WiMax gets a major boost from Google and Intel while the fallout from Microsoft's failed bid for Yahoo begins

Google and Intel Come to Sprint's WiMax Aid
Just when you thought the future of mobile computing might be held hostage by cellular technologies, Google, Intel and the cable company allies are riding to the rescue of WiMax wireless technology by agreeing to pump billions of dollars into a new entity that combines Sprint's WiMax division with Clearwire. The implications of this deal for Google's fledgling phone efforts could be just as immense assuming of course this deal stays in place should Deutsche Telecom wind up buying Sprint. Meanwhile, more immediate advances are making WiMax technology more reliable, but the longer term question might be who is IT going to rely on to manage all the different network transport options that are available.

Microsoft Undone by Google Alliance with Yahoo
As Silicon Valley celebrates it's become pretty clear that what derailed the Microsoft bid for Yahoo most was the implications of a revenue alliance between Yahoo and Google. Yahoo now has to deal with a rollercoaster stock and the need to rally the troops. Back at the Remond ranch, the blame game will surely start soon but in the meantime we offer a podcast where editors discuss the implications of the failed deal and this whimsical translation of what Steve Ballmer really meant to say to Jerry Yang.

Amazon Partners with Sun on Cloud Computing
As part of a broad push into cloud computing that includes opening up the Solaris operating system Sun has partnered with Amazon to sell processing power as a service alongside Amazon's storage services. Not to be outdone, IBM is also moving to bolster its storage as a service offering to complement its rival approach to computing in the cloud. In the meantime, other folks are talking about new technological approaches to managing dispersed storage as a service.

Power Crisis in the Data Center is Getting Bigger by the Minute
A new survey suggest that data centers are running out of power quickly so rather than emphasizing the importance of being green like IBM maybe it's time to get down to brass tacks about how where going to find enough electricity to run our servers.

Hewlett-Packard Gets Set to Change the Way We Think About Memory Technology
After thinking about the way we store data the same way for the past 30 years or more, HP says it's about the change the nature of computing all together.

Debate over Using Evil Botnets for Good Creates Ethical Quandary
The folks at Tipping Point have figured out a what to infiltrate and take over one of the worst spam spewing botnets in the world but now the question is should that ability be used to clean up PCs around the world regardless of whether user's give their consent. We've been through this ethical security debate before but as crime on the Internet continues to rise the question is how far we are willing to go to defend ourselves. In the meantime, here are some tips for dealing with the rising tide of crimeware.

Virtualization on the Client May Have Some Profound Implications
Neocleus and Qumranet are joining a new division of ClearCube as the latest vendors to jump into the virtual client space, which could ultimately change a lot of the ways we think about personal computing. Meanwhile, Microsoft is linking the terms virtualization and application streaming to add a little more confusion to the situation.

SAP Partners with RIM to Drive Next Generation of Enterprise Mobility
The implications of running enterprise applications natively on smart phones might make all this talk about software plus services kind of pointless.