Windows 7 to cancel out Vista flop?
Microsoft, uncharacteristically, has quietly slipped out the news that its latest operating system – Windows 7 – is now available for computer manufacturers to incorporate into the latest PCs and laptops. The new operating system – basically the brains of computers on which all applications run – will be available to consumers and businesses worldwide on October 22nd.
Telegraph

Amazon.com acquires e-tailer Zappos
In its largest acquisition to date, Amazon.com just bought Zappos.com, the celebrated online shoe store, for stock worth $807 million plus $40 million in cash and restricted stock to Zappos employees. Ten-year-old Zappos will continue to operate independently, with current management in place in its Las Vegas headquarters.
Business Week
 
Business overspending on wireless
Eighty per cent of enterprises will overspend on their wireless service costs by an average of 15 per cent through 2014, according to analyst house Gartner. The research company's analysts said that as mobility has grown among enterprises, costs have also grown, and companies need to become better at managing their mobile voice and data costs
Cellular News

Orange leveraging Blyk licence
Orange UK is planning to offer students a range of promotions, such as make-up and tickets and possibly free calls and texts, in return for receiving advertising on their mobile phones. The deal, expected to be announced within days, marks a major change in the quest to harness the potential of mobile advertising, which offers an opportunity for highly targeted marketing.
Guardian

Sony Ericsson taking app submissions
Developer World members can now submit content to PlayNow Arena and Fun & Downloads. Initially, Java ME and Symbian OS developers are being invited to the ecosystem, which Sony Ericsson says has an addressable base of 200 million users. Support for additional software platforms will be added 'later this year'.
Mobile Entertainment

Yahoo snaps up photo-sharing firm Xoopit
Xoopit, an image sharing service, has been acquired by Yahoo for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be around $20 million. Originally staretd as a Firefox add-on for Gmail, Xoopit hunts through your inbox for images, sent and received, and allows users to share them across social networking platforms. Yahoo is currently working on integrating the software into its own mail client and has confirmed Xoopit will continue to be available to Gmail users.
PC Pro

YouTube trials 3D video clips
With the launch of the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1, just a few weeks away, YouTube has started making plans for the imminent arrival of 3D video. With 3D set to be big business in 2010, YouTube is keen to get its foot in the door early. For those that can’t wait, YouTube has even written a guide to create 3D films with two video cameras.  With a pair of coloured specs hanging off your nose, time wasting on YouTube at work just got a little bit more obvious.
T3

Carphone spinning off TalkTalk
Carphone Warehouse plans to spin off its broadband arm, TalkTalk next July were on track, as it added 47,000 new customers. Britain's biggest provider of residential broadband, following the £236-million-pound purchase of Tiscali earlier this month, plans to separate its TalkTalk telecoms business from its Best Buy Europe retail venture in 2010.
IT Pro
 
Spinvox under fire
Voice-to-text conversion specialists, Spinvox have come under fire, after fresh claims emerged about privacy issues. Spinvox's service aims to automatically convert voice messages into text messages, but the majority of messages are being handled and transcribed by call centres in South Africa and the Philippines. Spinvox has always been open about human intervention when needed, however, the number of messages and the location of these call centres outside of the European Union raises questions about the firm's data protection policy.
BBC
 
Wi-Fi Alliance won't tinker with 802.11n
The Wi-Fi Alliance will keep the same basic requirements of its IEEE 802.11n certification process when the new formal standard arrives later this year. The 11n standard for high-speed wireless LANs that the Wi-Fi Alliance, began certifying products based on a draft version of the specification in 2007. The group's decision ensures that all approved products will be interoperable with gear based on the final standard.
Tech World