Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Dell picks Ubuntu for Linux PCs

'Highly critical' Trillian, Winamp flaws flagged
Security holes in two popular desktop software applications could put millions of computer users at risk of code execution attacks.

Another piece of Microsoft's cloud programming model revealed
Mary Jo Foley: At Mix '07, Microsoft revealed yet another piece of its puzzling cloud-programming puzzle: "Astoria," a set of patterns and infrastructure for Web data services.
Microsoft expands its set of Live programming interfaces
Mix '07's sleeper announcement: Cross-platform CLR
The scoop on Silverlight for developers
Focus on Mix '07

Report: Microsoft to buy 24/7 Real Media for $1 billion
Larry Dignan: Google grabs DoubleClick. Yahoo grabs Right Media. And now Microsoft is reportedly going to take out 24/7 Real Media.

Google denies Viacom copyright charges
Google responded to Viacom's $1 billion copyright lawsuit, arguing that it has not infringed on the rights of the media company and that the lawsuit threatens the viability of YouTube.
Larry Dignan: Google's Viacom response: An army of lawyers cut and paste
Donna Bogatin: Google accuses Viacom of 'unclean hands'

Computer maker is trying a second time to sell Linux PCs and has chosen Canonical's Ubuntu to supply the operating system.
Screenshots: First look at 'Feisty Fawn'
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First thoughts on Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn