Google's Bing envy; Open source MS Money; Judging Palm Pre [TECH UPDATE]

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Top Editors Picks Cloud computing and open source face-off Dion Hinchcliffe: The writing's on the wall: The cloud computing industry will use open source as leverage for a new generation of proprietary platforms-as-a-service, very much like the established Web 2.0 services have used open source platforms to capture and create lock-in around data. READ FULL STORY 8 reasons why cloud computing will change your business Dana Blankenhorn: IBM expects Linux to make money Cloud computing and the return of the platform wars The emerging case for open business methods Cloud computing security to grow in 2009 Sponsored How much do your peers earn? Find out on activeTechPros if you're an IT professional. * * * * * * * * Introducing activeBizPros: a salary resource for business professionals We're in the midst of building our beta community site. Come join us and help drive the salary charts. Google missed a marketing turn with the 'decision engine' thing Larry Dignan: Does Google have Bing envy? In a new report, co-founder Sergey Brin is so rattled by the launch of Microsoft's rival search engine that he has assembled a team of top engineers to work on urgent upgrades to his Web service. Is the search giant running scared over Microsoft's search marketing blitz? READ FULL STORY Google could take a lesson from Bing on porn Schmidt: Bing Has Not Changed What Google Is Doing We're not in Omaha any more: Microsoft's Bing share on the rise My Bing experiment: Can it be the default search engine? Microsoft: Money just wants to be free Jason Perlow: Microsoft is abandoning its personal finance software, Microsoft Money, after over 16 years of development and marketing. But why abandon perfectly good software when it could be released to the community as an Open Source project? READ FULL STORY Microsoft doesn't win at everything Microsoft to close the till on Microsoft Money Is our love for Palm clouding our Pre judgement? Matthew Miller: As a Palm user since 1997, I believe the Palm Pre is a good start with many great aspects. But it's a year behind the Apple iPhone and several months behind the Android platform. As longtime Palm users, are we looking at Palm through rose-tinted glasses? READ FULL STORY Palm inventory watch: If you want a Pre go to Radio Shack Evernote for the Palm Pre lets you quickly capture notes on the go One week with my Palm Pre-cious reveals the good and bad Review: Documents To Go raises the bar for iPhone word processing Sponsored How much do your peers earn? Find out on activeTechPros if you're an IT professional. * * * * * * * * Introducing activeBizPros: a salary resource for business professionals We're in the midst of building our beta community site. Come join us and help drive the salary charts. European regulators, Opera weigh in on Microsoft's Windows 7 E plan Mary Jo Foley: Neither the European regulators nor Opera, the company which originally filed the antitrust case over browser-bundling against Microsoft in 2007, is completely keen on Microsoft's proposed, self-inflicted remedy. But the European Commission did like the bulk of Microsoft's solution. READ FULL STORY Microsoft proposes launching an IE-free Windows 7 'E' in Europe Windows 7 E - Will it harm IE's user share? I don't think so! Featured TalkBack Blog How mad are iPhone customers at AT&T? The ways are counted! David Morgenstern: Apple iPhone customers of AT&T are known to be hopping mad about the carrier. Now, the results of a poll shows exactly how mad: 98% of those who responded feel AT&T "should be ashamed" for its support. READ FULL BLOG What do you think? Do companies own work-related data on your own personal computer? Post Your Thoughts in TalkBack Reader TalkBacks AMD grabs "impressive" market share from Intel in Q1 "If you look at benchmarks of comparable AMD and Intel rigs, there is no advantage to AMD." -- CTRLurself CIO Jury: Let's wait on Windows 7 "No surprise. It would be foolish to roll out a new OS to an organization without testing." -- ye Elsewhere on ZDNet Photo Gallery Lunar science takes off at NASA With NASA just days away from launching its LCROSS lunar observation satellite, CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman headed to the Lunar Science Institute to hear what the new agency is up to. VIEW THE GALLERY First impressions of the Pharos Traveler 137 One week with the Palm Pre More ZDNet Photo Galleries ZDNet Reviews Casio announces Exilim Hi-Zoom EX-H10: thinnest, lightest wide-angle megazoom Janice Chen: I'm a big fan of the compact megazoom and also have a preference for wide-angle lenses. My current favorite point-and-shoot is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3, a compact megazoom with a wide 25-300mm equivalent, f/3.3-4.9 12x zoom lens. Well, after the announcement of the Casio Exilim Hi-Zoom EX-H10, it looks like the ZS3 is about to get a little more competition. READ THE REVIEW Amazon Kindle DX Apple MacBook Summer 2009 (Core 2 Duo 2.13GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M) More ZDNet Reviews Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter for the latest product reviews, news, and expert analysis	News and Blogs Adobe launches competitor to Google Docs IBM preps cloud services; Targets software development and testing Six things to know if your Facebook username has been squatted DRM licensing group plan to plug analog hole Microsoft takes off its xRM platform-as-a-service gloves LG begins shipping first HDTVs with built-in Netflix capabilities Top 10 affordable gadgets for Father's Day First thoughts on the Nokia N97, not as impressed as I should be InfoPrint printers make it easier to control eco-features The marketing myth of "free" social media Running your SOA like a Web startup US developer: China's Green Dam steals our code Coming soon: Google's micro-blogging search engine Robotic ferret to detect hidden drugs and weapons Dell's Twitter outlet generates millions in revenue Most Rated Posts Safari 4 - "The world's fastest browser" ... NOT! AT&T: The iPhone's anchor Allowing users to 'vote' for browsers could be Microsoft's worst nightmare Apple introduces the iPhone 3GS, drops price on 3G to $99 iPhone Software 3.0: Outrage climbs over missing AT&T support for new iPhone features Videos and Podcasts WWDC 2009: Apple unveils iPhone 3G S At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, Apple's SVP of marketing, Philip Schiller, shows off a new, speedier iPhone. The iPhone 3G S features a 3-megapixel camera and can shoot video at 30 frames per second. The phone is available next week in the U.S and some other countries. PLAY VIDEO WWDC 2009: Apple previews Safari 4 At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, the company's VP of Mac OS engineering, Craig Federighi, shows off improved features of Safari 4, including faster display speeds and full history search. PLAY VIDEO A look at high-speed autonomous driving At JavaOne in San Francisco, Calif., Volkswagen's Marcial Hernandez and Sun's Greg Bollella detail Project Bixby, an Audi TTS programmed by Volkswagen and using a Java runtime environment. The vehicle will then be raced on a Rally course against other automated vehicles. PLAY VIDEO WWDC 2009: Apple highlights Snow Leopard features At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, the company's SVP of Mac OS engineering, Craig Federighi, demos the Snow Leopard version of the operating system. For current Leopard users, the new OS--due in September--will be upgradable for $29. PLAY VIDEO WWDC 2009: New 15-inch MacBook Pro revealed At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, Apple's vice president of product marketing, Philip Schiller, shows off the company's latest MacBook Pro. The new notebook has a 3.06GHz processor, a unibody architecture, and a built-in lithium polymer battery. 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