News from ZDNet | | | Motorola Xoom sales tepid; Production cuts next? With Apple launching the iPad 2 Friday, Motorola Mobility may be forced to scramble to bolster sales of the Xoom tablet. Worries are mounting. Read more | | Chrome OS beta test by Google ends; no more Cr-48s to distribute Google proved it was serious about the Chrome OS when it kicked off its beta program last year by sending thousands of Cr-48 notebooks to testers. The program has ended, so if you haven't gotten... Read more | | How will Japan earthquake affect Apple's iPad supply chain? Apple releases the iPad 2 on Friday and on the very same day a 9.0 earthquake rocks Japan, one of the centers of NAND flash production. What might the fallout from the quake be to Apple's product... Read more | | Google stands up Japan earthquake crisis response site Google leverages its own technologies to help people get information on the Japanese quake - People finder tool embedded here. Read more | | Nokia: Transition to Windows Phone to take about two years Nokia filed on March 11 a form 20-F with the Securities and Exchange Commission which mentions a number of new tidbits about Nokia's smartphone-centric partnership with Microsoft. Read more | | Motorola sending out XOOM update today, getting ready for Flash March 18 Motorola Mobility has tweeted that a system update for the XOOM tablet will begin rolling out tonight OTA, in preparation for Flash support coming on March 18 from Adobe. Read more | | Plug and play datacenters with virtualization and appliances Appliance computing looks like a good fit for the virtualized datacenter Read more | | Is Apple planning a Mac OS X tablet? Yes, almost certainly ... It's a rumor that I've been hearing for years, but a recent tweak to the Mac OS X UI (user interface), combined with other indicators, suggests that Apple is increasingly embracing touch and... Read more | | Steve Jobs: Apple's greatest legacy or its biggest obstacle? Does creating and maintaining a truly successful company like Apple demand a heartless and arrogant leader? Read more | | Adobe Flash Player 10.2 coming to Android on March 18 Motorola Xoom owners might have been frustrated that Adobe Flash Player 10.2 wasn't available at purchase time, but it is definitely on its way now. Read more | | Apple now requiring double dose of protection for in-app purchases While most Apple customers are raving about the personal hotspot and extended AirPlay features in iOS 4.3, there are some more gritty additions. That includes some extra precautions for in-app... Read more |
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