Microsoft warns of 64-bit Windows 7 hole

From CNET News.com: Microsoft is working on a patch to fix a hole in a 64-bit Windows 7 graphics display component that could be exploited to crash the system or potentially take control of the computer by running code remotely.

The company is investigating a new publicly reported...

Google unveils Net storage utility

From CNET News.com: Offering a direct competitor to a widely used Amazon.com service, Google on Wednesday launched an early version of an Internet-based storage system.

As with the better established Amazon Web Services (AWS) option called Simple Storage Service (S3), Google...

HP Vows to Use Palm’s WebOS on Tablets, Printers

From X-bit Labs: Hewlett Packard plans to use Palm’s webOS and its possible derivatives for various kind of devices, not necessarily smartphones. The chief executive officer of HP claims that slates and web-connected printers are likely candidates for the webOS.

“We expect to...

EC fines DRAM chipmakers $404M over price fixing

From InfoWorld: European antitrust regulators fined nine semiconductor manufacturers more than €331 million ($404 million) on Wednesday following a years-long investigation into price fixing in the market for DRAM memory chips.

The European Commission said all of the companies...

Android Sales Surge, but Threats Loom

From PC World: Google's Android looks unstoppable, with quarterly sales steamrolling the iPhone in the U.S. and now Windows Mobile globally, but it's only the eye of the storm for the young operating system.

Gartner's latest statistics show big gains for Android's quarterly sales...

Google opens door for third-party Gmail apps

From CNET News.com: "If you build it, they will come" isn't always enough. Sometime you have to let somebody else build on your foundation.

That's what Google is now doing with Gmail, letting Google Apps customers add various third-party applications that integrate with the e-mail...

Facebook launches mobile site free of data charges

From CNET News.com: Facebook's new mobile site, dubbed 0.facebook.com, is promising quick and data-charge-free access, though it's only accessible through certain mobile carriers.

The popular social-networking site already offers a mobile site designed to display on smartphones and...

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