Notes from the field: The excitable Robert X. Cringely explains that “everybody gets something out of the Apple EMI deal.” Indeed, the pact under which EMI drops DRM via iTunes. That’s everybody as in the record company and Apple. “Don’t be fooled,” Cringe writes in DRM a little DRM of me. “This isn’t about freeing up iPod owners.” Podcasts: This latest episode of InfoWorld Live focuses on the future of cell phones and the timely topic of whether, or not, newspapers are dead. “No,” is the answer. Onto mobiles. “Not everyone is going to have a smartphone tomorrow,” says Stephane Marceau, CEO of MobiVOX. “Even smartphones today offer a limited experience.” Other guests include Vivek Khuller, the founder and CEO of DiVitas, and none other than our own chief technologist Tom Yager. Tune in here. Best of the blogs: Continuing on with his second post concerning Windows Vista experiences Bob Lewis highlights the latest headache, which comes in the form of software accompanying Hewlett-Packard’s 2840-series all-in-one color laserjet devices. “That’s right — the software isn’t Vista-compatible, and there are no updates available that would make it so,” he writes. Universal printer driver? I think not. Part 1: Whole new Vistas. Security: How much wireless security is enough? Out-of-the-box routers, for instance, might seem alright if you don’t mind friends and neighbors tapping you for ‘Net access. “It’s not really fine, though, because the courts have not been kind to the owners of open wireless routers that have been used for illegal purposes,” Martin Heller explains. Naturally, he reconfigured to secure his own, but is left wondering if there are other practical measures that make sense. Technology Industry