News to know: Google China; VMWare-Zimbra; Nexus One; IT spending; Google Docs
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Sam Diaz: Google puts data security first; threatens China pullout, stops censoring results
- Larry Dignan: Assessing Google's showdown with China: Does it make sense?
- Ryan Naraine: Adobe confirms 'sophisticated, coordinated' breach
- Tom Foremski: Google will stop censorship and might close China operations over cyber attacks
- James Farrar: Bravo! Google takes a stand for human rights in China
- Silicon Alley Insider: Baidu Stock Up After Google Says It May Exit China (BIDU, GOOG)
Larry Dignan: VMware on the Zimbra purchase: A building block for cloud lineup
Rachel King: Google imposes additional early termination fee on Nexus One
- Sam Diaz: Google's $350 ETF makes sense to bean counters; Annoys customers
- WSJ: Google Defends Nexus One Termination Fee
Matthew Miller: Buying the Nexus One unlocked is probably the best choice
- Dana Blankenhorn: Google should walk, not run with Nexus One
- Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Google learns that there's more to selling hardware than just selling the hardware
Larry Dignan: Forrester: IT spending in U.S. to jump 6.6 percent in 2010; Will the optimism stick?
Sam Diaz: Google Docs expanding to add file storage
- Garett Rogers: GDrive launching, finally!
- Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft strikes back at Google on new cloud storage limits
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Will 3D make you go to the movies more?
CNET: AP tangles with Google News
Dan Kusnetzky: Replies from AT&T employees. Loyalty and pride still exist.Matthew Miller: Zune HD to get Smart DJ, new video codec support, Facebook in early 2010
Sam Diaz: Former Apple exec joins Elevation Partners
Andrew Nusca: Lenovo Lephone Android smartphone revealed; innovative swirl keyboard
Harry Fuller: Ford owns Detroit where small is big
Larry Dignan: Apple gives exec team sans Job raises
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft adds new health-search capabilities to Bing
Ryan Naraine: MS Patch Tuesday: Another critical font engine vulnerability
Rachel King: Ford Focus 2011 will roll out with MyFord Touch installed
Doug Hanchard: Canada's Privacy Commissioner offers some advice: Google yourself twice a day...
Christopher Dawson: 1 more reason to use Google Edu Apps: Storage of any file type
Rich Harris: Social media & B2B: Interactions are opportunities
Rachel King: Fourth-Gen Apple iPhone available this April?
Ryan Naraine: Attention Windows XP users: Update Flash Player now
Dancho Danchev: Baidu DNS records hijacked by Iranian Cyber Army
CNET: Comment on Facebook through e-mail
Christopher Dawson: Indiana charter schools save big with virtualization
Ed Bott: 94 more secret Windows shortcuts
Sean Portnoy: New company promises breakthrough laser-based display technology to crush all HDTVs
Heather Clancy: Sentilla posts white paper about data center cooling trends of the future
Rachel King: Casio debuts EX-10HG digital camera prototype with built-in GPS
Andrew Nusca: In wake of Circuit City's demise, Best Buy rivals gain share
Rachel King: T-Mobile dropping HotSpot@Home VOIP service
Dana Gardner: Is Google the best candidate to create a good, customer-focused cloud banking service portfolio?
Doug Hanchard: Hugo Chavez policies continue financial upheaval. Will Twitter influence Venezuela's direction?
Dana Blankenhorn: Acquia seeks an Obama bounce
Ed Burnette: Android 2.1 (Eclair MR1) SDK is out
Harry Fuller: Google Ventures to grow: more cleantech cash?
Dana Blankenhorn: How much salt is too much?
Rachel King: Zune HD shipping with XviD support, Smart DJ this spring
Paula Rooney: Jaspersoft 3.7 reaches high into enterprise, and Oracle's backyard
Heather Clancy: Illustrated guide to 7 REALLY green data centers
Rachel King: Cylindrical Nokia phone powered by Coca-Cola
CNET: Windows phone date bug appears limited
Dennis Howlett: Forecasting Fisticuffs: predicting the cloud in 2010
Rachel King: Mouse Computer Lm-mini20 unveiled with Intel Atom 230, NVIDIA ION graphics
Larry Dignan: TR Dojo: Delete Flash cookies to protect online privacy