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Top Editors Picks What's really in each Windows 7 Edition? Ed Bott: Microsoft has put together a basic feature set that actually makes sense, with a consistent upgrade strategy to move between versions based on your requirements and your budget. That's a huge improvement over the practically incomprehensible Vista feature list. From Starter to Ultimate, here's what you'll find in each edition of Windows 7. READ FULL STORY Special Report: Windows 7 nears the finish line Windows 7 to launch October 22; RTM next month Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7? Windows 7: The incentives are coming Why are we surprised Windows 7 is so good? 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) Palm reviewers: The Pre has a puncher's chance Larry Dignan: Palm's Pre isn't going to topple the iPhone this weekend, but the device has a puncher's chance to be a threat in the smartphone market, according to a bevy of reviews. Palm's Pre makes its debut for the masses on Monday. READ FULL STORY Palm Pre reviews appear; can it beat the iPhone and Android devices? What does a Palm Pre cost? Apparently, 1 Million Scoville Units. T-Mobile G1 has a much better QWERTY keyboard than the Palm Pre Palm Pre: Five reasons to expect a homerun Palm webOS touts iTunes sync, Twitter search, App Catalog Apple's WWDC: Wall Street expects to be underwhelmed Larry Dignan: Apple analysts are expecting the company's developer powwow to be a ho-hum affair to Wall Street types?and potentially a negative. In other words, no surprises with new iPhones or a Steve Jobs appearance. READ FULL STORY Video: A sneak preview of WWDC 2009 Seb Janacek: Predictions for Apple's WWDC Gallery: Prep for Apple's WWDC 2009 begins Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the apps New iPhone rumors mapped out No Apple-like attack ads for Microsoft's big-bucks Bing campaign Mary Jo Foley: On June 3, Microsoft kicked off its multi-million dollar ad campaign designed to promote its rebranded Bing search engine. There are no "Laptop Hunter" type ads to call out Google the way it has been doing on the PC front with Apple. Instead, it's less about "search" and more about "decisions." READ FULL STORY All things Microsoft: Windows 7, Bing, and 'pink phone' Bartz: Bing isn't all that (and neither is a Microsoft search deal) Microsoft makes Bing search available for mobile devices Microsoft's Bing playing fast and loose with fair use? 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) It's official: Acer to offer Aspire One netbook with Google Android, Q3 2009 Andrew Nusca: Acer today unveiled its first Aspire One netbook featuring the open source Google Android operating system. Why Android? "Faster connection to the Internet," the company says. Oh yeah, and it's cheap, too. As in free. READ FULL STORY Acer to sell Android netbooks in Q3 2009; will they be cheaper? Asus Eee PC spotted running Android, Qualcomm CPU Android's doing a pretty good job of keeping up with the iPhone ThinkFree Mobile Office suite for Android to be demoed next week 18 Android phones coming by Christmas 2009 Featured TalkBack Blog Why Does IT Hate Facebook and Twitter? Dan Kusnetzky: With as much as the media might talk about the "new enterprise" and "social media" you?d think that IT would be in lock-step with the rest of the business when it came to social networking. But there's a big difference between applications that are allowed by organizations and the ones IT professionals consider to be legitimate. 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 Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7? "It depends on one thing. Price." -- John E Wahd EU wants MSFT to put other browsers in Windows "I don't mind IE being there, I just seldom use it. I don't want to have to uninstall browsers I don't like." -- bobfastner Elsewhere on ZDNet Photo Gallery Dress rehearsal for Opera 10 beta Opera 10 beta is the latest incarnation of a browser that currently lags in sixth place in terms of market share. The new version, released on June 3, is based on the company's Presto 2.2 rendering engine, and introduces a new skin, visual tabs, a new compression technology, automatic updating and BitTorrent support. VIEW THE GALLERY Sony Ericsson W995a Freescale shows off 'smartbook' designs More ZDNet Photo Galleries ZDNet Reviews Bye bye black and white: iRex color e-reader in 2011? Jennifer Bergen: We heard the news of E Ink being bought out, and mass producing color displays by 2010, but today brings news of another e-reader manufacturer?s experiments in color. iRex is developing a new color, writable e-book reader said to be on the market by mid 2011. READ THE REVIEW Logitech G19 HP Mini 110 More ZDNet Reviews Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter for the latest product reviews, news, and expert analysis	News and Blogs Intel buys Wind River; Targets software for embedded devices Iran, North Korea, China, Russia searching for U.S. secrets on P2P networks Microsoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy term Intel Core i7 975: 'World's fastest processor' reviews, aggregated Ten HBIs (half baked ideas) on SOA-cloud convergence Sony Ericsson brings W995a unlocked smartphone to U.S. LaCie introduces 500GB, 1TB wireless HD media players YouTube XL: Designed for viewing on HDTVs Computex: AMD previews first DX11 GPU, Nvidia focuses on mobile NEC upsizes its green monitor offering Can a startup challenge Google on the re-invention of e-mail? Run a quick test of your PC's settings with online services Most Rated Posts Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7? Dangerous Microsoft DirectX vulnerability under attack Microsoft adds some multi-touch glitz to Windows 7 Screenshot: Apple to charge for re-downloading apps   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. 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