News to know: Yang's Yahoo to-do list; Russian hackers; So long Office 2003
Notable headlines:
Larry Dignan: Yahoo's revolving door: Yang in as CEO; Semel out. Yang replaces Semel as Yahoo CEO. Yahoo’s Yang faces daunting to-do list; perception problems. Jerry Yang blog. Techmeme.
Is Yang the right guy to run Yahoo?
Ryan Naraine: Russian hackers hijack Italian sites to serve exploits. Google releases Safe Browsing API.
Images: Looking for life in virtual worlds (right).
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft on a collision course with hosting partners. July 1: No more Office 2003 for OEMs. Windows Fiji: Now second half of 2008? Microsoft begins shipping two new Dynamics ERP releases.
George Ou: How to fully de-gunk a PC of crapware.
Adrian Kingsle-Hughes: Apple's reality distortion field in action - iPhone feature comparison. Jason O'Grady: Apple beefs up iPhone battery specs. Larry Dignan: Apple, Jobs and the UPOD iPhone strategy. Techmeme discussion.
Photos (left): For some PCs, surface tech runs deep.
Computerworld: Best Places to Work in IT 2007.
Jason O'Grady: 10 things wrong with touchscreens. 6 reasons not to switch to Safari on a PC.
News.com: No Microsoft-Ubuntu deal in the works, Canonical CEO says.
Opera: Opera Mini beta now available. Dana Blankenhorn: No politics please, we're Linux. Paul Murphy: Torvalds doesn't live in Indiana. Russell Shaw: Australian regulators propose more specific emergency calling infrastructure for VoIP.
Dan Kusnetzky: Evident Software - Analyzing your network.
Verizon: HD video on demand in the works.
Review: Sprint Mogul by HTC. Gear Diary: The HTC Mogul unboxing.
Google Checkout: Gaining momentum, but big retailers wary.
News.com: Feds enlist public's help on techy patent filings.
David Berlind: Blu-ray gets a boost--and a rap. Will VoIP providers' high termination fees ultimately (and irreparably) stovepipe the Internet? I've got a free G-Tech wireless 'smart fabric' keyboard for the ZDNet reader who..
Internet TV chugs along. Photos: Is IPTV software ready for prime time? Larry Dignan: Do you care if Microsoft is in your TV? Microsoft to invest $12 million in China TV maker. Getting a charge out of plasma TV.
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: More on the Yoggie Pico Pro security appliance.
Dan Farber: McAfee and Davenport debate the value of Enterprise 2.0.
David Berlind: Beta 2.0 of new AOL user interface: We're not like Yahoo (and you can 'snag' some elements).
Steve O'Hear: MySpace to befriend eBay?
CIO: Harvard Business School CIO Stephen Laster on Web 2.0 Technologies.