Windows 7 'Screaming deals'; Shockwave flaw hits millions; Apple's secret society [TECH UPDATE]

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Top Editors Picks 'Screaming deals' for Windows 7 Ed Bott: Microsoft unveils its "special, time-limited offers" for anyone willing to order a Windows 7 upgrade more than three months before the software officially goes on sale. But what happens to pricing when the promotion ends? Here's the bottom line for upgrades and full packaged product. READ FULL STORY Mary Jo Foley: Is Windows 7 pricing too high, too low, or just right? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: What's really new in Windows 7? Not much If you're running the Windows 7 beta, time is running out Can your hardware support Windows XP Mode in Windows 7? The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse? Sponsored Unrivaled Red Hat support now available from Novell Get top-ranked Novell support for your Existing Red Hat Environment Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions Ryan Naraine: Adobe's Shockwave Player contains a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by remote hackers to take complete control of Windows computers, according to a warning from the software maker. READ FULL STORY Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account hijacked, pushes Windows and Mac malware Top 7 reasons to quit Linux? How about 7 reasons to try it Remote code execution exploit for Green Dam in the wild' Microsoft: Outlook's not broken Mary Jo Foley: Some Outlook users are hoping against hope that an online campaign might result in Microsoft backtracking with Outlook 2010 and going back to HTML rendering. But Microsoft doesn't plan to fix anything. READ FULL STORY Fake Microsoft patches themed malware campaigns spreading Google Apps Sync cuts off Outlook's desktop search Google Apps: With Outlook sync, feel free to dump Exchange Apple's secret society Jason D. O'Grady: It's well known that Apple is one of the most secretive companies in Silicon Valley, if not the world. But at what point does that secrecy adversely affect products, or worse, become illegal? READ FULL STORY Buffett: Steve Jobs' surgery was a "material fact"; should have been disclosed Court allows Apple-Psystar case to resume Sponsored Unrivaled Red Hat support now available from Novell Get top-ranked Novell support for your Existing Red Hat Environment HP's new 13-in. ProBook 4310s offers Core 2 Duo, discrete GPU; starts $799 Andrew Nusca: HP has announced the 4.34-lb., 13.3-in. ProBook 4310s laptop for small and midsize businesses and mobile professionals. With Core 2 Duo and discrete ATI graphics among the options, it's a compelling 13-inch system. READ FULL STORY New HP mini 5101 netbook adds aluminum chassis; chiclet keyboard Toshiba debuts six new Satellite L Series budget laptops; start at $549 Lenovo debuts 0.83-in. thick ThinkPad T400s business laptop Blu-ray buzzkill: the death-spiral Robin Harris: Will consumers upgrade to Blu-ray? The CEO & co-founder of fast growing Netflix believes mailed DVDs shall be replaced by web-sent movies. And a recent poll finds that people today are less likely to buy a Blu-ray player than they were last year. READ FULL STORY Holy Betamax, Batman! Blu-ray is still barely beating out HD-DVD Poll: Blu-ray adoption is slow; big challenges ahead Featured TalkBack Blog Does the iPhone 3G S replace the need for Flip? Rachel King: Lots of gadget pundits are hypothesizing that the new Apple iPhone 3G S will put mini-camcorders such as the Flip out of business. Is it really true? READ FULL BLOG What do you think? Post Your Thoughts in TalkBack Reader TalkBacks Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's 'paper cuts' "Papercuts? More like deep stab wounds that require major surgery." -- Loverock Davidson What's really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much! "You could've said the same thing about the OS9-OSX switch." -- JoeMama_z Elsewhere on ZDNet Photo Gallery HTC Hero hands-on photos We take a close look at HTC's Hero, the company's third handset to sport the Google Android operating system. VIEW THE GALLERY Lenovo ThinkPad T400s business thin-and-light laptop First look: Microsoft Security Essentials beta More ZDNet Photo Galleries ZDNet Reviews Skooba Checkthrough Brief helps speed you through airport security Matthew Miller: It's no small task to get through airport security, but checkpoint bags have made it a little easier. The first thing I noticed with Skooba's Checkthrough Brief was the high quality material with which the bag was constructed. READ THE REVIEW Panasonic DMP-B15K portable DVD player Iomega eGo Portable Mac Edition (500GB, USB 2.0, FireWire) More ZDNet Reviews Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter for the latest product reviews, news, and expert analysis	News and Blogs U.S. sheds another 35K IT jobs in May, but market may be stabilizing Do Palm Pre owners have to look to the past to get apps? Seagate introduces FreeAgent external HDDs for Mac; up to 2TB Running Microsoft Security Essentials Should CEOs be active in social media? SanDisk announces world's fastest 32GB SDHC card General Imaging starts shipping new touch-panel GE E1250TW HP's new consulting services smooth the enterprise path to cloud adoption IBM backs research behind Lithium-ion battery alternative The Web's top 50 destinations in May 2009 SmartPlanet: Have a green product idea? Yahoo wants to know SmartPlanet: Cap and trade brings energy price stability Apple iPhone 3G Black Now Only: $99 Logitech Harmony One Buy Today, Only: $224.99 Most Rated Posts How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software? Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac First voice-guided GPS apps arrive for iPhone The Internet will become a paid system in 5 years Google prepares to open up Google Voice   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. Schiller adds that customers shouldn't need to change battery in a notebook at all in five years. PLAY VIDEO Play more video and audio New Technologies Sponsored White papers Unrivaled Red Hat support now available from Novell Get top-ranked Novell support for your Existing Red Hat Environment Data Privacy Best Practices. Time to take action against data breaches. Get step-by-step guidance on developing and implementing your comprehensive privacy and security strategy. Safeguard intellectual property and ensure compliance Find out how you can protect against zero-day threats, safeguard intellectual property and ensure compliance. Live Webcast: Maximize Uptime, Performance and Savings with UNIX Listen to experts as they discuss how you can best utilize UNIX to improve service, reduce costs and manage risk on your network. 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