News from ZDNet | | | Today Amazon locked up the Android ecosystem Amazon has its own ecosystem that today, with the launch of Cloud Drive and Cloud Player, the company is quietly merging with that of Android. Read more | | Hey Amazon, please bring your video service to Android too Amazon rolled out their slick Cloud Drive solution for Android devices today and I think it is time that they provided support for video content as well. Read more | | No Privacy on Amazon's Cloud Drive Amazon Cloud Drive sounds great, if you don't mind giving Amazon the right to do pretty much anything they want with your account and files. Read more | | IDC: Windows Phone to overtake iPhone sales by 2015 ... What do you think? According to research group IDC, worldwide sales of Windows Phone handsets will exceed that of iOS devices by 2015. Read more | | Microsoft releases Windows Thin PC public test build Microsoft has made available for download, as of March 28, the first Windows Thin PC Community Technology Preview (CTP) test build. Read more | | Windows Phone 7 'NoDo' starts to flow for T-Mobile and Orange users Microsoft has begun to notify users of HTC HD7 and Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 handsets that the first two WP7 updates are now available for download. Some Orange and Vodafone/SFR users also... Read more | | RIM launching PlayBook without native email client; Shoots itself in both feet The BlackBerry PlayBook will launch without a native email application - arguably the key feature to BlackBerry's success. Read more | | AT&T admits its 4G phones are throttled, will fix in April AT&T has stated on Facebook that the two 4G-capable handsets it sells, the Atrix 4G and Inspire 4G, will get software updates in April finally enabling speeds that are expected on HSUPA phones. Read more | | SSD security: the worst of all worlds Data security on SSDs is a mess. Good luck removing data! Preserve it for digital forensics? Uh-oh. Secure erase might work, but it that good enough? Read more | | Your anonymous data is not so anonymous "Re-identification" -- that is, identifying the real person behind what is assumed to be "anonymous" data -- is a growing problem. SmartPlanet reports on the threat. Read more | | Acer Iconia 6120 Touchbook dual-screen tablet revealed Acer is stepping up its tablet offerings not by doubling the screen size but rather by doubling the number of displays. Say hello to the dual screen Iconia 6120 Touchbook. Read more | | MokaFive supports Intel's second generation Coreâ⢠vProâ⢠Processor Family Improving levels of performance and security in virtual desktop environments Read more | | Microsoft releases Windows 'Vail' server to manufacturing Microsoft has released to manufacturing its Windows Home Server 2011 product, codenamed "Vail," company officials said on March 29. Read more | | Parents suing Facebook over photo of murdered daughter A mother and father are suing Facebook over a photo of their murdered daughter that was uploaded to the social network. Read more |
Featured multimedia | | | Set these devices free! (photos) Rumors abound that Amazon might make Kindles available to Prime members. Here are some other things we think should be gratis. View on site |  | | Nintendo 3DS Teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the Nintendo 3DS. The handheld game system has chips from Nintendo, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Texes Instruments, and more. View on site |  | | LEGO creations at MegaCon 2011 MegaCon 2011 was held in Orlando, FL from March 25-27. Take a look at photos of some of the LEGO creations that were on display at the annual comic book, anime, and science-fiction/fantasy event. View on site |  | | MegaCon 2011 cosplay photos MegaCon 2011 was held in Orlando, FL on March 25-27. Here are some photos of fans in costume at the annual comic book, anime, and science-fiction/fantasy event. View on site |  |
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