Zune: Really A Toshiba Product

In what comes as no surprise to anyone who looked closely, the much-hyped Microsoft Zune portable media device is pretty much a Toshiba Gigabeat S with added Wifi, a new OS, and different buttons.

Microsoft Ships Internet Explorer 7 RC1

Microsoft made available the first release candidate version of Internet Explorer 7, which is expected to have its final release around the same time Windows Vista does.

Amazon Stretches Into Elastic Computing

Just as the online retailer expanded its web service offerings with its S3 Simple Storage Service, Amazon now offers the Elastic Compute Cloud, a virtual machine for developers to use.

IBM Makes 4 (Count Em) Storage Announcements

IBM says it is "turbocharging" its storage system, announcing that the company has made one of the single largest expansions of its storage portfolio. The expansion includes IBM's high-end disk systems, its N series portfolio, data retention solutions, and offerings for SMBs.