News to know: FCC and Apple, AT&T; Windows 7; SAP; iPhoto vs. Picasa
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Larry Dignan: FCC eyes AT&T, Apple rejection of Google Voice apps (full text of letters)
- Garett Rogers: Apple and AT&T asked to explain denial of Google Voice app
- Silicon Alley Insider: FCC's Speed Shockingly Fast Looking Into iPhone-Google Voice Fiasco
David Morgenstern: Visioning Apple's netbook futures
Ed Bott: Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack details
- While the EC wastes time with IE, Russia tackles bigger issues
- Firefox hits 1 billionth download
- RIAA: "All your music are belong to us"
Brian Sommer: How Earnouts are Costing Huron its CEO, CFO and CAO
Jason Perlow: CentOS: Getting Their Act Together is a Top Priority
Anil Dash: Apple: Secrecy Does Not Scale
Sam Diaz: Dead-Finger Tech: The DVR continues to be a life-changer
- Jason Perlow: Dead-Finger Tech: Slingbox, Roku & Netflix Instant Play
- Janice Chen: Dead-Finger Tech: Apple Time Capsule
- Matthew Miller: Dead Finger Tech: T-Mobile G1 Google Android smartphone
- Zack Whittaker: Dead Finger Tech: BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone and multi-monitor manager DisplayFusion Pro
Tom Foremski: Lack of media monitoring by Apple = arrogance
Judge changes her mind: Tenenbaum is liable
Washington Post: With Twitter's Arrival, NFL Loses Control of Image Game
Dana Blankenhorn: Educators climb open source Operation Matterhorn
Larry Dignan: Where's the tipping point for on-demand ERP?
Sean Portnoy: Samsung, LG unveil cool new LED-backlit HDTVs
Microsoft's Project Natal for business: In your dreams
Paul Murphy: Reformulating Murphy's law
Christopher Dawson: Ridiculous lawsuit against Amazon
- Richard Koman: Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'
- Tenenbaum verdict: $675K
- US cyberwarriors a reluctant crew
David Morgenstern: Older MacBooks soon to handle Mini DisplayPort displays
Dan Kusnetzky: Pivot3 - a different take on unified computing
Chris Jablonski: Scientists create 'transparent aluminum,' call it a new state of matter
Heather Clancy: McKinsey: Saving energy could have huge economic impact
Dan Kusnetzky: Living with the Adkaf
Jennifer Bergen: Gadget Gal's daily deals: Kingston DataTraveler 64GB flash drive, iRobot Roomba, Western Digital 320GB hard drive
Sample photos: Olympus Stylus Tough 8000
Larry Dignan: Netezza launches new data warehouse appliance family
TechCrunch: Wall Street Journal Creating New “LinkedIn Killer” Called WSJ Connect
Zack Whittaker: A £10bn national ID card scheme vs. £65m cuts in higher education
Techdirt: Skype Founders Claim eBay No Longer Has A Right To Skype's Core Tech
Microsoft confirms Windows 7 activation leak
Dana Blankenhorn: A Linux credit card