News to know: Hitachi drives; Windows Update; Digital media; Qwest Fusion
Notable headlines:
To advance drives, Hitachi changes the head.
Ed Bott: When is it OK to copy digital media? Robin Harris: The paradise of infinite music.
Mary Jo Foley: Windows Update automatically changing user settings (again). Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Has Microsoft goofed up Windows Update again?
Paula Rooney: OpenOffice won’t fork — for now. Ed Burnette: On forking and contributor agreements. Dana Blankenhorn: The state of play in patent reform.
Ryan Naraine: Oracle to patch 51 database, server flaws next Tuesday.3Com: China connection no risk to national security.
Vinnie Mirchandani: Oracle Fusion Apps Delays. Dan Farber: Oracle Fusion delay? Dennis Howlett: Oracle's anonymous supporters. BEA respo
Rough Type: The case for Google.
Matthew Miller: The Qwest Fusion brings a high quality EV-DO capable Smartphone to customers. Gallery.
David Berlind: The Fin is in, along with a few other devices I'll be showing off at Mobile Expo.
Ryan Stewart: Commoditizing high quality video. Consumerist: ATA Tries To Have You Arrested For Using Your iPhone In "Airplane Mode." Tom Krazit: ATA Airlines detains passenger for using iPhone in 'airplane mode'. Russell Shaw: Clueless flight attendant to passenger: Turn off that iPhone movie NOW!
Matthew Miller: Google Maps for S60 now available.
Roland Piquepaille: Augmented reality onboard the ISS? Ferrotoroidicity, key to faster hard disks?
Dan Farber: Linkedin: Strictly for for business. Dave Winer: Why Facebook Sucks.
Computerworld: 10 things that should be in the next Macbook Pro.
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week (right).
Russell Shaw: 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act would tie VoIP to 911 backbone.
Dana Blankenhorn: Did Microsoft send in the trolls? IBM forging developerWorks. Michael Krigsman: Turnaround strategy for Los Angeles school district payroll failure.
Robin Harris: HealthVault is a sick joke. TechCrunch: Top blogs on Google Reader.
Ad dollars flood Web, but will they go far enough? Future may be murky for Yahoo, newspaper alliance.
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Which Mac should I get?