News to know: Microsoft-Novell; FTC probes Google; Meet the PlayTable
Notable headlines:
Larry Dignan: Par
New York Times: Google Deal Said to Bring U.S. Scrutiny. AP on the FTC probe.
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to take the wraps off 'PlayTable.'
Intel: Software needs to heed Moore's Law.
Photos (left): The Army's vision for soldier tech.
Phil Wainewright: Do SaaS ventures need VCs?
Avaya reportedly in talks to be sold. Russell Shaw: Avaya said to be buyout candidate: will Asterisk benefit?
Toshiba to use AMD chip in laptop PCs. George Ou: Why dumb-downed no-RAID storage is bad for consumers. RAID storage explained.
Ryan Stewart: To browser or not? It doesn’t really matter.
Steve O'Hear: Five most popular apps on Facebook.
Garett Rogers: Green Border: Google's next assult on MSN/Yahoo?
Will green mean go for mobile projectors? Photos (right): The green view from Beijing.
TechCrunch: How Much Is Your Soul Worth? PayPerPost Now Lets Bloggers Set The Price.
Donna Bogatin: Google’s risky advertising business.
China cracking down on college campus porn sites.
Concerts get 'Second Life' on Internet.
GAO: FBI needs a lesson in network security.
PCWorld: Computer Glitch Tangles Japanese Flights.
Dan Farber: Coming up: D--All Things Digital conference. Photos: When Bill Gates met Steve Jobs.
San Francisco Chronicle: Getting in the game at Microsoft.
Garett Rogers: Google Maps "Street View" to be launched at Where 2.0? Redeye VC: Myspace - the next Prodigy?