Adobe Flaw Heightens Risk of Encountering Malicious PDFs (PC World)
PC World - Security companies are warning of a new flaw in two Adobe Systems programs that could compromise a PC merely by opening a malicious PDF (Portable Document Format) file.
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Intel Eyes Cloud Computing With New Hardware, Software (PC World)
PC World - Intel is making a push into cloud computing with forthcoming changes in its Nehalem server line aimed at large data-center deployments.
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Suit over Vista marketing no longer class action (AP)
AP - A lawsuit claiming people were fleeced by the way Microsoft Corp. advertised some Windows XP computers as capable of running the new Vista operating system is no longer a class action, a federal judge has ruled.
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Studios Force Hulu To End Boxee Connection (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Major studios have put an end to watching Hulu on a television through Boxee software. Boxee lets consumers convert computers into media centers.
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Could the Recession Be Good for Enterprise Software? (PC World)
PC World - The recession has companies worldwide scrambling to rein in technology costs with desperate vendors responding in turn, offering deep license discounts, providing low-cost financing and proclaiming ever more shrilly that their products in fact save customers money.
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Class action status denied in Microsoft Vista case (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. federal court denied class action status to a lawsuit accusing Microsoft Corp of misleading buyers about which computers could run expanded features that were part of the Windows Vista operating system.
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Offline Gmail Coming Soon on iPhone, Android? (PC World)
PC World - Google's VP of engineering, Vic Gundotra, demonstrated on Wednesday a mobile version of Gmail designed for both the iPhone and Google Android phones. The Web-based application lets users access their email offline and also brings support for Gmail's labels feature. What is really unique about this application is that it is browser based and requires no mobile software application downloads.
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Skype to be included on some Nokia smart phones (AP)
AP - Skype's software for making free and cheap phone calls over the Internet will be built in to some Nokia Corp. smart phones.
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Microsoft Kills Equipt Subscription Offering (PC World)
PC World - After offering it only since July, Microsoft is discontinuing its Equipt package of software and services.
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Garmin-Asus Unveil Their First New GPS Smartphones (PC World)
PC World - The new Garmin-Asus venture announced its first two smartphone offerings at the GSM Mobile World Congress and true to earlier promises, they each use a different operating systems, one Linux and the other Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.
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Opera: We Can Fill In iPhone, T-Mobile Gaps (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Opera Software's big news here at Mobile World Congress was Opera Turbo, a new server-side Web browsing accelerator. But at a sit-down with PCMag.com, Opera CEO Jon Tetzchner talked abut Opera's missing pieces: the iPhone, Palm's WebOS, and T-Mobile USA.
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Outsourcer Aragon buys Krugle (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Software outsourcing company Aragon Consulting Group has acquired Krugle, which has specialized in code search and analysis.
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Texas Man Gets Prison Time for Software Piracy (PC World)
PC World - A 24-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for selling counterfeit software on about 40 Web sites, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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Trend Micro unveils anti-virus software for routers (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's Trend Micro Inc, the No 3 maker of computer security programs, introduced a new line of software on Tuesday that runs on home networking gear, protecting groups of PCs from viruses.
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41 months in prison for Texas software pirate (AFP)
AFP - A 24-year-old Texas man was sentenced on Tuesday to 41 months in prison for selling counterfeit computer software over the Internet, the US Justice Department said.
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'Google phone' builds momentum (AFP)
AFP - Google's bid to dominate the mobile phone operating software market got a boost on Tuesday when Taiwanese handset maker HTC unveiled the third phone based on the US Internet giant's technology.
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Trend Micro Unveils Anti-Virus Software for Routers (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Japan's Trend Micro Inc, the No 3 maker of computer security programs, introduced a new line of software on Tuesday that runs on home networking gear, protecting groups of PCs from viruses.
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New Windows Mobile 6.5 Debuts at Mobile Congress (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The rumors about a Microsoft phone have come to an end, at least for now. That's because Microsoft has unveiled a new Windows Mobile operating system and services that aim to help it keep up with the new era of smartphone functionality.
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Microsoft in talks to buy Israel's 3DV: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Software giant Microsoft is in talks to buy Israel's 3DV Systems, a maker of three-dimensional video imaging, financial website TheMarker.com reported on Tuesday.
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Microsoft wants to create software buzz on mobiles (AP)
AP - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's mobile phone strategy: sell a lot of devices.
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