Microsoft, Yahoo strike search deal; Verizon woos developers; Smart grid [TECH UPDATE]

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Top Editors Picks It's official: Microsoft-Yahoo ink 10-year search pact Larry Dignan: CEOs Carol Bartz and Steve Ballmer announce a 10-year pact where Microsoft will power Yahoo search. Yahoo also becomes the sales force for Microsoft's premium properties. But will regulators go for it? READ FULL STORY With Microsoft search deal, Yahoo risks becoming AOL Poll: Did Microsoft and Yahoo do the right thing? Microsoft-Yahoo search pact appears to be a win-win deal Yahoo's new home page: Spending more time in your world The Microsoft-Yahoo thaw is underway: Bartz likes Bing Sponsored Solutions Brief: Running Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Intel Platforms Read how Red Hat and Intel move intelligence forward with an integrated solution that reduces complexity, boosts performance and expands scalability. Microsoft privately testing Office 2010 streaming-download model Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft has invited selected testers to try out a new way of delivering Office 2010 to customers using virtualization and streaming technologies. READ FULL STORY Is Microsoft now going to have to give everyone a choice of web browser? Microsoft Office 2010: The odyssey continues Microsoft's fiscal 2010 battle cry: Growing our share Office 2010 to hit networks and the web in style Feds need to mandate e-book standards Christopher Dawson: Real accessibility goes way beyond enabling text-to-speech on a Kindle. We need content that's accessible to students worldwide, with and without disabilities. It's time the government mandated an open, extensible, XML-based standard. Wanted: An American Textbook Accessibility Act. READ FULL STORY Kindle draws fire at Arizona State Without content, Apple tablet is a non-starter in Education Hate educational DRM? Try a Flexbook Screw Kindle -- just give me a decent app for textbooks If a color Kindle is years away, where does that leave e-textbooks? Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for education Verizon Wireless to developers: 'Our success is tied to you' Larry Dignan: Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam pitched application developers on the company?'s strategy as it moves toward its 4G long-term evolution (LTE) network. Verizon said that its app marketplace will complement existing stores from platform partners. READ FULL STORY Apple, AT&T, iPhone: Everything that's wrong with the cellphone industry wrapped up in a single package Sprint increases bet on prepaid; Buys Virgin Mobile USA BlackBerry Storm price dropped to $99.99: Is that enough? SmartPlanet: What exactly is a 'smart grid'? An explanation John Dodge: What is a smart grid, anyway? I caught up with Mike Butts, director of Advanced Metering Infrastructure, to learn what its ambitious smart grid and metering system will look like. Hint: think Wi-Fi. READ FULL STORY Video: Who will manage the smart grid? Video: Do we need smart meters? John Dodge: Smart grid spying worries privacy advocates John Dodge: Five not-so-obvious ways to conserve electricity Sponsored The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats Read this Osterman Research paper to learn how organizations must implement a layered defensive strategy to protect against messaging, internal and Web-based threats and how Sunbelt Software can help. (Sunbelt Software) Featured TalkBack Blog Is it time to dump Adobe's Flash player? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: With news that 92% of Windows PCs are vulnerable to a zero-day attack that Adobe won't patch until Thursday, is it time to dump Adobe's Flash player? READ FULL BLOG What do you think? Post Your Thoughts in TalkBack Reader TalkBacks Microsoft and the 'premium mix' dilemma "I don't mind if my notebook looks cool. But I would much prefer if they improved the functions first." -- terry flores SSDs are getting better, still not there yet "I don't see any reason that SSD will become replacement of hard disk." -- privacy matters Elsewhere on ZDNet Photo Gallery Branson takes off in Eve At the Airventure 2009 air show, Virgin Galactic chief, Sir Richard Branson, showed off its mother ship, WhiteKnightTwo aka VMS Eve. VIEW THE GALLERY Ferrari 458 Italia photos Firefox 4 preview plays with tabs, lights More ZDNet Photo Galleries ZDNet Reviews Would an Apple tablet mean the end for Apple TV? Sean Portnoy: The media is abuzz with reports that Apple is working on a tablet device that could be like the iPhone or iPod Touch on