News to know: Sun-IBM; Cloudforce; Windows 7 downgrade; AP's crackdown
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Larry Dignan: Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en route
Sam Diaz: Salesforce launches free Mobile Lite for customers
- Dennis Howlett: Cloudforce London preview: CODA2Go
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP
- Sam Diaz: If not Windows 7, then... XP?
Larry Dignan: AP eyes news aggregators; Risks exposing its lack of value add
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft scores another hit against Apple
Jason Perlow: A Visit to the BlackBerry Hospital
Andrew Nusca: Low-power 802.11n coming to next-gen Apple iPhone, iPod touch
Larry Dignan: Anatomy of a storage overhaul: Facebook's photo system
Garett Rogers: Local results, even when you're not logged in
Christopher Dawson: A Twitter primer for administrators
Jason D. O'Grady: iTunes 8.1.1 gets HD movie rentals
Larry Dignan: eBay power sellers: Amazon is kicking eBay's tail
Andrew Nusca: Do you hate your iPhone?
Joe Brockmeier: Perfectionists need not apply
Chris Jablonski: Interview with Andrea Vaccari, research associate at MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory
Larry Dignan: VMware plays Let's Make A Deal; Rolls out server savings guarantee
James Farrar: HP Report: Good Performance on Sustainability (but dinged by Greenpeace)
Joe McKendrick: Which comes first — SOA success or SOA governance?
Sam Diaz: Splunk offers IT efficiency; reports record-setting quarter
Harry Fuller: Green landmark in New York
Zack Whittaker: Student backup solutions: which is most effective?
Heather Clancy: Community solar adoption project expands into Los Angeles
Christopher Dawson: Just say no to the DSi in Ed Tech
Richard Koman: Is Warner juicing DMCA with automated infringement detectors?
Jason D. O'Grady: iPhone 3.0 hardware rumors
CNET: Silverlight strikes out with MLB
Andrew Nusca: Profit falls 30% at smartphone maker HTC
Richard Koman: Clinton has new tech advisor but State-driven projects will remain ineffective
Jennifer Bergen: America's obsessed with texting: Over 1 trillion texts sent in 2008
Dana Blankenhorn: Linux laptops look to phone stores and Web for distribution
Larry Dignan: Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarter
Dana Blankenhorn: The code word at HIMSS 2009 is interoperability
Zack Whittaker: When technology and anger meet in the middle
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal's daily deals: Samsung LCD monitor, SmartDisk portable hard drive, Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft links HealthVault service with Amalga software
Matthew Miller: CTIA 09: Is the Palm Pre keyboard the Achilles heel of the device?
Christopher Dawson: Awesome list of free math books
Heather Clancy: World Wildlife Fund releases new reports on how virtual meetings can cut carbon dioxide AND increase productivity
Larry Dignan: Closing the loop: Howard Stern picks BlackBerry Bold over Pre
Andrew Nusca: T-Mobile to release Google Android tablet; have smartphone and computer converged?
Dan Kusnetzky: MG Technology Group - A user of Doyenz Automated Virtual IT
Larry Dignan: Q&A: Kronos CEO Aron Ain on ERP, Saas and the joys of being privately held