News to know: Google Tablet; Mobile OS updates; iPad; Murdoch; Office 2010
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Larry Dignan: Google tablet: Pondering the designs, interface
Sam Diaz: Google to Apple: I see your mobile update and raise you one
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple upgrades iPhone OS to version 3.1.3
- Jason D. O'Grady: iPhone OS 3.1.3 released; jailbreakers beware
- Matthew Miller: You don't have to wait for Google to update your Nexus One OTA
- Jason D. O'Grady: Google distributing multitouch to Nexus One users
Larry Dignan: Apple's iPad: A hit with business users?
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows 7 on an iPad ... seriously?
- Dave Greenfield: Apple iPad and Flash: the Non-Collaboration
Sam Diaz: Murdoch: Tablets, e-readers and smartphones are "lifeless" without content
Mary Jo Foley: Office 2010: RTM's getting closer
Larry Dignan: Why Facebook's HipHop for PHP is important
Oliver Marks: Adobe's Creative Legacy & the Proprietary Aspirations of Apple & Google
Janice Chen: Olympus announces Pen E-PL1, consumer Micro Four-thirds compact interchangeable lens camera
Christopher Dawson: Why is cyberbullying different?
Janice Chen: Fujifilm announces spring 2010 FinePix digital camera lineup
Janice Chen: Fujifilm's new high-end FinePix megazooms: 10x, 18x, and 30x
Jason D. O'Grady: iTunes 9.0.3 out; safe for JB devices
Rachel King: Dell unveils Latitude 13, thinnest commercial business laptop; ULV, SSD, Citrix-ready
Sean Portnoy: Fujitsu releases LifeBook T900 tablet PC with Core i5, i7 CPUs and miniscule LifeBook UH900 multitouch netbook
Robin Harris: Colossus: The Apple Project
Harry Fuller: Are there ideas creeping up on the American economy that will strengthen greentech?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: NVIDIA confirms Fermi retail name - GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470
Larry Dignan: HP rolls out 20-foot datacenter pod
Dana Gardner: The Open Group's Cloud Work Group advances understanding of cloud-use benefits for enterprises
Michael Krigsman: Business intelligence success, ROI, and failure
Heather Clancy: Server room with a green tech view
Phil Wainewright: Most inane customer service #fail ever
Andrew Nusca: Sony debuts 15-inch Vaio E: Intel Core i3, vibrant colors, $800
Jennifer Leggio: Foursquare as a dating companion?
Ryan Naraine: Code execution holes in iPhone OS, iPod Touch
Christopher Dawson: An App Store for Google Edu Apps, too?
Mary Jo Foley: What's new in Windows Mobile 6.5.3
Sam Diaz: Showcasing enhanced mobile audio: "Yes, I can hear you now."
CNET: Mozilla weighs privacy warnings for Web pages
Sam Diaz: The biggest ripoff: text message beats movie popcorn
Jason D. O'Grady: Apple's Blu-ray fiasco: the iTunes conflict
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple pushes out second firmware "fix" for 27-inch iMac flicker problem
Mary Jo Foley: Troubleshooting Windows 7 deployments: Maybe two trips to Vegas are in my future
Dana Blankenhorn: HealthIT getting more money from 2011 budget
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Build your own Home Theater PC (HTPC) ... for under $600!
Rachel King: JVC updates Everio camcorder line with new GZ-HM340; priced under $500
Dana Blankenhorn: Sleep study tells old-timers to party hearty
Andrew Nusca: Social security numbers: why it's easier than ever to steal them
Rachel King: NEC MultiSync PA241W delivers 1920 x 1200 resolution, 178-degree viewing angles
Dana Blankenhorn: For government open source is a make-or-buy decision
Dana Gardner: Security, simplicity and control ease make desktop virtualization ready for enterprise uptake
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft delivers beta of 'Xdrive' tool for moving Windows apps to the Azure cloud
Rachel King: Olympus unveils pairs of megazoom and durable pocket digital cameras
Dana Blankenhorn: Facebook PHP shows value in open source equity
Paul Greenberg: Customer Service = Human, Heartwarming
Rachel King: Canon Rebel T2i DSLR might debut some time next week
Dan Kusnetzky: Computacenter, an Embotics customer profile
Matthew Miller: Review: Sprint Overdrive rocks 4G at more than double 3G speeds
Larry Dignan: The future of... data encryption