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March 11, 2010

Computing

	Marketplace Targets Microsoft Office
	Patches Show Older Software Burden
	New Leader for Web Standards Group
	IE 6 and 7 Vulnerability Being Exploited

Digital Life

	Bing Bangs Out More Market Share
	Who Cares About App Store Terms?
	Google Maps Gives Biking Directions
	China Gives Microblogging a Whirl

Discovery

	'Extinct' Frog Found in Australia
	Asteroid Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
	Dino-Eating Snake Fossils Found
	King Tut's Grandpa Unearthed in Egypt

Space

	NASA To Repair Deep-Space Antenna
	NASA: Next Frontier Remains Unclear
	LHC Preps To Probe Universe Secrets
	Senators to NASA: Get Specific

Innovation

	Flight Simulators Could Save Lives
	Solar Energy from Office Windows?
	Aid Workers Call on Google Earth
	Latest Smartphone Trends for 2010

Health

	Alzheimer's Drug Fails in Late Study
	AIDS Virus Can Hide in Bone Marrow
	Foods Recalled Over Salmonella
	Germs May Be Making You Fat

Science News

	IBM Develops Earth-Friendly Plastic
	LHC Seeks Dark Matter Discoveries
	Foods Recalled Over Salmonella
	Germs May Be Making You Fat

Environment

	Not More Quakes, Just More People
	IMF Wants Climate Change Funding
	Stressed IPCC Seeks Outside Review
	Tech-Savvy Chile Taps Social Media

Enterprise Hardware Spotlight

HP Turns Steve Jobs' Flash Snub Against Apple's iPad
No watered-down Internet. No sacrifices. That's the promise Hewlett-Packard Vice President and CTO Phil McKinney offered consumers in a blog post about the PC giant's upcoming tablet.

Cisco Unveils Much Faster CRS-3 Router for Net Growth
Cisco says its CRS-3 Carrier Routing System is the foundation of the next-generation Internet that will pave the way for rapid growth of video transmissions, mobile devices, and new services.

HP Swipes at iPad as 'Watered Down' as Rivals Line Up
Competitors in the fast-moving tablet-computer category are lining up to take on Apple's iPad. Hewlett-Packard is the latest to preview a product, and other companies are positioning products.

Mobile Enterprise Spotlight

Smartphones Transforming Business Travel
More and more tech-savvy travelers are using their smartphones to transform travel habits, looking up aircraft seat configuration, tracking taxis, contacting hotels and locating colleagues.

With Windows Phone 7, Microsoft Makes 'Clean Break'
Microsoft said its new software for smartphones, Windows Phone 7 Series, is a "clean break" with the past. The phones won't run applications written for older versions of Microsoft's software.

Apple's Suit Would Block HTC's HD2 Windows 7 Phone
Apple is attempting to put the brakes on one of the first Windows Phone 7 Series smartphones. Apple's suit against HTC would block the company from releasing its HD2 mobile phone in the U.S.

Enterprise Technology Spotlight

Marketplace for Google Apps Targets Microsoft Office
With its mind in the clouds and an eye on rival Microsoft, Google has launched an online application store for third-party programs that can be integrated with its online Google Apps office suite.

IBM Develops Earth-Friendly Plastic
Researchers from IBM and Stanford have developed a way to significantly improve the quality of recycled plastic, breaking the plastic down so that it can be reused again and again in the same form.

Building Your Own Computer: Not Just for Nerds
The simplest way to make sure that every piece of technology in a new desktop PC fits your requirements is to build it yourself. You don't have to be a nerd to manage the task anymore, either.