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Top Editors Picks Windows 7: The incentives are coming Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft and its partners are experiencing the lull just before the arrival of the next big thing - Windows 7. But now they're preparing some new consumer and business incentives to keep the pipeline primed. READ FULL STORY Windows 7 to launch October 22; RTM next month With date set, when's the best time to buy a new PC? Windows 7 to open another round in Apple-Microsoft rivalry Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ready to ditch XP for Windows 7? Why Windows 7's netbook success isn't a slam-dunk No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition Sponsored Discover how you can work smarter and increase efficiency with Enterprise 2.0 Are you often bogged down by information overload and handicapped by lack access to reliable and updated source of information? Learn how you can. Email service provider: 'Hack into our CEO's email, win $10k' Dancho Danchev: A newly launched startup called StrongWebMail is aiming to add a new layer of secure authentication for its customers. The company is so confident in its approach that it's offering $10,000 to the person who breaks into the CEO's email. READ FULL STORY Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes 20,000 sites hit with drive-by attack code Google's new data tools: it's all about business Sam Diaz: For just a moment, forget about what Google's motives might be with the new analytics features that it's giving to users of the company's Local Business Center. Instead, think about how a business -- local, national -- can benefit from knowing what people are doing on the Internet in the moments before they find you in Google's local listings. READ FULL STORY Businesses gain access to Google data through Local Business Center Google begins its rumble with Amazon Google is in "Bing" trouble Why I Will never buy a Mac Jason Perlow: Arrogance and wishful thinking on the part of Apple and its rabid fan base will not stop Mac clones. But it will certainly stop me from buying a computer with an Apple logo on it. Why have I never owned a Mac? The answer is simple, yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane. READ FULL STORY David Morgenstern: Poor economy saves Mac community from clone crap Apple Airport Express: Okay, Okay, I love the damn thing Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmare Hey, Apple! Don't 'do cheap'? Let someone else do it instead Apple's early days: Documents on display Sponsored Discover how you can work smarter and increase efficiency with Enterprise 2.0 Are you often bogged down by information overload and handicapped by lack access to reliable and updated source of information? Learn how you can. The CIO is dead (long live the CIO) Patrick Gray: The recent explosion of C-level titles means a rationalization of the C-suite is long overdue before the alphabet soup of C-level positions threatens to make the title meaningless. The CIO role is not safe from extinction, and in its current state, there is a good chance its days are numbered. READ FULL STORY CIOs should take a few punches amid the downturn to save IT Five IT security pet peeves Stepping into a leadership vacuum shows initiative AMD announces ATI Theater HD 750 "HDTV on a chip" Sean Portnoy: Some owners of home theater PCs want as much of the same experience as a typical cable user as possible, which means they need to install CableCards or TV tuners. AMD is courting the latter group with the launch of its new ATI Theater HD 750 video chip, which the company promises will provide superior image processing and signal reception. READ FULL STORY Microsoft beefs up Xbox 360's entertainment offerings with 1080p HD streaming Asus will launch budget O!Play media streamer at Computex NEC develops new chip that promises superior 1080p upscaling Get e-mail alerts for ZDNet's Home Theater blog Featured TalkBack Blog Sustainable change or SOX 2.0? Dennis Howlett: I struggle to believe strategic approaches can come from the Big Four. They are too heavily vested in billing consulting hours, and I wonder whether they have correctly understood the balance between economic and sustainability needs. 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 Sony unveils PSP Go, motion-sensing At E3 no big surprise was Sony's unveiling of an updated portable gaming controller, the PSP Go. Big surprise was the unveiling of a motion-sensing device to combat the Ninetendo Wii and Microsoft's new Project Natal. VIEW THE GALLERY Sony Ericsson W995a Freescale shows off 'smartbook' designs More ZDNet Photo Galleries ZDNet Reviews Acer Aspire Timeline: A thin-and-light notebook with 8 hour battery, gestures for $598 Andrew Nusca: Acer has introduced the U.S. availability of its Aspire Timeline series of business notebooks that average more than 8 hours of battery life. The Timeline is a thin and light mainstream notebook that combines Intel's ultra low-voltage processors with a palatable price tag: $598. READ THE REVIEW Slappa Velocity Spyder Pro MSI X340 More ZDNet Reviews Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter for the latest product reviews, news, and expert analysis	News and Blogs Intuit makes two-pronged PaaS and SaaS push AMD to ship DirectX 11 GPUs this year Red Hat's Fedora 11 to offer interop with Microsoft Exchange Are tech companies agreeing not to steal top execs? Intuit picks up PayCycle for $170 million A case for rugged laptops? Sorry Linux but the chicken came first Is anyone WOWed by desktop wallpapers any more? Intel Core i7 950/975 CPUs on the way Apple's early days: Documents on display Intel finally announces ULV, drops the "C" Google Chrome for Mac: Still not ready New iPhone rumors mapped out 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 Google CEO touts always-on computing At the Google I/O developer's conference in San Francisco, Calif., company CEO Eric Schmidt shares his vision for a new computing paradigm. In his keynote, Schmidt says "this is the beginning of the real win of cloud computing, of applications." PLAY VIDEO What's the cloud's killer app? At the Interop conference in Las Vegas, SAP CTO Vishal Sikka shares his views with M.R. Rangaswami, co-founder of the Sand Hill Group on application development in the cloud. He pinpoints two key areas for continued research, real-time search and mobility. PLAY VIDEO VMWare executive shows off fluid network switching Russ Daniels, CTO of cloud services strategy for Hewlett- Packard, predicts that in the coming years, technology will move towards being customizable for every aspect of our lives. PLAY VIDEO Microsoft and HP announce alliance at Interop The Interop Conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft's Stephen Elop and Hewlett-Packard's Ann Livermore announce a partnership between the two companies to bring a better, faster, less expensive, unified communication solution to businesses. PLAY VIDEO The future of clean-tech investing At the Enterprise Carbon Accounting Symposium, venture capitalists discuss the outlook of investing in smart grids, carbon management, and energy-monitoring tools. At debate is how to invest capital in an efficient way. 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