NewsFactor - Get ready for Windows tablets. According to a new report, next week Microsoft will show a tablet-oriented version of its Windows operating system.

PC Magazine - President Obama has announced that he has appointed executives from Microsoft, McAfee, Twitter to his National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

AP - Cuba announced new measures Friday to spur the island's push into private enterprise, instituting a moratorium on payroll taxes for small business owners and loosening limits on the size of private restaurants.

Appolicious - Google (GOOG) may be blocking rooted phones from playing YouTube rentals for DRM purposes, but at least HTC (2498.TW) users can finally root their phones at all. The manufacturer has been looking at unlocking its bootloaders for some time now, and confirmed last night in an email to ZDNet that they will no longer block users from root-accessing their devices.

Reuters - Activist investor Carl Icahn cut his stake in video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, sending its shares down as the move dampened hopes for a quick company takeover.

PC Magazine - It might be a little late for a Memorial Day getaway, but Google has begun adding flight schedules to its search results.

Digital Trends - Yesterday, we reported that the LG Revolution will be shipping with Netflix. Well, that’s not the only new Android device Netflix has added support for. The Motorola Droid and Casio G’zOne Commando C771 (both Verizon phones) can now download and enjoy Netflix as well. These devices join the HTC Incredible, HTC Nexus One, HTC Evo 4G, HTC G2, and Samsung Nexus S, which were the first batch of devices Netflix supported when it launched on Android phones about two weeks ago.

Reuters - Microsoft is still not too late for the tablet party. And with its Next operating system closer than most expect, the software maker could corner meaningful market share in 2013 and beyond, Citigroup said.