News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia
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Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead
- Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just Q4
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Economic downturn could be over ... for Intel
Mary Jo Foley: Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'
- Sidekick outage says more about the future of 'Pink' than Microsoft's cloud
- Office 2004 for Mac gets a new lease on (supported) life
- Custom PC makers finally get Windows 7 preinstallation kit
Andrew Nusca: Pure Digital upgrades Flip MinoHD camcorder; new design, 2X recording time
Ryan Naraine: Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holes
Forrester: Cloud computing belongs on your three-year roadmap
Ed Bott: Windows 7 in action: smarter search
Larry Dignan: Cisco goes shopping (again) scoops up Starent
Oliver Marks: Saluting SAP & Oracle Communities
Sam Diaz: Google Voice growth spurt coming with "Invite a Friend" invitations
CNET: Google's Postini suffers prolonged e-mail delays
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping
Data Center Knowledge: Facebook Now Has 30,000 Servers
- Computerworld: MySpace replaces all server hard disks with flash drives
Chris Jablonski: Resilient cockroach-inspired robot survives large falls, dashes off
Sam Diaz: E-reader coming soon from Barnes and Noble?
Jennifer Leggio: Twitter starts to get serious about spammers
Techdirt: Unemployed? Blogging? …
MediaPost: Yahoo Settles 'Syndication Fraud' Lawsuit
Jennifer Bergen: WikiReader: Over 3 million Wikipedia entries in the palm of your hand
Christopher Dawson: Shared folders make Google Docs even better for teachers
Dana Gardner: Engine Yard draws funding as it ushers more developers onto the Ruby services train
- Dana Blankenhorn: The original open source niche remains just that
Matthew Miller: Gist iPhone app; your mobile talent scout
Almost a month later and my custom Zune Originals HD arrived
Garett Rogers: Invitations coming soon to Google Voice
Barrons: Akamai Rallies On Rumor Of Google Bid
Nokia Booklet 3G coming mid-November for $299 and $599
- Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device in hand, S60 apps on the Internet Tablet
- Andrew Nusca: Nokia Booklet 3G finally official: $299 with two year contract on AT&T
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Sam Diaz: HP's Touchsmart: A PC, maybe, but cooler as a TV
Andrew Nusca: HP TouchSmart tx2 laptop brings upgraded multitouch to tablet PC; $799
- Dell leaks more Adamo XPS pics; 9.99mm thin enough to be dangerous
- TechGuard keeps spam and botnets at bay with one-click, enterprise-level security for SMBs, SOHOs
Jason O'Grady: Snow Leopard bug deletes all user data (Updated)
Jennifer Leggio: Nine 'don't miss' social business sessions at Blog World & New Media Expo
Post Tech: Chat With Motorola CEO: Looking For Mojo In Android; Handset Deals Spur Innovation
NYT: Disney's Retail Plan Is a Theme Park in Its Stores
Andrew Nusca: Pure Digital upgrades Flip MinoHD camcorder; new design, 2X recording time
Andrew Mager: Never see a Facebook quiz again
Sam Diaz: Ruling: Fighting RIAA by blog is OK
Heather Clancy: Data center pilot helps Toyota reduce electricity demand by 10 percent
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal's daily deals: 60GB iPod, Canon PIXMA wireless printer, Senneheiser Bluetooth headset
Sean Portnoy: Western Digital adds 1080p, networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player
Rachel King: JVC debuts its first mini-HD camcorder: the PICSIO GC-FM1
Kingsley-Hughes: T-Mobile turns Sidekick data disaster into a PR mess
Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disaster
Blankenhorn: JAMA studies push the need for H1N1 flu shot
TechCrunch: ViVu Raises $3 Million For Online Video Conferencing Platform
Dan Kusnetzky: AutoVirt 3: Storage management control