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Top Editors Picks $99 iPhones won't improve wireless customer experience Jason Perlow: Selling the iPhone at $99 is simply an opiate for the masses. But like any addictive drug, it doesn't fix the real miseries plaguing wireless service carriers. READ FULL STORY AT&T's $200 early upgrade fee & iPhone eligibility AT&T: The iPhone's anchor Why AT&T won't support MMS and tethering on iPhone 3GS AT&T and RIM: Alienate your repeat customers with 'Early Upgrades' and overpriced devices I want an iPhoneStormDroid Sponsored Free White Paper: Remote Worker Risk Management Discover new strategies for protecting your remote workers from Internet threats and inappropriate Web content. Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holes Ryan Naraine: Microsoft's batch of patches this month is a big one: 10 bulletins covering a total of 31 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Windows OS, the Internet Explorer browser and the Microsoft Office productivity suite (Word, Works and Excel). READ FULL STORY Adobe patches 13 critical Reader, Acrobat vulnerabilities Apple Safari jumbo patch: 50+ vulnerabilities fixed AMD grabs "impressive" market share from Intel in Q1 Tom Foremski: It's good to see AMD becoming more competitive against Intel and for the first time in a year, managing to win back market share, says a market research firm. Intel lost 2.5 points in market share to 79.1 percent, its first decline after a year of gains. AMD gained 2.3 points to 12.8 percent. READ FULL STORY HP slashes prices on dv2, dv3, dv6 laptops; aims for college students Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobile AMD announces ATI Theater HD 750 "HDTV on a chip" HP, Intel, Yahoo collaborate on cloud computing Intel Core i7 975: 'World's fastest processor' reviews, aggregated My Bing experiment: Can it be the default search engine? Larry Dignan: Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said that it's easy to switch search engines so the company really has no power that should upset regulators. Microsoft has introduced Bing, a search engine that has been well received and could take market share. Where does the truth lie? READ FULL STORY Microsoft?s Bing: Powerset's role, market share, brand (and other burning questions) Bing is live: Nice first impression; Will Bing boost Cashback? Bartz: Bing isn?t all that (and neither is a Microsoft search deal) Sponsored Live Virtual Conference: Lowering datacenter costs through server refresh Discover how today's newest generation of rack servers provide extreme performance?along with dramatically reduced IT costs. (IBM) Google Apps: With Outlook sync, feel free to dump Exchange Sam Diaz: Google has announced a feature that allows Google Apps customers to sync their mail, calendar and contacts directly into Outlook, allowing the users to keep what they love most about Outlook without being tied to the costs of running an Exchange server. READ FULL STORY Apple goes after business; watch out Palm, RIM, Microsoft Google: Enterprise business profitable; Says email migration 'proof points' building 5 tips for better photos with point-and-shoot cameras Rachel King: We all want to be better photographers, but we don't always have the equipment for it. It's a misconception, however, that you need an SLR to take excellent photos. Here are five tips to better shots on a point-and-shoot. READ FULL STORY Top Five Digital Camcorders for the New Graduate How to dress up your camera Top Five Digital Cameras for the New Graduate HD Mini-Camcorders: Flip UltraHD vs. Sony Webbie HD MHS-PM1 Featured TalkBack Blog Safari 4 - "The world's fastest browser" ... NOT! Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: At Apple's WWDC 09 keynote speech, the company announced the release of Safari 4 web browser for Windows and Mac. Apple claims this browser is "the world's fastest browser." Is it really? READ FULL BLOG What do you think? Do companies own work-related data on your own personal computer? Post Your Thoughts in TalkBack Reader TalkBacks Why Does IT Hate Facebook and Twitter? "All these services are good for is wasting your time." -- bjbrock Palm reviewers: The Pre has a puncher's chance "The "card" system is a step backwards." -- storm14k Elsewhere on ZDNet Photo Gallery Motorola Rival messaging phone offers QWERTY, touch, visual voicemail Motorola's new Rival messaging phone bridges the gap between smartphone and dumb phone and offers QWERTY, touch "keys" and visual voicemail. VIEW THE GALLERY Photos: Live from WWDC 2009 keynote WWDC 2009: Apple Revamps Its Laptop Line More ZDNet Photo Galleries ZDNet Reviews Cool-er e-book reader has value, barebones appeal Andrew Nusca: Would you buy an e-book reader for $359? If the price tag of the Amazon Kindle doesn't hold much appeal, you're not alone. Interead is hoping to take advantage of that issue by pricing its Interead Cool-er e-book reader at just $250. Let's see how it stacks up in person. READ THE REVIEW Palm Pre (Sprint) iBoss Home Parental Control Wireless-N router More ZDNet Reviews Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter for the latest product reviews, news, and expert analysis	News and Blogs Harman Kardon introduces its first Blu-ray player for $499 Can the Man Who Re-Assembled AT&T Change His Tune For GM? Wookey: SAP's future is on-demand Wrangling banks' security architecture to allow transactions anywhere New Averatec 25.5-in. all-in-one offers PC, TV combo for $999 BlackBerry's reduce broadband outage downtime The price iPhonebois will pay for an early upgrade HP slashes prices on dv2, dv3, dv6 laptops; aims for college students Spam reduced following Pricewert shutdown NEC debuts duo of 24-in. MultiSync 16:10 widescreen displays Iomega: EMC's entry to be at the center of your home The state of Internet TV: Consumers may pay for content; Aggregators win Even more signs your software vendor can't innovate fast enough Most Rated Posts Will the Windows 7 price be right? Palm Pre weekend: Sprint could steal Palm's moment Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing The problem with XP ... Snow Leopard and Windows 7: Two flavors of the same GUI?   Videos and Podcasts Sony Ericsson unveils app store Sony Ericsson's Rikko Sakaguchi and Christoper David tell an audience at JavaOne in San Francisco that the company will join the app store crowd. Customers will be able to download utilities, tools, and games to their phones. PLAY VIDEO All things Microsoft: Windows 7, Bing, and 'pink phone' ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley and Sumi Das talk about Microsoft's latest announcements around its new OS, search, and mobile. Foley says Bing and Windows 7 are getting most of the press as of late, but it's really Windows Mobile 7 that could cause the biggest stir when it launches next Spring. PLAY VIDEO Project Kenai at JavaOne At the JavaOne conference in San Francisco, Robert Brewin, CTO for Sun Microsystems, and John Brock, part of the Connected Developer Team for Project Kenai, demonstrate how developers will be able to use this new site to gain visibility, collaborate, and connect on projects over the Internet. PLAY VIDEO Java founder and Sun CEO preview new Java app store At JavaOne in San Francisco, Calif., Sun fellow James Gosling, and Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz demo Sun's new online store. The new Java store will distribute and sell mobile apps based on the Java programming language. PLAY VIDEO Ellison and McNealy: Java here to stay At JavaOne in San Francisco, Calif., Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talks to Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy about the future of Java development. Ellison says he will continue to expand investment in Java and sees the programming language being used in a variety of devices including Google's Android phones and Netbooks. PLAY VIDEO Play more video and audio New Technologies Sponsored White papers Live Virtual Conference: Lowering datacenter costs through server refresh Discover how today's newest generation of rack servers provide extreme performance?along with dramatically reduced IT costs. (IBM) Free White Paper: Remote Worker Risk Management Discover new strategies for protecting your remote workers from Internet threats and inappropriate Web content. Enterprise Security Reporter for SharePoint: Free Trial Download Get a complete view of the security and integrity of your entire SharePoint environment with this fast, comprehensive reporting solution. 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