bMighty News Flash: Tuesday June 9, 2009

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

• One Laptop Per Child Designer Unveils Low-Cost, High-Resolution Screen -- Mary Lou Jepson says that the key to future generations of netbooks and PDAs is the display, because it's a laptop's most expensive component
• Apple Pricing Snow Leopard To Sell -- The new version boasts better performance and a number of enhancements. Most notably, Apple is offering individual Snow Leopard licenses for $29
• Apple Finalizes Safari 4 -- Added to the Web browser are Web standards like HTML 5, advanced CSS Effects, and enhancements that help JavaScript code run faster
• Apple Updates MacBook Pro, Air -- The company's 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros will have integrated batteries, boosted processors, and stronger graphics capabilities
• Gordano Launches New Messaging Suite -- GMS v.16 provides integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
• Dell Bundles Open Source Appls For SMBs -- Dell will offer SMBs pre-configured bundles of hardware and open source software

MOBILE

• Intel Capital Invests $43 Million In Japanese WiMax -- UQ estimates its service will be available to more than 90% of the Japanese population by the end of 2012
• Is Apple's iPhone 3GS Enterprise Ready? -- The 3.0 software and iPhone 3GS offer incremental improvements for corporate deployments, but experts note some key elements are still missing
• Apple's Lower iPhone 3G Price Isn't Enough -- A less expensive limited iPhone data plan and prepaid offering for the iPhone could put rival phone makers in a difficult situation, analysts suggest
• Apple iPhone Users Cry Foul Over AT&T Upgrade Policy -- Subscribers with an iPhone 3G who aren't eligible for an upgrade -- those not near the end of their two-year contracts -- can still upgrade to an iPhone 3G S, but must pay $200 more

NETWORKING & COMMUNICATIONS

• Riverbed Introduces Enhancements to Cascade Appliances -- Integration of appliances from acquisition of Mazu Networks contiunes with new streamlined WAN visibility and reporting
• Cisco Predicts Explosion For Internet Video -- Internet traffic will increase fivefold over the next five years, driven by a jump in the amount of video transmitted across the network, according to Cisco Systems

SECURITY

• Alleged T-Mobile Data Offered To Highest Bidder -- A note offering the data for sale says that the company's databases, confidential documents, and financial documents were stolen
• Palo Alto Networks Announces New Firewall Software -- PAN-OS 3.0 software for Palo Alto's firewalls is designed to supersede the 'find it and kill it' model of other security technologies

SERVICES

• Helpstream Introduces New Community Networking Functionality -- ActivityStream allows users to subscribe to and follow their favorite experts in the community and seamlessly embeds Helpstream communities with Salesforce.com and Oracle CRM solutions
• SoftLayer Launches Hourly Billing For CloudLayer -- The new hourly billing structure of CloudLayer Computing instances will charge customers at $0.10 per GB for outbound bandwidth usage