Companies
Apple's HTC lawsuit paying off
Larry Dignan: Apple's high-profile patent lawsuit against HTC is already delivering returns since it is "meaningfully disrupting the development roadmaps for would-be iPhone killers," according to an analyst.
Product Review Blogs
Netbooks: Time to write the obit?
Larry Dignan: IDC rolls out its 2010 PC industry predictions, becoming the second major research firm to note that mininotebooks, or netbooks, will hit the growth wall and plateau.
Enterprise Hardware
Newegg sold counterfeit Intel Core i7 CPUs
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: It's not often that a reputable retailer is duped into passing on dodgy goods to customers, but it seems that Newegg managed to end up with counterfeit Intel Core i7 920 CPUs in its supply chain.
Security
Vodafone HTC Magic shipped with Conficker, Mariposa malware
Dancho Danchev: Researchers from PandaSecurity are reporting on Conficker, Mariposa and Lineage password stealing malware samples, shipped with a recently purchased Vodafone HTC Magic smartphone..
Web Technology
Review: Google Apps Marketplace
Larry Dignan: Overall, the Google Apps Marketplace is well stocked with apps, reviews, service providers and refinement tools and highlights a budding ecosystem.
Communications
Google's online-only phone selling model has failed
Garett Rogers: Google Nexus One so far, hasn't lived up to expectations. I guess it's not as bad as the Google Buzz roll-out, but Google's attempt at fundamentally changing the way we buy cell phones has yet to bear much fruit.
Enterprise Software
Cast Iron launches integration platform
Dana Blankenhorn: In a move to tackle a persistent cloud computing challenge, Cast Iron Systems just rolled out a new platform that aims to help companies large and small securely integrate public clouds, private clouds and on-premise applications.
Operating Systems
Confessions of a Windows 7 pirate
Ed Bott: In the interest of research, I've been digging into message boards and forums run by unabashed Windows enthusiasts who are intent on breaking Microsoft's activation technology.
IT Management
IT hiring outlook improves
Larry Dignan: CIOs say the information technology hiring picture is improving for the second quarter and job hunters may want to focus their efforts on the insurance and financial services sector
General News
RealNetworks kills RealDVD to settle Hollywood lawsuits
Sam Diaz: RealNetworks said today that it agreed to the terms of a permanent injunction that prohibits the company from selling the product or any technology that enables DVD-ripping.
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