsing identity crisis
Andrew Mager: Twitter is blending and selling wine to help promote literacy
Joe McKendrick: Conference alert: let's make SOA work for a living
Larry Dignan: Why do some Tandberg shareholders want more from Cisco? Growth
Mary Jo Foley: Might Google drop Chrome OS beta as a Windows 7 spoiler?
BusinessWeek: Can Apple Spoil Microsoft's Day?
Andrew Nusca: RIM BlackBerry Storm2 fixes flaws, but can it compete?
Dana Gardner: Oracle's Fusion Apps finally come out from behind the OpenWorld curtain
Larry Dignan: Welcome Doug Hanchard, our new government blogger
- Doug Hanchard: New Zealand hit with record number of tax refund scams
- NSA to host Security Automation Conference
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal's daily deals: Logitech Harmony One remote, LG plasma HDTV, Sony upscaling DVD recorder
Christopher Dawson: Acer might be #2, but is the Ed market buying?
Technology Review: China Cracks Down on Tor Anonymity Network
Dana Blankenhorn: Should Google spin Android into a foundation?
Mary Jo Foley: Report: Microsoft prepping now for next beta of Security Essentials
Matthew Miller: Is the Motorola CLIQ good enough to recommend?
Dana Blankenhorn: Why prefer open source
Bits: Amazon.com Introduces Same-Day Delivery
Matthew Miller: Will the Sidekick data issue affect the future of mobile phone cloud services?
Jeremy Allison: Mono-mania: It's risky business
Rachel King: For ZDNet readers, tripods are casual accessories
Larry Dignan: Back-to-school demand saves PC market; Slight growth in third quarter
Jennifer Bergen: Acer Aspire Z5610: Acer's first all-in-one multi-touch desktop
Jennifer Bergen: Star Trek limited edition flash drive stores new movie
CNET: EFF challenges 'bogus' VoIP patent
Heather Clancy: Don't discount network technology in the energy-efficiency equation
Larry Dignan: Nokia posts third quarter loss; Mobile device demand improving
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick users' data
Dan Kusnetzky: Certeon Virtual Appliance uncorking the network bottleneck
Jason D. O'Grady: AT&T bursts the iPhone tethering bubble; not until 2010
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Owners set up online memorial to dead Apple Time Capsules
Tom Foremski: Is age-isn rampant in Silicon Valley and beyond?
Sam Diaz: AT&T to FCC: Close loopholes and write rules that apply to Google, too