IT News HeadLines (Yahoo! News: Software News) 16-9-2008

1. Microsoft seeks secure software development (InfoWorld)

2. SOA deployments- What actually works (InfoWorld)

3. Seagate, Western Digital Change Hard-Drive Lineups (NewsFactor)

4. Take-Two sinks after EA says it won't buy company (AP)

5. Take Two shares plunge after EA pulls bid (Reuters)

6. Electronic Arts ends merger talks with Take Two (Reuters)

7. Yahoo opens its doors to hackers (AFP)

8. Google buys South Korean blogging software company (AP)

9. Google buys Korean blogging software company (Reuters)

10. Apple patches iPhone bugs, early response positive (AP)

11. Tesla Motors Offers 'Powertrain Upgrade' (PC Magazine)

12. Adobe aims to stave off Silverlight with video encoder (InfoWorld)

13. T-Mobile Announces Nov. Launch for Apps Store (PC Magazine)

14. Hands On- Apple iPhone 3G 2.1 Software Update (PC Magazine)

15. US video game sales rise 9 percent in August (AP)

16. TechCrunch50- Yammer Wins TechCrunch50 (PC Magazine)

17. Microsoft joins OMG (InfoWorld)

18. T-Mobile to offer Android smartphone soon- sources (Reuters)

19. Jobs Unveils New iPods, iTunes Update with Genius (NewsFactor)

20. Sharp, Opera, others sign up for Symbian Foundation (Reuters)

21. Apple's iTunes 8 Includes 'Genius' Technology (PC Magazine)

22. TechCrunch50- Help for Multicore App Development (PC Magazine)

23. Grid software moving to Windows (InfoWorld)

24. McAfee's 'Artemis Project' Finds Malware As You Do (PC Magazine)

25. RealNetworks releasing DVD copying software (AP)

26. RealDVD Allows Copying DVDs To Hard Drives (NewsFactor)

27. RealDVD Lets You Backup DVDs, Legally (PC Magazine)

28. Adobe sets Genesis mashup pilot (InfoWorld)

29. Chrome Hints Google Aims To Become 'Big Brother' (NewsFactor)

30. Microsoft kicks off $300 million Windows marketing push (Reuters)

31. Sun to Craft Software Stack Into NAS Appliances (PC World)

32. Take Two profits strong on "Grand Theft Auto" lift (Reuters)

33. Google chief admits to 'defensive component' of browser launch (AFP)

34. Judge rules Oracle failed to produce CEO's e-mail (Reuters)

35. Microsoft touts functional programming with F# (InfoWorld)

36. Quicken Errors Infuriate Intuit Customers (PC Magazine)

37. Surgient Software Creates 'self-service Cloud' (PC World)

38. Google sees new browser displacing desktop software (Reuters)

39. Google browser takes advantage of Apple software (Reuters)

40. VMware EVP of R&D goes back to Oracle (AP)

41. Zend mixing PHP, AJAX for RIAs (InfoWorld)

42. Nokia says Samsung accepts offer for Symbian buyout (Reuters)

43. U.S. heating oil dealers clamp down on unpaid bills (Reuters)

44. VMware names David Sung to China post (AP)