bMighty News Flash: Friday May 1, 2009

"There is a new Linux file system in town, and some people see it as a menace. But the real problem may have more to do with users who ignore simple, common-sense IT practices."
--Matthew McKenzie

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BUSINESS & E-BUSINESS Recession Boosts Entrepreneurship -- Kauffman Foundation study finds increases in creation rate for new businesses Sole Proprietorships Pay Lowest Tax Rate -- SBA study finds examines financial ramifications of different legal forms used for companies Local Online Advertising Increasing -- Borrell report finds increase in local online ad spending and resurgence of "legacy" media companies such as yellow pages Google First $100 Billion Brand -- Search giant increases its value, despite current economic situation GPS Not Reliable Enough For Courts -- GPS devices too easily jammed, data too easily spoofed to be relied upon as legal evidence
HARDWARE & SOFTWARE Windows 7 Coming In October -- Acer expects Microsoft to release its next OS in the fall IBM Introduces Private Cloud Computing Appliance -- First cloud appliance signals how concepts of private cloud computing are changing End Of Recession, End Of Netbook Craze -- Market research indicates people will turn away from low cost, mini-laptops as economy improves Apple Considering Mac Price Cuts -- Facing a tough economy and a netbook boom, Apple is considering reductions on some Macs Apple Rumored To Be Developing iPad -- Mid-size mobile device would fill the gap between the iPhone and the MacBook
MOBILE Android 1.5 Cupcake On The Way To G1s -- T-Mobile rumored to be the updating G1 software over-the-air Mobile Phones In the Cloud? -- New technology offloads processing from mobile devices to cloud-based doppelgangers
SECURITY Facebook Bolsters Security Tools To Combating Phishing Attack -- Social network under siege this week by FBaction.net
SERVICES Oracle Hatching SaaS Plans -- Oracle has been briefing analysts about it SaaS strategy Google Launches DoubleClick Studio -- Tool helps users develop and produce rich media ads Google Search From Within Gmail -- Google Web search results now appear within Gmail without additional tabs or windows

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