Free Internet ends in 5 years?; Microsoft's netbook dance; MacBook flop fixed [TECH UPDATE]

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Top Editors Picks Free Internet? Dead in 5 years Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: The days of the free Internet will draw to a close over the next five years, according to Barry Diller, whose interactive services company operates more than 30 sites producing $1.5 billion a year in revenue. The only missing link? A good billing system. READ FULL STORY Tweet this: IAC might be interested in AOL The state of Internet TV: Consumers may pay for content The cure for YouTube' ills: Charge for uploads Phil Wainewright: At last, the Web moves beyond advertising Semantic & Social Web: What's in it for you Sponsored Free White Paper: Remote Worker Risk Management Discover new strategies for protecting your remote workers from Internet threats and inappropriate Web content. Microsoft's netbook dance Mary Jo Foley: Like politicians, some Microsoft execs sure know how to dance around a question. This week, VP Bill Veghte bent over backwards to avoid answering questions about Microsoft plans to provide Windows on ARM-based netbooks. What is Microsoft hiding? READ FULL STORY Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks (for now) Why Windows 7's netbook success isn't a slam-dunk In netbook market, Wintel monopoly healthier than ever Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition Apple's MacBook flop? Fixed! Robin Harris: Six months ago I asked of Apple's new MacBooks were a flop or fiasco. Apple answered "flop" at this year's WWDC by backpedalling on pricing, the unibody and FireWire -- in record time! The big loser? Microsoft's successful ads focused on price. Maybe that's a card you don't want to play. READ FULL STORY Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiasco Mac prices: Bargains to some, still too high for others Specs, prices for Apple's latest Macbook, Pro, Air Video: WWDC 2009: Apple highlights Snow Leopard features Palm injects Apple DNA: Colligan out as CEO; Rubinstein in Larry Dignan: Palm on Wednesday named Jon Rubinstein as chairman and CEO. Ed Colligan, Palm's chief for 16 years, is stepping down. With the move, Palm gets some Apple DNA in its executive suite. READ FULL STORY NYT: Smartphones have become a necessity; more growth expected iPhone 3GS technical specs released Jason Perlow: $99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer Experience Like the G1, the battery seems to be the Palm Pre's Achilles heel News without numbers: Sprint says Pre set sales record Sponsored Free White Paper: Remote Worker Risk Management Discover new strategies for protecting your remote workers from Internet threats and inappropriate Web content. Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offering Mary Jo Foley: Last fall, Microsoft announced its intentions to deliver a free replacement for its OneCare antivirus/anti-malware product for Windows PC consumers. A company spokesman recently let news slip that the company's preparing a beta version of that product, Morro, for launch. READ FULL STORY Still more questions than answers about Microsoft Morro Microsoft-hosted Online security-service for business users due in 2010 Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services Featured TalkBack Blog Just let Google give us the books already! Christopher Dawson: For some time now, Google has been scanning and digitizing books at universities, but is now embroiled in a legal battle over so-called orphan books. I'm all for Google. Why? Well, has anyone else stepped forward to digitize 100 million books? The answer is no. 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 AMD grabs "impressive" market share from Intel in Q1 "If you look at benchmarks of comparable AMD and Intel rigs, there is no advantage to AMD." -- CTRLurself CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7 "No surprise. It would be foolish to roll out a new OS to an organization without testing." -- ye Elsewhere on ZDNet Photo Gallery 11 smart tech toys that deserve your dollars If you buy one tech toy at full price, which is worth your hard-earned--and possibly scarce--cash? Which will pay you back over the years? This photo gallery of top-value tech points you in the right direction. VIEW THE GALLERY Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone Cool-er e-book reader has value, barebones appeal More ZDNet Photo Galleries ZDNet Reviews Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone Andrew Nusca: Motorola announced yesterday its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. How does it stack up? I go hands-on to find out. READ THE REVIEW Panasonic TC-P50V10 HDTV Pentax K2000 (with 18-55mm and 50-200mm lenses) More ZDNet Reviews Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter for the latest product reviews, news, and expert analysis	News and Blogs CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7 EC software law could divide open source Overall spam volume unaffected by 3FN/Pricewert's ISP shutdown Senate IT oversight bill: Detailed analysis Exec: Yahoo positioned for more efficient advertising buys Microsoft to close the till on Microsoft Money Wrangling banks' security architecture to allow transactions anywhere Iomega: EMC's entry to be at the center of your home Rackspace lays out its cloud computing roadmap: Think hybrid European SaaS vendors: not quite comfortable in their skins The geography of alternative energy in America EPA to become the most controversial agency in nation? Want to get more efficient? Tideway helps you figure out where to start Why SOA really, really matters in a cloud computing world Most Rated Posts Safari 4 - "The world's fastest browser" ... NOT! AT&T: The iPhone's anchor Allowing users to 'vote' for browsers could be Microsoft's worst nightmare Apple introduces the iPhone 3GS, drops price on 3G to $99 iPhone Software 3.0: Outrage climbs over missing AT&T support for new iPhone features   Videos and Podcasts WWDC 2009: Apple unveils iPhone 3G S At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, Apple's SVP of marketing, Philip Schiller, shows off a new, speedier iPhone. The iPhone 3G S features a 3-megapixel camera and can shoot video at 30 frames per second. The phone is available next week in the U.S and some other countries. PLAY VIDEO WWDC 2009: Apple previews Safari 4 At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, the company's VP of Mac OS engineering, Craig Federighi, shows off improved features of Safari 4, including faster display speeds and full history search. PLAY VIDEO A look at high-speed autonomous driving At JavaOne in San Francisco, Calif., Volkswagen's Marcial Hernandez and Sun's Greg Bollella detail Project Bixby, an Audi TTS programmed by Volkswagen and using a Java runtime environment. The vehicle will then be raced on a Rally course against other automated vehicles. PLAY VIDEO WWDC 2009: Apple highlights Snow Leopard features At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, the company's SVP of Mac OS engineering, Craig Federighi, demos the Snow Leopard version of the operating system. For current Leopard users, the new OS--due in September--will be upgradable for $29. PLAY VIDEO WWDC 2009: New 15-inch MacBook Pro revealed At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, Apple's vice president of product marketing, Philip Schiller, shows off the company's latest MacBook Pro. The new notebook has a 3.06GHz processor, a unibody architecture, and a built-in lithium polymer battery. 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