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Today's Top Picks   Apple continues to tell support reps: do not help with Mac malware Apple continues to maintain a public silence on the current outbreak of Mac malware, which may have affected more than 60,000 Mac owners. READ FULL STORY Recommended 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 Microsoft's biggest 'Mango' challenge: Creating excitement without killing demand On the eve of the VIP Preview for Windows Phone, I'm wondering what Microsoft can do to stoke the market for Mango without completely killing off demand for existing WP7 devices. READ FULL STORY Mint 11: The "Un-Unity" Ubuntu desktop Linux Like Ubuntu, but don't like its new Unity interface? Then give Mint 11 a try. READ FULL STORY Microsoft's Ballmer says next-gen Windows systems due in 2012 During remarks at a developers conference in Japan on May 23, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer referred to the next version of Windows as "Windows 8." READ FULL STORY Sony's data breach costs likely to scream higher Sony has spent $171 million related to the data breach involving its PlayStation Network, Qriocity and other online properties, but the company is likely to spend a lot more in the quarters ahead. READ FULL STORY Square's Card Case: Could it replace cash registers? Square recently introduced Card Case, a new app that essentially turns smartphones into digital cash registers at local businesses. Even though it's very new, one has to ask, can this work? READ FULL STORY Why I finally joined the Amazon Kindle bandwagon Three and a half years after its introduction, the most stalwart of Kindle critics gives in not once, but twice. READ FULL STORY Enterprise app stores: great idea, lackluster reception Are IT departments resisting the idea of consumerizing business app access? READ FULL STORY Hot Topic Spotlight   Microsoft "fixes" faulty Xbox 360 update by giving away a free console Microsoft tries to avoid a Sony-style PR blunder for a faulty firmware update by preemptively offering customers a new 250 GB Xbox 360 S and 1-year subscription to Xbox LIVE. READ FULL STORY Featured Photo Gallery   Portable form factor Battle Royale: Tablets and netbooks and hybrids, oh my The Dell Latitude 2120, Inspiron Duo, Streak 7, and Motorola Xoom represent an important cross-section of state-of-the-art ed tech hardware. How do they stack up? VIEW THE GALLERY More photo galleries: The iCade arcade cabinet for iPad Cracking Open the Samsung Series 9 (13.3-inch) ultraportable notebook Motorola Droid X2 (photos) Featured Product Coverage   New details on AMD, Intel chips for back-to-school PCs Summer isn't even here yet, but chipmakers AMD and Intel are already gearing up for back-to-school. READ FULL STORY More product coverage: Core Wars: AMD's eight-core Bulldozer desktop CPUs to be priced around $300, launch at E3 T-Mobile flips the switch to 42 Mbps in 55 markets 500+ features coming to a Windows Phone 7 "Mango" tomorrow? Like gadgets? Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter	News & Blogs   Cloud Girlfriend Open To All: Hard Lessons For Dating Sims   Yahoo to push its latest Web mail out of beta   Apple to Lodsys: stop trolling our devs   What is "Innovation Journalism?" Does it have a future?   Amazon Web Services launches Oracle relational database service   Five reasons why the Nook Color is more popular with women   Where's our pocket-sized audio-only Kindle Nano?   IBM, Fort Worth aim to make emergency responders more collaborative   Morality V's Technology: Timberland takes Apple to the woodshed   Borders announces the touch screen-equipped Kobo WiFi Touch Edition Connect with ZDNet   Become a fan on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter   Watch us on YouTube Videos and Podcasts   Google unveils Android@Home At the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, company executives show how Android software will be used in the future to connect home appliances and a living room media hub called Project Tungsten. PLAY VIDEO Play more video and audio Recommended Downloads Select the right ERM system Your next step to implementing best-practice enterprise records management. 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