News to know: Patch day; Jobs hostile Windows takeover; Solaris and GPL3
Notable headlines:
Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3.
Ryan Naraine: 'Critical' Vista, IE 7 patches highlight MS security updates. Microsoft advisory. Gallery (right): How to run Internet Explorer securely.
The great iPhone hunt of 2007. Ed Bott: Is Jobs planning a hostile takeover of the Windows desktop?
Mary Jo Foley: Windows Home Server hits Release Candidate beta. Ed Bott: Day 2 with a new Dell and Vista.
eBay thinks outside with eBox. David Berlind: eBay's new APIs: Harbingers of the Net's commerce operating system to come?
Larry Dignan: IT giants hope to save $5.5 billion in energy costs. Data retention issue goes beyond Google. Google: How long should Google remember searches?
Phil Wainewright: How SaaS changes the SI universe.
AP: Blockbuster takes on Netflix with mail-only plans.
WSJ: Yahoo Shareholders Approve Board With Low Majority.
Techrepublic: 10 reasons to consider upgrading to Office 2007. Explore Oracle 10g’s updated sample schemas.
Dan Farber: The Facebook Platform according to Marc Andreessen. Steve O'Hear: LinkedIn vs Facebook: Room for both?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Safari for Windows--do we really need another browser? Gallery (right). How much is that Safari search box worth? Compiler: Wired News Benchmarks Show Safari 3 Is Slower Than IE 7, Firefox.
Marc Orchant: Zoho launches Creator 2.0.
WSJ: Firms Tidy Up Clients' Bad Online Reputations.
Robin Harris: Apple's plan to replace Vista with OS X--on Wintel. Nokia funds help video start-up Kyte fly. Nokia's low-power Wibree to become Bluetooth standard. Russell Shaw: Will iPhone's browsing features break BlackBerry's carrier-subservient M.O.?
HTC's iPhone rival set for U.S. launch.
Senators oppose plan to curb phone taxes.
George Ou: Three motherboards for Intel and AMD CPUs. Gallery (left). Russell Shaw: ShoreTel's IPO should elevate their competitive posture in enterprise VoIP.Hated blogger leaves U.S., threatens lawsuits.
Google: You Asked For it, You Got It. New Features Added to Google Analytics. Ryan Naraine: Symantec ships anti-botnet utility. Remote exploit released for brand-new Safari for Windows.
TheStreet.com: Tax bite imperils Amazon.
Russell Shaw: Man drops BlackBerry in toilet, loses date's number, uses rice to retrieve it.