bMighty News Flash: Wednesday May 27, 2009

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

• Microsoft Unveils Zune HD -- Revamped music player features high-definition touch screen and built-in Wi-Fi
• Intel Offers Details On Xeon Nehalem-EX -- The server chip's refresh takes x86 technology into computers where RISC-designed CPUs dominate, such as high-performance computing and mainframes
• HP Eyes Netbooks To Help Gain China Market Share -- Hewlett-Packard is a latecomer to the mini-laptop market and low prices have contributed to declining profit margins for rival PC makers
• Apple Boosts White MacBook Specs -- $999 MacBook now has a 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 RAM, and a 160GB SATA hard drive
• Mixed Review For Windows 7 Release Candidate -- The successor to Vista has an impressive enterprise ecosystem, but may be missing a chance to offer more help to the average PC user
• HP Mini Netbooks Get Bigger -- Updated versions of the HP Mini 110 XP, Mini 110 Mi and Mini 1101 are built to function as an ultra mobile notebook and designed for day-to-day usage instead of the heavy computing most business class customers need

MOBILE

• Palm Pre Business Launch Guide Leaked -- Engadget publishes the leaker Palm Pre sales training materials
• Nokia Ovi Store Rebounds From Opening Day Glitches -- Nokia has fixed high-profile problems, but still needs to attract developers and their mobile applications in order to ensure it can compete against Apple and BlackBerry
• Skyfire Rich Mobile Browser Unveils Version 1.0 -- Skyfire already has more than 1 million users of its full desktop web experience on mobile phones

NETWORKING & COMMUNICATIONS

• U.S. Stimulus A 'Potential Goldmine' For Wireless Telecoms -- A mix of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile devices, sensors, and communications systems will link health networks, while in education, providers will promote a brace of opportunities, a new report says

SERVICES

• Glide's Engage To Deliver Twitter-Style Micro-Blogging -- Glide is a media-sharing, communications, productivity, and file-storage service that runs on Web browsers using Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, and on dozens of mobile devices
• Cloud-Based Supply Chain Management Offers SMBs Flexibility -- For small and midsize businesses that outsource manufacturing, managing the supply chain is crucial to success. Moving the cloud can allows business, customers, and supply partners lower costs and maintain flexibility