| Paid iPhone apps deliver money, but only for the top few
About 30% of Apple's App Store downloads are paid applications, and about half of all iPhone and iPod touch users have downloaded at least one. These downloads have reaped close to 1 billion dollars in overall developer revenue since the online iPhone catalog was launched. Windows 7 in pictures: The coolest new hardware
Microsoft put eye-catching hardware on display at last week's Windows 7 launch event. From netbooks and ultrathins to standard-size laptops and All-in-One touchscreen PCs, here's a closer look at some of the shiniest new Windows 7 machines. Rackspace cloud suffers third outage since June
Rackspace suffered another data center failure Tuesday that caused outages for its cloud computing customers, the third such incident since late June. News podcast: Network World 360
Though paid applications clearly drive most of Apple's App Store revenue, the influx of funds is heavily skewed to relatively few developers. Sprint made waves in the wireless data market this week by announcing both the availability of its first netbook and the continued expansion of its WiMAX network. (6:03) How Many People Have Really 'Gone Google'?
How many people really use Google Apps and how many of them are paying customers? That's a question Google has never quite answered, having touted a "20 million users" and "2 million companies" figure that is almost meaningless. Windows 7: What You Should Know About XP Mode
Windows 7 is doing much better out of the gate than Windows Vista did. As good as the OS roll out is going, there are still legacy devices out there that don't have drivers and software updates to work with Windows 7. The vast masses of users who have held on to Windows XP are particularly vulnerable to this issue which is why Microsoft created XP Mode virtualization to ease the pain of transition. Cisco lays out why it might let Tandberg go free
Cisco Systems may be laying the groundwork for dropping its US$3 billion offer for videoconferencing vendor Tandberg despite the emphasis it has placed on video as the future of communications. iPhone helps forge new relationship between IT and users at Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods uses iPhones in part as a peace offering between users and IT by letting some workers use the devices even though they are not optimal for many corporate uses, VoiceCon attendees were told Monday. Microsoft re-patches last month's critical IE update
Microsoft on Monday re-patched Internet Explorer, the third time it's been forced to repair one of the updates delivered in its largest-ever bug fix, which was delivered on Oct. 13. Trade talks hone in on Internet abuse and ISP liability
ISPs around the world may be forced to snoop on their subscribers and cut them off if they are found to have shared copyright-protected music on the Internet, under an international agreement being promoted by the U.S. NASA: 2 rocket companies win $1.65M moon lander prize
NASA said it will this week award $1.65 million in prize money to a pair of aerospace companies that successfully simulated landing a spacecraft on the moon and lifting off again. November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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