Dell Latitude Z600
You read car magazines for reviews of wheels you want to buy--and of the odd machine that you'd never be able to afford in a million years but can admire from afar. That's the Dell Latitude Z600 ultraslim laptop. Wait--a "sexy" Dell Latitude? It's hardly practical--or economical--but if you're into forward-thinking tech, this portable that starts at around $2000-plus is worth a good longing look. (Our review unit, as configured, sells for a mere $4323 with its wireless charger and base station).
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Acresso who? Macrovision spinoff changes name, again
Under a legal threat from another software firm with a similar name, Acresso Software Inc. is changing its name to Flexera Software after just 19 months.
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What's replacing P2P, BitTorrent as pirate hangouts?
Driven by increased crackdowns on BitTorrent sites such as The Pirate Bay, software pirates are fast-moving their warez to file-hosting Web sites.
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Microsoft and EU settle, phishing scams, busts
Capping our list of top IT news stories this week, Microsoft and the European Commission reached accord on the ongoing antitrust case against the company. While this will free up some room in future top-news lists, we expect that we'll continue to have no end of bad news related to phishing scams, of which there was plenty this week as well. Thankfully, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison added some levity to the mix, though his brand of joking undoubtedly fell flat at Salesforce.com.
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Automatically mute sound before meetings
If your only Mac is a laptop, and you take it with you to meetings, classes, or other such activities, you're probably used to muting your machine before the event starts, then unmuting it once the event ends. While this is clearly not hard to do, it can be somewhat embarrassing if you forget to mute your Mac, only to have it loudly announce the arrival of a new e-mail, Tweet, or iChat message during the middle of a lecture.
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Elgan: There's no such thing as a 'business cell phone'
JD Power finding the iPhone the best business phone should force us to recognize a new reality: There's no such thing as a business phone anymore.
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Energy Secretary applauds Apple leaving Chamber
The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce may not be thrilled with Apple's decision to say sayonara to the organization, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of happy people--some of them in high-up places. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu gave the company a figurative high-five for its move.
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FCC to launch inquiry into Google Voice
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will launch an inquiry into Google Voice, the Web-based voice service, after complaints that the tech company is blocking some calls.
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Windows Mobile: Setting the stage for the future
Microsoft plans to replicate some processes from the PC industry to try to boost its performance in the mobile market and expects to see a growing number of applications in its new Marketplace, an executive said this week.
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Scientists refute online rumors on moon bombing
Scientists have been quick to refute rumors that NAS's mission to crash spacecraft onto the moon could have negative effects on the earth and its people.
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