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JavaOne '08: Sun starts delivering
At San Francisco conference, company touts a rich Internet application environment and a new cloud computing service. Plus, Neil Young sings Sun.

Adobe says Photoshop Express glitch fixed
The software maker says it has fixed a bug that delayed an update to the free, Web-based photo editing tool. The planned updates are now available, it says.

Sun's Ian Murdock on OpenSolaris and Linux
Sun's Ian Murdock is one of the more lucid thinkers on open source strategy at Sun.

Why Uncle Sam must stop subsidizing inefficient companies
Nearly every recent FCC decision seems to promote incumbents instead of consumers. That contradicts the regulator's raison d'etre, says guest columnist Greg Rosston.

Microsoft to feed the starving nations...with phones
Microsoft wants to bring an enriched mobile experience to the developing world. Microsoft has been doing little of interest in mobile for years, but has talked about it even less. This is a chance for Microsoft to innovate. Whether it will is, of cours

Wind power company Noble files for public offering
Noble Environmental Power files to raise as much as $375 million in an initial public offering. Can wind power whip up a storm on Wall Street?

Microsoft to appeal EC's $1.39 billion fine
Microsoft announces it plans to appeal the European Commission's historic fine, which dinged the Redmond giant for failing to comply with hits previous antitrust orders.

Slouching toward telecommuting: IT's newest challenge
The latest data suggests that energy prices are likely going higher. Now the big question is whether IT will be ready to handle the new demands put on it by more telecommuters.

Appeals court issues split ruling in Alcatel-Lucent patent case
Appeals court says lower court erred in definition of "terminal device" but sides with Alcatel-Lucent in dispute against Microsoft and Dell over digital speech compression tech.

Why Apple should release a game console
<p>Featured links from the CNET Blog Network</p> <p> <a href="http://www.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9940041-17.html?tag=bnpr ">Why Apple should release a game console</a>-- As more people trust and enjoy Apple products in the home, the company could easily capitalize on its success elsewhere and create a gaming console that could do the same. </</p> <p> <a href="http://www.cnet.com/8301-13924_1-9939430-64.html?tag=bnpr">Nvidia CEO discusses his beef with Intel</a>--Jen-Hsun Huang describes his company as laser focused on just one thing: visual computing. This is leading to clashes with Intel, which is shifting its focus to this area. p> <p> <a href="http://www.cnet.com/8301-13846_1-9939822-62.html?tag=bnpr">Verizon Wireless and I are no longer friends</a>--There are few things in life more infuriating than dealing with cell carriers.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.cnet.com/8301-13526_1-9939714-27.html?tag=bnpr">DRM: it's like those zombie movies</a>--No matter how many times the content owners wish it worked, DRM has a fundamental technical flaw: you have to give the key to the person you're trying to lock out! Microsoft gets this, even if the RIAA doesn't.</p>