News to know: Microsoft's layoffs, Google's profits, Win7 netbooks, White House tech
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Larry Dignan: Microsoft: 'We are not immune' to economy; Cuts 5,000 jobs; Earnings fall short
- Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to cut 5,000 jobs
- Where are the Microsoft cuts falling?
- Ballmer's memo to employees: 'Most challenging economic climate we have ever faced'
Sam Diaz: Google reports strong Q4; announces employee stock option exchange
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft seeking Win 7 testers for netbooks?
- Sam Diaz: Win 7 on a netbook? Microsoft seeking beta testers outside U.S.
- Dana Blankenhorn: Windows 7 and the netbook
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft blames netbook appeal, marketing costs for Windows drop
- Larry Dignan: Netbooks become the bane of Microsoft
Andrew Nusca: Obama staff: White House in tech 'dark ages'
- Christopher Dawson: Welcome to our world, President Obama
Richard Koman: White House is IT backwater
Sam Diaz: Advice for Obama: Keep the Blackberry; Get a Mac
- Richard Koman: Obama in BlackBerry heaven
Oliver Marks: Obama Memorandum - Transparency and Open Government: Collaborate!
Matthew Miller: Palm Treo Pro available from Sprint
- Larry Dignan: Would Apple sue Palm over Pre IP?
Sam Diaz: Steve's Apple: 35,000 "wicked smart" people will keep things humming
- Dana Blankenhorn: Does SEC have a role in Jobs' health reports?
- Jason D. O'Grady: Apple Q1 2009 earnings recap
Reuters: Sony warns of $2.9 billion loss
Andrew Nusca: New Storm OS beta leaked, includes portrait QWERTY?
Heather Clancy: Green kitchen tech program now overseen by independent advisors
Mary Jo Foley: Mcrosoft to merge Windows Live and Office Live
Zack Whittaker: Windows 7: taming (and tweaking) the beast within
Sam Diaz: RIM's co-CEOs face record fines in options backdating matter
Larry Dignan: Polycom: Travel budgets, green tech driving video conferencing
John Morris: Quad-core price war breaks out
Michael Krigsman: 10 steps to prevent IT myopia
Dennis Howlett: SAP cans SAPPHIRE Europe
Zack Whittaker:University students sends city of Canterbury to the dial-up age
Matthew Miller: HTC announces an updated Touch Cruise, new software on old hardware
Jason Hiner: U.S. 3G broadband comparison crowns a surprise winner ... Sprint
Zack Whittaker: Ethical hacking: the next generation security specialists
Andrew Nusca: Best. Lenovo. Ad. Ever? Harry Fuller:What is my breakfast orange juice doing to our planet?
Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Malware found in pirated Apple iWork 09
Dennis Howlett: Enterprise meltdown?
Jennifer Leggio: NHL digital roll-out drumbeats to All Star Game
Jason Perlow: My BlackBerry is an Obese Glutton
Dana Gardner: Case study: IT repositories help Wachovia manage change amid complex bank consolidation
Paula Rooney: Alfresco launches new community edition, web design tool for CMS
Jason D. O'Grady: Pirated version of iWork '09 may contain a Trojan
Dancho Danchev: GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream
Tom Foremski: Thanks for all the fish - cash rich tech companies fire workers
Dana Blankenhorn: $20 billion is the number on health IT stimulus
Jason D. O'Grady: Developer drops app pricing to 99¢, asks for donations
Joe McKendrick: SOA repositories pave the way for financial mergers