bMighty News Flash: Friday March 13, 2009

Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: FBI probe of Vivek Kundra, Firefox beta release, Yahoo's FireEagle on Facebook, Palm Pre vs. iPhone and BlackBerry, Symbian platform release schedule, rumors of Android Cupcake, GlobalScape file sharing update, Dell all-in-one tackes iMac, PC makers target SMBs, stimulus for veteran-owned SMBs, Twitter drives traffic, Facebook outpaces Yahoo traffic, CDW seeks SMB partners, Zer01 unlimited mobile plan, Google Voice threatens Android, Linux adoption quickens...

BUSINESS & E-BUSINESS

• FBI probe prompts newly appointed federal CIO Vivek Kundra to take leave of absence
• CDW issues RFP seeking small business partners for Federal contracts
• Stimulus funds directed to Veteran-owned small businesses

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

• Mozilla announces 3rd beta release of Firefox 3.1
• PC makers HP, Lenovo, and Toshiba target SMB market despite reduced SMB IT spending
• Dell's all-in-one desktop competes with Apple iMac
• Economic downturn driving Linux adoption
• GlobalScape updates file sharing software for SMBs
• Brother introduces 3 new HL model printers for SMBs

MOBILE

• T-Mobile USA denies rumors of "Cupcake" update to Android OS
• Speculation about what Google Voice means for Android
• Symbian announces release schedule: new platform every six months
• RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky says Palm Pre can complete with BlackBerry, iPhone
• Zer01 Mobile announces unlimited, no-contract mobile voice and data plan for $69.95 per month
• New SMS delivery app for SMBs from SMS Media Group

SERVICES

• Reaction to redesigned Facebook home page
• Twitter drives traffic to social media sites, but not retail sites
• Yahoo debuts Facebook app for FireEagle location platform: Friends on Fire
• Facebook overtakes Yahoo in total time spent online; accounts for 6% of online time in February

Today On bMighty:

• How To Make Your Business Look Good Online
• Stopping The Free Software Free-For-All
• TextHog Lets You SMS Your Expenses Right From Your Mobile Phone

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