Oracle, IBM detente; Apple QuickTime flaws; 'Major rewrite' of Windows Phone OS? [WEEK IN REVIEW]

ZDNet Week in Review ZDNet Member | September 17, 2010
Must-Read News   Between the Lines Oracle, IBM detente forged by dollars, distribution, HP Listening to Oracle's fiscal first quarter earnings call was like being transported to an alternative enterprise IT universe where Larry Ellison, Mark Hurd and IBM CEO Sam Palmisano were long lost frat brothers. READ FULL STORY   Zero Day Apple QuickTime flaws puts Windows users at risk The QuickTime 7.6.8 update patches vulnerabilities that could be exploited in drive-by downloads (via rigged Web sites) and via booby-trapped image files. READ FULL STORY   Recommended What are the highest paying job roles? IT Professionals - Find out in the 2010 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member for free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * Business Professionals Join activeBizPros and identify the highest paying job roles in your country with our salary benchmark wizard.   Companies   All About Microsoft Microsoft already talking about a 'major rewrite' of its Windows Phone OS? Verizon and Sprint won't be offering Windows Phone 7 CDMA models until 2011. That's not welcome news. What's worse, however, if News.com's paraphrase is on the money, is that Microsoft already is working on a 'major rewrite' of the Windows Phone operating system. READ FULL STORY   Googling Google Google Me coming this Fall? The Google Me service will introduce what Google calls "a social layer" into online search, video and Google Maps. What's interesting to me is that this doesn't sound like it's going to be a stand-alone product. READ FULL STORY   The Apple Core HDR app shootout: Apple v. Pro HDR v. TrueHDR I did a casual high dynamic range (HDR) imaging test this morning. Apple HDR blows out the highlights, Pro HDR is heavy-handed and TrueHDR is the best. READ FULL STORY   Recommended What are the highest paying job roles? IT Professionals - Find out in the 2010 activeTechPros IT salary & skills report. Be a member for free access. * * * * * * * * * * * * Business Professionals Join activeBizPros and identify the highest paying job roles in your country with our salary benchmark wizard.   Operating Systems   Ed Bott's Microsoft Report IE9 power tips: the secrets of pinned site shortcuts Pinned shortcuts are the killer feature of Internet Explorer 9. How do they work, and how can you customize them to make yourself more productive? I've got the details and some cool power tips to share. READ FULL STORY   Linux and Open Source Amazon makes a welcome entry to the Linux market From a business standpoint it is designed to protect Amazon, and its cloud customers, not just from intruders but from themselves. READ FULL STORY   Tech Broiler Hey Apple! Hey Apple! Stop Making Windows Software that Stinks! While some of my colleagues would like Apple to release more software for Windows, I just wish they'd stop releasing Windows software that stinks. Period. READ FULL STORY Featured Photo Gallery   Energy storage on grid heats up The electric grid in the U.S. has very little buffer in the form of energy storage, but some technologies are now vying for different applications--from grid stabilization to storing many hours of wind and solar power. VIEW THE GALLERY More photo galleries: Scenes from the Samsung Galaxy Tab event X Prize winners, finalists: A 100 mpg mandate ZDNet Industries   ZDNet Government Is your home sitting on top of a potential "hell on Earth" firebomb? Like much of America’s infrastructure, many pipelines are old, need to be replaced, and have the potential for catastrophic failure. READ FULL STORY   ZDNet Education Intel Classmate announcements from IDF It's easy to forget Intel's so-called clamshell Classmate when their convertible tablet works so well, but new ruggedization features make it worth a look in a variety of markets. READ FULL STORY   ZDNet Healthcare Dell health care FAIL Dell is a hardware company and a system integrator. But what hospitals and clinics are looking for are software-based systems they can learn to use quickly if they're to soak up that sweet, sweet stimulus cash. READ FULL STORY Featured Video   Intel CTO touts mobile-sensing devices Intel CTO Justin Rattner discusses "context-aware computing." The new technology will soon be embedded in mobile devices and will be able to learn about who you are, where you are, how you're feeling, and what you want. WATCH THE VIDEO More videos and podcasts: Dell unveils convertible Windows 7 tablet Intel shows new MeeGo devices Web 2.0   Social Business Facebook's remote log-out security feature: Should you care? Tom Eston: Facebook is trying some new ways to innovate security, though it's still overlooking some other simpler fixes. Should you care about these new controls? READ FULL STORY   iGeneration Tech cannot replace the traditional schooling experience Just because technology can bridge schools from across the planet together in a lesson, doesn't mean the school building should be torn down. Too much tech in education can be a barrier. 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