steroids. While the thought is that an "iTablet" would be a netbook-killing (and Kindle-killing) device, it could eliminate another product: Apple TV. READ THE REVIEW Motorola Endeavor HX1 Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940 More ZDNet Reviews Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter for the latest product reviews, news, and expert analysis	News and Blogs Microsoft issues emergency patch for IE AOL revenue slides 24 percent in second quarter; Spin off around end of year Palm's Pre can't offset Sprint's subscriber losses Microsoft releases second, 'experimental' version of .Net 4 Beta 1 A 'personal cloud' with Novatel's MiFi 2372 3G Wi-Fi hotspot File format blues Is your SOA hammer looking for a nail? IT failures town hall recap: Exploring the CIO's role Was 4chan block about censorship, security or net neutrality? SmartPlanet: Don't confuse customer loyalty with profitability SmartPlanet: The brains behind bacon-flavored salt Panasonic VIERA LCD HDTV Buy now, only: $599 NEW Apple iPhone 3G S Pre-Order Sale! $199.00 Most Rated Posts The Ultimate Windows 7 Upgrade FAQ Microsoft agrees to give choice of browsers to Windows 7 users in Europe Walmart to sell $298 Compaq laptop in time for back-to-school 'while supplies last' Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless? Latitude for iPhone shows off iPhone deficiency   Videos and Podcasts How does a solar cell work? How does solar conversion work now and how do we want it to work in the future? Paul Altivisatos, interim director for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at UC Berkeley, explains how a solar cell works and how the solar energy of the future can become more efficient. PLAY VIDEO Freemium: The first business model of the 21st century At the Revenue Bootcamp Conference in Mountain View, Calif., Chris Anderson, author of "Free: The Future of a Radical Price," discusses how different companies use the free-to-premium, or freemium model to not only make money, but often keep customers at a higher rate than fully paid services. PLAY VIDEO Beyond Google AdSense: Monetizing smaller Web sites What can small companies and start-ups without huge audience numbers do to earn money from their Web sites? At the Revenue Bootcamp Conference in Mountain View, Calif., panelists discuss pay-per-click ads, and why they might not be the best model for small companies. Rather, they say, finding a single sponsor or targeting a more specific audience could be a better strategy. PLAY VIDEO What's working and what's not in SEO? At the Revenue Bootcamp Conference in Mountain View, Calif., panelists discussed the best ways to drive traffic to your site. Dion Lim, COO of SimplyHired.com, stresses his company's success with partnerships--if you make people money, he says, they'll be your friends for life. PLAY VIDEO The future of... Dressing rooms Need to update your business wardrobe, but don't have the time to scrutinize yourself in the fitting room mirror? Researchers at PARC are working on putting an end to dressing room indecision. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das meets up with the brains behind the "responsive mirror" and tries the technology on for size. PLAY VIDEO Play more video and audio New Technologies Sponsored White papers Solutions Brief: Running Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Intel Platforms Read how Red Hat and Intel move intelligence forward with an integrated solution that reduces complexity, boosts performance and expands scalability. How Security Features in Windows Server 2008 Can Save You Money In these tough times, every business needs to save money. Learn how Microsoft? Windows Server? 2008 OS provides added security measures to combat data theft, thus saving you loads of money. The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats Read this Osterman Research paper to learn how organizations must implement a layered defensive strategy to protect against messaging, internal and Web-based threats and how Sunbelt Software can help. (Sunbelt Software) Keep unwelcome activity away from your data Learn how a combination of software and managed security services provides automated oversight you can count on. PCI DSS Compliance in the UNIX/Linux Datacenter This paper discusses how creating a secure access control infrastructure in heterogeneous UNIX/Linux environments supports Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance. (Symark Software) More white papers: Most popular papers Recently added papers Most popular papers by industry
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