March 31st, 2008
News to know: OOXML; Adobe AIR for Linux; Copyright; Best midrange hardware
Notable headlines:
Paula Rooney: Microsoft’s OOXML gets ISO approval … maybe
- Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking
- OOXML standard vote down to the wire
- Christopher Dawson: OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care?
Ryan Stewart: Adobe AIR alpha for Linux is out Paula Rooney: Adobe brings AIR RIA tool to Linux
Limo debuts first mobile Linux platform amid steep competition
Denise Howell: Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy Summit
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 “Best Kit List” for Apr 08/May 08 Gallery (right)
Security wrap:
- Nate McFeters: Vista falls in Pwn2Own contests final day to a flaw in Adobe Flash
- Black Hat Europe, Day 2: The day that wasn’t and Black Hat Europe, Day 3: Begin the presentations
- Larry Dignan: SEO poisoning attack hits big sites; Can the defenses scale?
- The iPhone Project: The iPhone: finally PWNED
- All Headline News: Linux Declared ‘Hacker Proof’
Jason O’Grady: An analysis of data densities; SD v. SSD
Roland Piquepaille: Silicon chips for optical quantum computing
News.com: Yahoo targets women with Shine
Larry Dignan: Survey: Your IT leaders are an antsy bunch
Kara Swisher: What MicroHoo Might Be Like — Things have been quiet …
Kingsley-Hughes: Console gaming will “die in the next 5 to 10 y
ears”
Matthew Miller: What Waterfield Designs SleeveCases fit the Fujitsu U810 and Celio REDFLY? Gallery (right).
- Dashwire opens public beta, threaded SMS and photo sharing included
- The next WinMo Palm Treo may be the first with 320×320 and integrated WiFi
Dana Blankenhorn: Should doctors’ offices go SaaS? Why we still hate Microsoft
Fred Wilson: Uncertainty
Heather Clancy: Cisco: Rethinking power for an always-on world
IT Facts: Global storage software market in 2007
Garett Rogers: Google turns the lights out for Earth Hour
VentureBeat: Q&A with Mozilla’s John Lilly on 10 years of Mozilla and the future of browsers
Dennis Howlett: A fresh Firefox install: drastic but cathartic
Delaware court rules in favor of IAC’s Diller
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week
Christopher Dawson: Are mini-laptops worth deploying without Internet access?
Janice Chen: Adobe launches free Web app and photo sharing service, Photoshop Express
- David Morgenstern: Concerns raised over content ownership, terms with Adobe Photoshop Express service
- Christopher Dawson: Photoshop Express a fine, free tool for teachers and students
Week in review: Social media open for business
Turning over a new leaf at Quark
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