bMighty News Flash: Friday May 15, 2009

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

• Windows 7 Expected To Kill Vista -- Researchers at Gartner urge clients to skip Vista altogether if they haven't already deployed the OS
• HP Has More Battery Troubles, Issues Recall -- 70,000 notebook PC battery packs recalled because lithium-ion batteries "can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers"
• Toshiba Launches 512GB Flash Drive Laptop -- Toshiba will ship notebook with a half terabyte solid state drive

MOBILE

• Sprint MiFi Hotspot Offers Personal 3G -- The portable device uses Sprint's EV-DO Rev. A mobile data network to connect up to five devices
• Google Giving Android A Barcode Scanner -- The move could make it easier for Android users to find and buy products online, which would help Google move its lucrative ad platform to the mobile space
• MBTA Drivers Cell Phone Use Ban Protested By Union -- The action follows a driver's admission that he was texting when the trolley he was driving went through a red light and crashed into another trolley, injuring 50
• Clearwire Launching Mobile WiMax In Atlanta -- The service is expected to expand this summer in Las Vegas and Chicago with Philadelphia and Dallas/Fort Worth to follow later in the year

SECURITY

• Facebook Users Targeted By Another Phishing Attack -- Two weeks after a similar attack, hackers successfully gathered passwords from some of Facebook's 200 million users
• Amazon Kindle Allows Blog Stealing -- New blog publishing program lets anyone steal other people's blogs and charge readers for them

SERVICES

• Verio Launches SMB Site -- Web hosting provider Verio rolls out online community designed to help small businesses expand their online presence
• Twitter: We'll Monetize With Search, Brands -- The much-hyped microblogging service will capitalize on its user base through search, says Twitter executive