News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA
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Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for?
- Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade, $49.99; Professional, $99.99 (today only)
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows 7 upgrade pricing is too expensive
Sean Portnoy: Research firm challenges supposed popularity of HD-DVD format
- Robin Harris: Blu-ray's Blo-tards bite back
Sam Diaz: When it comes to Twitter, if you can't beat 'em...
Jason Hiner: Turn your iPhone into a mobile office productivity tool
Joe McKendrick: Six ways to make SOA services more reusable
Jennifer Leggio: Organizational social anxiety
Jason Perlow: CLEAR: Your data will be properly disposed of
Larry Dignan: Want an iPhone 3GS? Go for the 32GB white one
Heather Clancy: Solar-charged mobile phone on sale in Japan
Harry Fuller: Carbon Wars in the U.S. Senate
- Heather Clancy: Wishful thinking: Can we make this carbon clock count backwords?
Matthew Miller: MobileTechRoundup show #176, I need a Hero
Chris Jablonski: Robo-furniture eats household pests
Zack Whittaker: Ground breaking surgery "eliminates" neuro-illnesses
Matthew Miller: Sony admits to PSP Go early adopter premium, are you really surprised?
Jason D. O'Grady: iPhone OS 3.0 disables purchases for AIM logins
Zack Whittaker: Hands on with Outlook Live: universities choose Microsoft over Google
Dana Gardner: IT Financial Management solutions provide visibility into total operations to reduce IT costs
Harry Fuller: The little engine that can
Oliver Marks: Web Squared: Web 2.0's Successor?
Mary Jo Foley: No vertically-focused Microsoft Office on the docket (for now)
Harry Fuller: One forward step for Waxman-Markey bill, the easiest step
Tom Foremski: Disruptive technologies disrupt - goodbye newspaper companies
Garett Rogers: HTC can't push out SenseUI to older Android handsets
Richard Koman: Confirmed: Developer of software stolen for Green Dam is under attack
Dennis Howlett: Weekend stuff: geeks who love to help
Christopher Dawson: Massachusetts Educational Data Warehouse provides a host of tools
Jason D. O'Grady: Review: iSkin CERULEAN F1 stereo bluetooth headset
Dancho Danchev: Michael Jackson's death themed malware campaigns spreading
Jason Perlow: Frugal Friday: Residential Broadband Woes, Jacko, Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard pricing, Red Hat, Virtualization, Cleversafe
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T bill
Jason Perlow: The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux
Janice Chen: How to take better vacation photos
Tom Foremski: FridayWatch: The disruptive Bronze Age . . .
Rachel King: DXG unveils new site, offers discounts to celebrate
Mary Jo Foley: Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey?
David Morgenstern: Firmware update enables faster storage on new MacBook Pros (maybe)
Zack Whittaker: Parents bought me an Apple fruit, not Apple computer: FML
Rachel King: Sony settles digital camera lawsuit with CalTech
Harry Fuller: Roping in Round-up?
Jason D. O'Grady: ShapeWriter: Must-try iPhone app
Sam Diaz: Celebrating 10 years of TechRepublic
Heather Clancy: Sim your sustainability system: Software grapples with environmental uncertainties
CNET: What PC makers are paying for Windows 7
Ed Bott: Windows 7 versus Snow Leopard: How much do upgrades really cost?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Mac users suffer Safari 4 woes
Sam Diaz: YouTube reports exponential growth; issues viral video challenge
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sony VAIO bundles, Polk Audio speakers, Acer Aspire notebook
Richard Koman: Swedish court: Pirate Bay judge not biased
Dana Blankenhorn: Is the world now an open source society?
Mary Jo Foley: Redmond's revolving door: Two more execs depart
Richard Koman: China's porn obsession not just a coverup for political repression
Matthew Miller: TouchDown adds Private appt creation in Google Android
Dana Blankenhorn: Can contractors be part of health IT reform?