| Editor's note: Answer our poll on whether wireless docking will allow road warriors (and others) to use smartphones instead of laptops. And, take a look at our review of IE9, the arrival of the Samsung Sleek Series 9, and the EU coming down on Facebook and Google on privacy. -Jason Poll: With wireless docking, will smartphones replace many laptops? The idea of smartphones using a protocol like Wireless USB to "dock" and act like a desktop or laptop is intriguing. Do you see it becoming a legitimate PC replacement? Take our poll. Read more | News from ZDNet | | | Facebook, Google 'must adhere' to strict EU privacy rules Facebook, Google and other major social networks and sites will be forced to become compliant with EU data protection laws, and give greater rights back to the end consumer. Read more | | Samsung's sleek Series 9 is now available The Samsung Series 9, one of my favorite laptops from the Consumer Electronics Show in January, is finally available. Read more | | HP TouchPad in June for $499 The latest rumor about the HP TouchPad originally shown last month at the webOS press event thrown by HP, has the tablet going on sale in June for $500. If that price holds up that is good news as... Read more | | Five Reasons not to "Upgrade" to Windows' Internet Explorer 9 Yes, Internet Explorer 9 is better than Internet Explorer 8, but there are better Web browser choices out there. Read more | | Motorola XOOM WiFi for $599 is $200 too much Motorola has officially announced that the WiFi-only XOOM tablet will go on sale at several retailers on March 27th for $599. This is $200 too much to compete with the entry-level iPad 2 that is... Read more | | Microsoft, RIM expected to unveil new, free hosted Blackberry service Microsoft and RIM are set to unveil a new offering, possibly as soon as March 16 -- a Hosted Blackberry Enterprise Service for customers using Exchange 2010 Online, Microsoft's hosted Exchange... Read more | | Red Hat turns on Oracle and other Red Hat Linux clone-makers No more Mr. Nice Linux, Red Hat is making life harder for its imitators: CentOS and Oracle. Read more | | Verizon's HTC Thunderbolt kicks off the grand LTE experiment Verizon Wireless confirmed that the HTC Thunderbolt lands on St. Patrick's Day and the timing is notable. After all, you may need a few pints to celebrate your new broadband speeds. Later, you may... Read more | | Google Apps launches improved document discussions Google Apps will roll out a new commenting feature that allows you to solicit feedback, resolve issues and keep a record of multi-author document changes. Read more | | Samsung launches Galaxy Player devices: Is there a market here? Samsung launched the latest devices to build out its Galaxy brand. The plan: Launch the Galaxy Player, Android-based ultra-mobile devices with 4-inch to 5-inch screens. Read more | | Samsung piles on TV app store; adds HBO, MTV Samsung announced the addition of new apps from HBO and MTV to its television-based app store, giving consumers more reason to ditch the cable box for good. Read more | | Spamvertised FedEx notifications lead to malware A currently ongoing spamvertised campaign is brand-jacking FedEx for malware-serving purposes. Read more | | Major League Baseball starts streaming free games on Facebook Major League Baseball is streaming one free game on Facebook during the spring training season, and may even do the same during the regular season. Read more | | NASA scientists turn towards Earth to measure polar ice and climate change conditions This is actually some of the real science that's been fueling the global warming and client change debates. Read more |
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