News from ZDNet | | | Intel makes Oak Trail official; 35 tablets and hybrids "in the works" Intel announced its Oak Trail platform for tablets on the eve of spring IDF in Beijing. The company said that 35 tablet and hybrid designs using Oak Trail are "in the works" and will ship... Read more | | Why Android tablets with Atom processors are a big deal We already know that the Wintel duopoly isn't what it used to be. Sure, mainstream business systems and mid- to high-end consumer systems generally run Windows 7 and have "Intel Inside," but a... Read more | | Hey big consultants: isn't there architecture behind that cloud? We've spent years perfecting service oriented architecture. Why aren't these lessons being applied to cloud? Read more | | Screenshots of Windows App Store leak: Looks suspiciously like Apple's Screenshots have emerged of the new application store due to arrive in Windows 8, dubbed the Windows App Store. Read more | | Amazon launches ad-supported Kindle for $114: A milepost on the way to free Amazon on Monday launched a Kindle that'll run you $114. Why so cheap? This Kindle packs along a few ads for the ride. Read more | | Adobe warns of new Flash Player zero-day attack Hackers are embedding malicious Flash Player files in Microsoft Word documents to launch targeted attacks against select businesses, according to a warning from Adobe.This latest Flash Player... Read more | | Google Farmer update goes international Google said Monday that it has launched its so-called Farmer update, a new algorithm designed to weed out low-quality content. Read more | | LG displays 47-inch transparent IPS LCD multi-touch panel Samsung already got started with mass production of transparent LCDs, but LG might not be far behind. Read more | | Microsoft and Google: Who's the most FISMA-compliant of them all? There's one thing that seems to be lost in the latest debate between Microsoft and Google, which erupted on April 11 over FISMA-certification of their cloud-hosted app offerings. Neither company... Read more | | Microsoft vs. Google war of words: Effective use of time? Another day, another public Microsoft vs. Google skirmish. This latest spat is over FISMA. Isn't there a back alley somewhere where this can be settled? Read more | | No, Microsoft didn't rush IE 9 into Windows Update Did Microsoft really rush Internet Explorer 9 into Windows Update in a desperate move to catch up with Firefox? Nope. The release schedule and rollout strategy are just like IE 8 and IE 7.... Read more | | Red Hat's Future Linux Desktop After years of steering away from the Linux desktop, in 2012, Red Hat will fully support a virtual desktop infrastructure. Read more | | Is the iPad a true post-PC device? At Apple's iPad 2 launch event, CEO Steve Jobs commented on how the iPad is a post-PC device. However, many iPad owners claim that the device is too reliant on a PC/Mac to be a true post-PC device. Read more | | The Future Of... Shopping What store has the new iPad in stock? Who has the best deal on platform beds? Where can I buy Lady Gaga's sunglasses? In the future, technology will put the answer to these questions at your... Read more | | Windows 8 necessities: Fast startup, tablet support and 'Aero 2.0' Two features you need and one you want dominated last week's poll. But as Windows 8 is built on previous operating systems, what about the problem of 'Windows rot'? Read more |
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