bMighty News Flash: Tuesday May 26, 2009

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

• Lenovo Refreshes Notebooks, Preps Netbook -- Lenovo has served up a laptop lineup with price points sure to make many a small-business owner's mouth water
• Windows 7 Beta Shuts Down July 1 - Users who run the trial version of Microsoft's new OS beyond its expiration date will suffer endless reboots
• Faster JavaScript For Chrome 2.0 -- New version of Google's Chrome browser boosts speed with to V8 and WebKit and adds full-screen mode and autofill
• Microsoft Kumo Search Engine Renamed Bing -- Reports indicate Microsoft will rename Kumo Bing and spend $80-$100 million to promote the search engine

MOBILE

• Sony Ericsson Inches Closer To Android Phone -- The company will likely wait until the next firmware update of Android hits in order to produce smartphones with strong multimedia capabilities
• Wrike Introduces Synchronized Tasks For Windows Mobile -- Allows subscribers to Wrike's Project Management service to integrate projects into the native Task list on a Windows Mobile handheld
• 32-GB iPhone Rumors Almost Confirmed -- The rumors are flying in advance of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference about next-generation iPhone and iPod Touch software

NETWORKING & COMMUNICATIONS

• 8x8 And Aastra Offers IP Phones At Office Depot -- Co-branded 8x8/Aastra 6755i Virtual Office IP phone replaces the Virtual Office ST2118 analog business phone available at Office Depot retail stores

SECURITY

• VASCO Integrates Strong Host Authentication Into DIGIPASS -- Strong host authentication combined with e-signature guards against identity theft and Man-in-the-Middle attacks in DIGIPASS 250, 260 and 270

SERVICES

• Box.net Introduces New Branding And Workflow Tools -- Additions designed to help Box users increase and better manage the value of their business content