FW: Google: We didn't infringe on Java; Apple fails to patch security flaw; Windows Phone update FUD; Google Copies Bing [WEEK IN REVIEW]

 

 

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Must-Read News   Between the Lines Google: We didn't infringe on Java; Oracle's smoking code was rigged Google's reply to Oracle's amended complaint in the Java infringement suit is a barnburner and the search giant isn't going quietly. Remember that Java vs. Android code comparison line by line? Google says Oracle redacted parts to look better. READ FULL STORY   Zero Day Mac OS X security flaw publicized after Apple fails to patch The vulnerability, which only affects Apple Mac OS X v10.5, could allow hackers to take complete control of a vulnerable machine via malicious PDF files. READ FULL STORY Patch Tuesday: Critical security holes in Microsoft Office Microsoft has shipped a patch for to fix several critical security holes affecting its Office productivity suite and warned that hackers can use RTF (Rich Text Format) e-mails to launch code execution attacks. READ FULL STORY     Companies   All About Microsoft Motorola retaliates with new patent suits against Microsoft On November 9, Microsoft filed its second patent suit in less than two months against Motorola. On November 10, Motorola fired back with its own patent suit against Microsoft. READ FULL STORY   Googling Google How will Android beat a Verizon iPhone? Sub-$50 price tags You might want an iPhone, but can cash-strapped consumers justify the cost when super-cheap Android devices will still get them on the mobile web? READ FULL STORY   The Apple Core Apple and Oracle all hugs on Java SE7 for Mac OS X A joint press release from Oracle and Apple on Friday cleared up the angst over the future role of Java on Mac OS. A newly-formed OpenJDK project will handle the release and Apple will do the heavy lifting on the "key components, tools and technology required for a Java SE 7 implementation on Mac OS X," the release said. READ FULL STORY     Operating Systems   Ed Bott's Microsoft Report Cutting through the FUD about Windows Phone updates The paranoia around Windows Phone updates is so thick you could cut it with a machete. If you believe that carriers are going to undercut Microsoft's new mobile platform by sabotaging OS updates, you need to take a closer look at the business model. READ FULL STORY   Linux and Open Source Microsoft surrenders on Linux Kinect hack If the engineers want to close off the open source uses of Kinect later, in order for Microsoft to gain more control over new markets, there is time for that. READ FULL STORY   Tech Broiler Samsung Galaxy Tab: iPad Rival or Handheld Computer? The Samsung Galaxy Tab is an impressive piece of technology, but it’s not really an iPad competitor. READ FULL STORY Featured Photo Gallery   Samsung Galaxy Tab, T-Mobile (photos) Take a closer look at the T-Mobile edition of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, an Android tablet competing against the Apple iPad. VIEW THE GALLERY More photo galleries: Yesterday's future as seen today (images) Digital designers duke it out at Cut&Paste (photos) Cell phones with unique designs (photos) ZDNet Industries   ZDNet Government Friends of Wikileaks' traitor Manning whine about government investigation. Well, duh. Here's a little tip. If you don't want to feel intimidated and harassed by the government, don't pal around with traitors. READ FULL STORY   ZDNet Education Digital Underclass? Only if we allow it Jason Perlow's vision of a digital underclass can be prevented, but only through the rapid evolution of our vision of what a library should be (and the support of vital stakeholders). READ FULL STORY   ZDNet Healthcare How we get to the Health Internet The Health Internet is coming on fast. Two open source projects are creating the standards industry will follow and the resulting change may be as sudden as the Web being spun. READ FULL STORY Featured Video   Verizon Wireless CTO: Four transformative 4G trends At the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco, Verizon Wireless CTO Anthony Melone talks about the launch of the company's new 4G LTE network later this year. WATCH THE VIDEO More videos and podcasts: Hulu CEO: New ad innovations offer more choice to TV watchers MLB.com CEO: Challenges of streaming live baseball to mobile devices James Cameron: A glasses-free future for 3D Web 2.0   SEO Whistleblower Google Copies Bing. There. I Said It. Google copies Bing. Disagree? Have a look and tell me what you think! READ FULL STORY   Social Business RockMelt: The Next Social Browser I think RockMelt is a cool concept that was designed and engineered exceptionally well. READ FULL STORY   iGeneration How 'National Unfriend Day' can prevent terrorism Jimmy Kimmel is on a one-man mission against the ‘culture of Facebook’ by announcing National Unfriend Day. But it may well offer a positive side effect: preventing terrorism. READ FULL STORY   The Web Life Robots speak up and defend global warming Nigel Leck developed a robot, that scans Twitter every five minutes for people tweeting negative things about global warming, and then answers them with scientific evidence showing them they are in fact wrong. READ FULL STORY	Enterprise Corner   Burnette: It's youth vs. experience in the Google AI challenge, and the kids are winning   Virtualization: Red Hat announces Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6   Wainewright: Now you can buy a fake PC for your fake cloud   SOA: WS-I calls it a 'wrap,' turns over work to OASIS   Marks: MacBook Air First Impressions   Greenberg: United Airlines - Chance for Redemption or More of the Usual   Hinchcliffe: Social suites vs. apps: The tension between bloat and refinement   Gardner: Architecture is destiny: Why the revolution in business interactions can't work on conventional database stacks   Five Nines: Containerized datacenters raise their profile   GreenTech: Report rates 50 cities on electric vehicle readiness   Sustainability: Facebook Places rebuffed by eminent sociologist who inspired it   Foremski: Broadvision relaunches Clearvale social business platform   Howlett: Enterprise 2.0 is beyond a crock. It's dead   IT Failures: Understanding Lumber Liquidators' ERP failure   Sommer: CEO Interview - Jerome Ternynck/SmartRecruiters   Murphy: President Obama declares India a world power and tactfully addresses outsourcing Connect with ZDNet     Hardware Corner   The Toybox: Intel slashes prices on solid-state drives for holidays; adds 120GB option   Hardware 2.0: Microsoft takes swipe at Mac for not supporting Blu-ray   Smartphones: The Return of Kin: Verizon may try to sell off product stock   Computers: AMD ships first Fusion chips, announces new APUs for laptops, desktops and tablets   Mobile: Windows Phone 7 stock already depleted?   Cameras: Joby debuts Gorillamobile tripod for iPhone 4; $39.95   Home Theater: Best Buy Black Friday ad leaked: 42-inch plasma HDTV for $370, $60 Blu-ray player   Storage Bits: Mob-sourcing: the prejudice of crowds   Networking: Here comes the 100GigE Internet   Emerging Tech: A vision for 'incidental media' that's pervasive, yet polite Latest SmartPlanet   Carbon geosequestration will contaminate water supply, study says   Biofuels: can scientists engineer faster-growing grasses?   Want to know if you are headed for Alzheimer's?   Italy's road of solar power   World's largest video database of proteins promises better drugs Latest TechRepublic   Poll: Is there a Microsoft Kinect in your Xbox future?   Three technologies I'd like to see in 2011   Why you should never trust Facebook   IT joke of the week - Objects not fully oriented   Five tips for dealing with Windows boot problems Latest BNET   Tether App Turns Your Android Phone Into a Broadband Modem   How the Daily Beast Snapped Up Newsweek: No One Else Wanted It   At AstraZeneca, 15,000 Layoffs May Not Be Enough   How to Become a Master Problem Solver   Why Gen Y is Better at Your Job Than You Are Latest CBS MoneyWatch   Commission's Controversial Deficit Plan   How Will We Cut National Deficit?   Deficit: Panel's Letter to Taxpayers   Best Way to Pay Student Loans   Benefits: 4 Ways to Cut Taxes
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