Reporter's notes: Cloud Computing conference
The Under the Radar: Cloud Computing conference was abuzz with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Is this where the startup money is gathering?
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Windows 7 to have an 'XP mode'
Microsoft is planning to use virtualization to allow Windows 7 to easily run applications designed for Windows XP, according to CNET sources and an enthusiast site.
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Is convenience worth a Google toolbar?
We're big fans of Google's My Location feature for mobile phones, which pulls up search results in your area without you typing any extra location indicators. But would we download an IE add-on to get it on the desktop?
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Microsoft sets dates for Windows 7 release candidate
Software maker says it will issue the near-final version to developers starting next week, with a public release on May 5. A version has already been making the rounds on file-sharing services.
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Facebook for BlackBerry 1.5: Update and video
The new Facebook for BlackBerry upgrade received a bug-fixing update just days after its initial release. Plus, we've got a video of the app's newest features.
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RSA 2009: A yawner at best
Analyst Jon Oltsik finds the security conference, held this week in San Francisco, rather lifeless.
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Microsoft axes Live Search Product Upload
The software maker said the Web tool for retailers, which had been in beta, is redundant with other products.
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Yahoo Messenger 9 'status' tweak: Sharing is caring
Yahoo gives Messenger 9.0 broader powers for pulling in status messages from around 20 third-party services--including Twitter, Pandora, and Last.fm.
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Boeing's Airborne Laser still up in the air
The Secretary of Defense sees an operational role for the ABL as "highly questionable," but research continues into the missile-zapping system from on high.
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Lip-reading computer can distinguish languages
Lip-reading computer from researchers in Britain is able to identify languages spoken with "high accuracy," according to scientists.
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Quickfire lets you launch Mac apps from Firefox
Quickfire turns Firefox into an applications launcher where you can load up a new app with just a couple of keystrokes.
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Leaked: Skyfire browser's BlackBerry alpha photos
Leaked screenshots of Skyfire's alpha browser for BlackBerry have been causing quite a stir. Here's what we've got to say about it.
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NASA retargets Atlantis launch for May 11
Launch of the shuttle Atlantis on a mission to service and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope has been moved up one day to May 11.
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Microsoft cancels company picnic
As part of its broader effort to trim expenses, the software maker tells employees that it is axing the summer ritual.
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Judge seals courtroom in MPAA DVD-copying case
DVD Copy Control Association says public should be barred from the courtroom because information about the technology used to encrypt DVDs is a trade secret.
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How to find cheap groceries online
If you want to know whether or not buying groceries online is for you, check out this roundup of the top five online grocery destinations.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: YouTube RealTime needs more work
CNET News' Stephen Shankland evaluates the new social-networking features attached to YouTube.
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Android 1.5's Live Folders: Looks nifty
Google's plans for Cupcake, version 1.5 of its operating system, include a lot of features that are suspiciously familiar to those Apple's iPhone already has. But here's an original concept that sounds pretty useful so far.
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Google spreads labs approach to toolbar
In the latest example of Google's labs philosophy, the company releases new variations of its toolbar with location features and better Chinese support.
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Gmail now properly reads PowerPoints, TIFFs
Google's Gmail gets a minor upgrade that lets it open up PowerPoint files, along with TIFF images.
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