* Yahoo's really upping the email ante. Yesterday it said it intended to offer unlimited email storage by May. Now Yahoo says it's opening its email API to outside developers. That means third-party Web 2.0 collab apps on an email client with much of the flexibility of Outlook. (Source: CNET) * ThinkFree and Zimbra go offline. Both companies used O'Reilly's Emerging Technology Conference to announce they were re * Yahoo’s really upping the email ante. Yesterday it said it intended to offer unlimited email storage by May. Now Yahoo says it’s opening its email API to outside developers. That means third-party Web 2.0 collab apps on an email client with much of the flexibility of Outlook. (Source: CNET)* ThinkFree and Zimbra go offline. Both companies used O’Reilly’s Emerging Technology Conference to announce they were readying offline clients for their online productivity suites. So the idea is to keep basic productivity features local and move collab and other Web 2.0 features online. Gonna be tricky beating MS in that department. (Source: PC Mag)* Facial recognition as local biometric. Canadian company, Bioscrypt, uses a smart WebCam with infrared capabilities to let a user’s face take the place of his thumbprint when accessing a local desktop. Good for desktop users, but most likely a pain for road warriors. (Source: ZDNet) * HP makes big SMB push with 12 new products. The company announced all 12 new products plus other SMB online initiatives at its “The Art of Small Business” event at SF’s Modern Museum of Art. The new products range from new notebooks, to servers, switches, printers and other platforms. They’ve also added a new Small Business Connection section to its SMB site. Loads more info in the complete press kit. (Source: HP) Technology Industry