Friday, April 24, 2009

Running Windows 7 on a netbook; Netbooks hammer Windows revenues for second straight quarter

Also in this issue: Two U.S. senators say H-1B visas allow 'legal discrimination'
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April 24, 2009
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In this issue:


1. Hands on: Running Windows 7 on a netbook
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185688/0/

2. Netbooks hammer Windows revenues for second straight quarter
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185689/0/

3. Two U.S. senators say H-1B visas allow 'legal discrimination'
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185690/0/

4. Microsoft's Windows, Office profits slip again
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185691/0/

5. Microsoft earnings drop, revenue off 6%
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185692/0/

6. Report: President Obama to get secure BlackBerry 8830
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185693/0/

7. Apple apologizes for approving Baby Shaker iPhone app
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185694/0/

8. NASA astronaut says he will Twitter from space
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185695/0/

9. AT&T notes huge surge in Wi-Fi usage
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185696/0/

10. CTIA backs universal cell-phone charger
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185697/0/

11. Alleged Craigslist killer gets support from friends on Facebook page
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12. When the Web Got it Wrong
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185699/0/

13. Robert L. Mitchell: Vonage: How to get two "lines" for the price of one
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185700/0/

14. Preston Gralla: Apple: We think netbooks are junk
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4882257/283856148/185701/0/


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