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TechWeb Weekly Update - Thursday, May 8, 2008

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Embarcadero Buys CodeGear
The price for CodeGear, the business unit of Borland that offers software development tools, is $23 million.

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Windows Vista SP1 Disaster Recovery Guide
Having trouble with the first major Vista update? Here's how to get your install up and running.

HTC Tries To Cut Apple With Touch Diamond Smartphone
The device, which runs on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, includes a 2.8-inch VGA touch screen and supports carriers' 3G broadband-like networks.

Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared
We tested openSUSE, Ubuntu 8.04, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva Linux One, Fedora, SimplyMEPIS, and CentOS 5.1. All performed well, and each had at least one truly outstanding feature.

Windows XP SP3 Now Available For Public Download
The service pack contains all the updates issued since SP2 was released in 2004, as well as new elements, including several borrowed from Vista.

Featured Jobs Featured Jobs:

Best Buy seeking TV Lead Engineer in Richfield, MN

ISES, Inc. seeking Web Developer in Morris Plains, NJ

Platinum Solutions seeking Development Database Administrator in Washington, DC

ITT Corporation seeking Senior Program Manager in Fort Wayne, IN

Health Care District of Palm Beach seeking Systems Analyst III in West Palm Beach, FL

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News of the Week

Think Over Data's Value When Deciding What To Store
A report from the Society of Information Management says it is just as important to figure out what data you can throw out as it is to decide what to store.

Congressman Seeks Second Life Ban In Schools, Libraries
Illinois' Mark Kirk hopes to quash online sex predators lurking around the virtual world by reviving the 2006 Deleting Online Predators Act.

World Of Warcraft's Legal War To Defend Copyrights Heats Up
Advocacy group Public Knowledge claims Blizzard's use of copyright infringement laws to crack down on MDY's Glide automation software is outrageous.

Another Google Executive Joins Facebook
Eliot Schrage joins several other former Googlers at Facebook, including Sheryl Sandberg, who left her job as Google's VP of global online sales and operations.

IBM Launches Program To Attract More Hispanics Into Technology Jobs
IBM hosted a summit this week to harness and share best practices for recruiting the growing Hispanic population into scientific, technology, engineering, and math careers.

Yahoo Shares Up On Hope Of Talks, Google Deal
Yahoo investors latched on to hopes the company would resume talks with Microsoft or soon forge a deal with Google, sending shares up 6 percent Tuesday.

'Terrorists' Legal Team' Sues Abu Ghraib Contractors
The Center for Constitutional Rights alleges tech outsourcers at the Iraqi prison committed torture and other war crimes during a civilian interrogation.

Qwest Switches From Sprint To Verizon For Cell Phone Service
The deal is a blow to Sprint Nextel, which had been supplying the service to Qwest customers after the company sold off its own wireless service a few years ago.

Sprint Explores Selling Nextel Unit, Other Options
A wave of suitors, possible partners, and investors have been talking with the struggling Sprint, the third largest U.S. cell phone provider.

FCC Caps Subsidies For Rural Wireless Expansion
The FCC is limiting payments through its Universal Service Fund that are used to expand services into rural areas.


Breaking news

Sun Has Ambitious Plans For JavaFX
Sun plans to follow JavaFX for the desktop, due this fall, with JavaFX for mobile devices in the spring of 2009.

Microsoft's Windows Vista Spin Merits Second Look
Vista uptake is unquestionably on the rise, but a variety of factors need to be considered with looking at the numbers, says Gartner.

Intel, SGI To Work On NASA Supercomputer
The plan is to build a 1-petaflop system by 2009 and a 10-petaflop supercomputer by 2010.

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