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Daily news beat for July 1, 2008

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Jul 1, 20081 min

It has been a challenge to search Flash content on the Web, but now Adobe is working with Google and Yahoo to provide optimized Flash Player technology to enhance the searching of this content. Google will begin offering Flash search capabilities Tuesday, while Yahoo plans to do so in a future update to Yahoo Search. Content from a Flash application or even a game or advertisement will be available to search engines without the need for companies and developers to alter the content.

Built-in support for wireless broadband has really taken off, and now Ericsson will equip Toshiba’s business laptops with integrated support for mobile broadband access using HSPA. Ericsson’s module offers data rates of up to 7.2Mbps in the downlink and up to 2Mbps in the uplink, using HSDPA and HSUPA. It also features support for GPS.

It’s time to bid adieu to Windows XP, as Microsoft discontinued sales of XP in most cases. In our Requiem for Windows XP, InfoWorld writers and contributors remember the pros — and a few cons — of the most popular version of Windows to date.