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IT News Happening Now Google to launch Chrome OS Sam Diaz: Google said that it will launch the Google Chrome operating system, a computer operating system that initially will target netbook computers by offering a faster, better and more secure way for users to access Web-based applications. READ FULL STORY Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Google Chrome OS is a game changer Larry Dignan: Google's software stack is revealed; Shrapnel everywhere Dennis Howlett: Google ChromeOS: have people given leave of their senses? Phil Wainewright: Microsoft, hoist by a Chrome petard David Greenfield: Google officially announces OS for PCs Sponsored Live Webcast: Maximize Uptime, Performance and Savings with UNIX Listen to experts as they discuss how you can best utilize UNIX to improve service, reduce costs and manage risk on your network. More Top Stories Microsoft's Azure interoperability pieces start to fall into place Mary Jo Foley: One of Microsoft?s key promises for Azure, its cloud computing platform, was that it wouldn't be a Windows/.Net-only affair. READ FULL STORY Mary Jo Foley: Azure pricing: How low will Microsoft go? Microsoft trying to settle with EC Mary Jo Foley: Reports say Microsoft is attempting to come to a settlement with European antitrust officials over two antitrust matters pending in the European Union. READ FULL STORY Sponsored Live Webcast: Maximize Uptime, Performance and Savings with UNIX Listen to experts as they discuss how you can best utilize UNIX to improve service, reduce costs and manage risk on your network. Spammers like shortcut URLs, too. Should Twitter be worried? Sam Diaz: If you've used Twitter, you know about URL-shortening services such as tinyurl and bit.ly. Now, it appears that spammers are getting in on the shortcut URL game. READ FULL STORY Dancho Danchev: Koobface worm joins the Twittersphere Windows 7 'Family Pack' ... Fact or fiction? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Last week a huge amount was written regarding a small tidbit that was uncovered in the EULA of a leaked build of Windows 7 which suggested that Microsoft planned on offering a Windows 7 Home Premium "Family Pack." READ FULL STORY Rumors: Cisco, VMware, EMC Dan Kusnetzky: The rumor is that Cisco is going to create a joint venture with VMware and possibly EMC to spin off the unit that creates the UCS systems. Fun no? READ FULL STORY

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