Let's face it, if someone would give us a dime every time we hear, read (or write) the word "virtualization", we would get rich quickly. iPhone is another word that seems to pop-up everywhere. Actually, although much more recent, iPhone is becoming a serious challenger to the popularity of the "V" word, don't you agree? Read today's TC Tracker and you will add at least two dimes to your hypothetical wealth. As a Let’s face it, if someone would give us a dime every time we hear, read (or write) the word “virtualization”, we would get rich quickly. iPhone is another word that seems to pop-up everywhere. Actually, although much more recent, iPhone is becoming a serious challenger to the popularity of the “V” word, don’t you agree? Read today’s TC Tracker and you will add at least two dimes to your hypothetical wealth. As a bonus topic, find out how someone at SUN is dreaming of a future without data centers. VMware turns to applications The name, Thinstall, is a not exactly a give-away but this tiny company is the first serious step the virtualization giant is taking toward virtualizing applications. Wondering what that is? In a nutshell, think of tools to free applications from their OS shackles, so that they can easily be moved around. Sounds good, but Randall Kennedy has some concerns about this acquisition. MacWorld anyone? Not to worry if you couldn’t make it this time, Tom Yager was there happily reporting about what’s new from Apple. And there is plenty. The MacBook is thinner than ever and in great shape to keep running over a long ride. About the iPhone… but wait, read what else is making a splash in Ahead of the Curve Pushing consolidation a bit too far? What a difference a few years and the wildly growing cost of energy can make. Not long ago having many large and well equipped data centers was cool, almost an indication of how succesful a company was. Today consolidation is in, and large, power-hungry data centers are out. But how far can you push data center consolidation? SUN could get down to zero, yes, no data center at all in less than eight years John West reports Technology Industry