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Must-Read News Stories Google plugs 'high risk' WebKit holes in Chrome Ryan Naraine: Google has shipped a Chrome browser update to fix two serious security issues in WebKit. According to Google Chrome program manager Mark Larson, the most serious of the two flaws could allow hackers to execute harmful code in the browser's sandbox. It is rated "high severity." READ FULL STORY Mac OS X malware posing as fake video codec discovered Sponsored Free Videocast: Web Conferencing Trends for Enterprise Organizations Boost employee productivity! Make your processes more efficient! Save money! Does Web conferencing really live up to its hype? In a word: yes. 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 This Week's Highlights 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 The iPhone is Here to Stay. What's an Enterprise to do About it? Offering enterprise-class support for the iPhone, iAnywhere Mobile Office combines robust email, calendar, contacts and tasks functionality with a unique approach for enhanced security for iPhone, Windows Mobile and Symbian. (Sybase) $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 IE-free Windows 7 in Europe? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's newest proposal to the European Commission is to offer a version of Windows 7 that strips out Internet Explorer 8 -- not merely hides it, as is currently possible via a "remove features" capability. READ FULL STORY European regulators, Opera weigh in on Microsoft's Windows 7 E plan Poll: Is Microsoft's Windows 7 E a stroke of genius? 'Voting' for browser - Microsoft's worst nightmare Special Report: Windows 7 nearing the finish line Microsoft doesn't win at everything EC software law could divide open source U.S. CTO: Infrastructure growth needs private sector investment Andrew Nusca: The technology backbone of the U.S. needs a major overhaul and government alone can't do it, the nation's first CTO said today. To catch up to its global peers, the U.S. needs a massive influx of "hundreds of billions" of private capital dollars. READ FULL STORY Dion Hinchcliffe: Building a vision for Government 2.0 Dana Blankenhorn: What Chopra offers open source Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: The U.S. government, innovation and dData we can believe in Greentech Pastures: The U.S. is losing it Amazon CTO: Cloud infrastructure keeps companies focused on innovation ZDNet Government IT blog 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 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 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 Featured TalkBack 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 The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse? Larry Dignan: How long can enterprises milk their existing PCs without having to upgrade? The answer for now is: Quite awhile, perhaps forever. But technology chieftains are betting (praying?) that there's a big PC upgrade cycle looming and the Windows 7 Oct. 22 launch will be the catalyst. READ FULL STORY Zack Whittaker: Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The problem with XP ... White Paper: 10 reasons Vista haters will love Windows 7 Windows 7: The incentives are coming Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7? 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 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	In The Blogs With behavioral data, companies value, avoid customers -- Tom Steinert-Threlkeld Sustainability: More capitalist than Jack Welch? -- James Farrar Gartner: Nine ways to measure SOA success -- Joe McKendrick Eight ways that cloud computing will change business -- Dion Hinchcliffe Field guide to interpreting CIO-speak -- Michael Krigsman HP, Intel, Yahoo collaborate on cloud computing -- Andrew Nusca Forget the iPhone: Palm targets RIM, business customers with Pre -- Andrew Nusca Invisible Linux -- Dana Blankenhorn LaCinema Classic Bridge turns your hard drive into a media player -- Sean Portnoy Cut. Scan. Read. -- Robin Harris Heads up! Interactive data eyeglasses -- Chris Jablonski Even more signs your software vendor can't innovate fast enough -- Dennis Howlett HP slashes prices on dv2, dv3, dv6 laptops; aims for college students -- Andrew Nusca CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7 -- Tim Ferguson Palm hopes high with Rubinstein at the helm -- Larry Dignan Now Introducing... Financial news, insight & guidance. It's where you go from here. MoneyWatch is the premier destination for smart, practical personal finance advice about your retirement, investing, savings, career and real estate. Visit MoneyWatch.com today! 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   New Technologies Sponsored White papers The iPhone is Here to Stay. 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