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Today's Top Picks   Apple's malware challenge: Usability as its security world changes Apple's security reality is changing right before our eyes and the company's response will be telling. READ FULL STORY Recommended Successful Business Integration with Oracle SOA Download this resource kit to learn more the features and benefits of Oracle SOA plus the best practices, design patterns and paths to its successful implementation. Here come the Chromebooks In three weeks, we'll see the first Chromebooks, the Samsung Series 5 and the Acer Wi-Fi Chromebook. Here's what to expect. READ FULL STORY Microsoft Skype breaks open-source partnership What a surprise! The pre-Microsoft purchase Skype will no longer let Digium include Skype functionality in its open-source Asterisk telephone services server. READ FULL STORY E-reader battery life spat part of larger issue with footnotes, assumptions Few of us read footnotes, but a scrum over e-reader battery life claims from Barnes & Noble could have been avoided by noting a few key assumptions. READ FULL STORY Google is selling pre-Honeycomb tablets short, they work fine Every day I hear from people who inform me that tablets running pre-Honeycomb versions of Android are not "real tablets". READ FULL STORY Five easy steps to become an innovation-killer The fuel that powers 21st century organizations is innovation. The problem is that most companies regularly do things to snuff out innovation wherever it rears its head. READ FULL STORY Left alone, outsourcing could sink your organization Outsourcing to third-party vendors top the list of security risks for organizations. But how do you mitigate it? At Forrester IT Forum 2011, analysts weigh in. READ FULL STORY Why I haven't unsubscribed from Sony's PlayStation Network Following the nightmare that was the global security breach in Sony's PlayStation Network, many PS3 owners gave up. Some even started selling off their games and consoles. READ FULL STORY LG and Dell relying on Android to capture Indian mobile market Dell is expanding their manufacturing plant in Chennai, India to increase their mobile export quantities. READ FULL STORY The Increasingly Irrelevant Desktop OS Virtualization and cloud-computing will save the desktop operating system but we really just need a way to launch applications. READ FULL STORY Hot Topic Spotlight   It's not just you, Apple hates everyone Apple's using the bully pulpit to stifle their competition again. READ FULL STORY Featured Photo Gallery   Apple's greatest controversies and biggest foul-ups A run down of some of the most controversial decisions or actions by Apple, including some of their biggest mistakes to date. VIEW THE GALLERY More photo galleries: What rover Spirit discovered on Mars (photos) How to upload mobile photos to any Facebook album (screenshots) Sony Vaio F, S series laptops (photos) Featured Product Coverage   Comcast testing out IPTV service at MIT to compete better against online video rivals Comcast may be the 800-pound gorilla of pay TV providers, but that size doesn't help it move as nimbly as smaller rivals and upstarts when it comes to taking advantage of changes in the distribution of its content. READ FULL STORY More product coverage: Blockbuster continues assault on rooted Android devices PlayStation 3 Call of Duty: Black Ops Bundle coming May 31 Presale for Sony 13.3" Vaio S Series starts today; $1,350 and up Like gadgets? Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter	News & Blogs   Yahoo integrates Facebook, Twitter in mail service overhaul   Why Kindle has already won the ebook war   Devices with 'moronic limitations'   Mac OS X has you covered ... really?   Free, ad-supported games are killing 'try-buy' model   Sony opens identity protection service for PSN users   Smartphones? There's malware for that, too.   Twitter 'will inform users of legal action', says European boss   Dell's new laptop "thinnest on the planet," except for Apple, that is   Can an open-source backer thrive inside Microsoft? This one says no Connect with ZDNet   Become a fan on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter   Watch us on YouTube Videos and Podcasts   Google reveals first Chromebooks At the company’s developers conference in San Francisco, Google's Sundar Pichai announces the first Chromebook laptops. Samsung and Acer will each be offering machines starting June 15. PLAY VIDEO   Google announces music, movies, and more At the Google I/O developers conference, the company rolled out updates for its Honeycomb tablet OS, announced the Ice Cream Sandwich mobile phone OS, and debuted new music-streaming and movie rental services. PLAY VIDEO Play more video and audio Recommended Downloads How HP and Fortify helped FICO Implement a Secure Development Lifecycle Hear how FICO increased security testing across their software development lifecycle to deliver more secure applications. They'll talk about how HP Software and Fortify Software helped them deliver more secure software that complies with federal regulations like PCI and how they were able to build more secure applications and minimize the risk of security breaches from hackers that attack web applications. Watch webinar here Key Steps to Proper Planning, Execution and Analysis of Performance Testing Methodology As technology is progressing and applications are evolving, systems are getting more and more complex with many moving parts in the application. Join Don Jackson of Cardinal Health as he walks through the key steps involved in a sample performance testing project - from planning to design to execution to analysis. Watch webinar here KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study With program management assistance from KPMG, HP establishes a foundation to automate its records management using HP TRIM software. Download case study here Select the right ERM system Your next step to implementing best-practice enterprise records management. It's essential to clarify what is being managed (distinguish between records and other types of information) before scoping and planning your ERM program. Download whitepaper here. 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