IPhone Users Download Five Apps Each, Use Web Most (PC World)
PC World - Smartphone users around the world generally download about five software applications each, even iPhone users, according to market researcher InStat.
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Beijing Startup Develops Web Media Player for TV (PC World)
PC World - A fledgling software developer in Beijing has developed an embedded application that it hopes will bridge the gap between PCs and consumer electronics, allowing users to easily play computer video and audio files through their televisions and stereos.
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Microsoft testing new search service internally (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp is testing a new version of its online search service internally under the name of Kumo.com, a spokesman for the software company said on Monday.
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Microsoft goes intercontinental via cloud and Surface (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft announced on Monday that it is going intercontinental with touch-screen Surface computers and a suite of business software offered online as services "in the cloud."
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TomTom Suit Doesn't Appear To Be a Threat To Linux (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Last week, Microsoft sued TomTom, saying it infringed on eight patents covering technologies closely linked to Linux. However, The 451 Group analyst Jay Lyman said Microsoft has been going out of its way to claim the litigation isn't aimed at the Linux operating system or open-source software.
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iPhone Turn-By-Turn GPS Navigation Has Arrived! (PC World)
PC World - No, Iأ¢آ€آ™m sorry, a new iPhone software update hasnأ¢آ€آ™t been released today. Nor will you find the highly anticipated, hotly rumored turn-by-turn navigation feature in the App Store. Consumer GPS giant TomTom has been promising such an app for months, but possibly due to legal complications with Appleأ¢آ€آ™s notoriously stern App Store policies, their software has yet to surface.
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Startup Finds Secret of Modifying Video in Real Time (PC World)
PC World - Impossible Software of Germany has cracked the problem that lead to the company's name.
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CeBit aims to entice cash-strapped consumers (Reuters)
Reuters - Europe's biggest technology fair CeBit aims to entice cash-conscious business customers with software aimed at coping with the recession while itself continuing to experience a hemorrhage of trade-exhibitors.
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Phoenix HyperSpace Adds Pre-Boot Office Editing (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Through a partnership with ThinkFree, Phoenix Technologies' HyperSpace pre-boot shell will be able to manage and edit Microsoft Office file formats like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint online.
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Move Over E-mail, Here Come 'Pixetells' (PC World)
PC World - A Portland, Oregon, startup called Ontier is set on Monday to unveil Pixetell, communication software that combines text, video, images and audio in a single message.
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DEMO 09 Emphasizing Personal Productivity (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Monday morning marks the start of DEMO 09, an annual conference devoted to startups. Reflecting the changes in the economy, there are fewer new products here than in any year in recent memory, but Michael Miller is still expecting to see a variety of new things, ranging from gadgets to consumer web services to enterprise software.
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Welcome to LinuxLink (PC World)
PC World - For as long as Linux has existed, PC World editors have watched closely as the open source OS has grown and evolved from a student project at the University of Helsinki into a powerful operating system available in myriad distributions all around the world. And now we're proud to launch this blog dedicated entirely to Linux and the world of open source software.
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Microsoft Expands Work With Hospitals in Asia (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft launched an online health users group for the Asia-Pacific region on Friday and said a software suite it developed after the purchase of a Thai software maker is now in use in nine hospitals throughout the region.
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Microsoft sues Linux-based vendor over patents (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's lawsuit against Linux-based technology vendor TomTom over alleged patent violations could signal a more aggressive stance by the software giant over intellectual property issues -- or it could be just an isolated case involving a dispute with one vendor.
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TomTom Sued for GPS Patent Infringement (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft filed a patent-infringement lawsuit Wednesday against personal navigation device (PND) maker TomTom in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The software giant is seeking compensation for each alleged infringement, together with reasonable royalty, interest and court costs.
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Developers Outline Changes To Windows 7 Beta (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - There is much anticipation from PC users about Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows 7, but with the excitement comes hassle -- at least for some.
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HP adds to apps performance management pack (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - HP boosted its software for managing application performance this week with upgrades to its performance testing suite and load-testing software.
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IBM reaffirms strong 2009 outlook (AP)
AP - IBM Corp. is standing by its surprisingly strong 2009 guidance, backing a $9.20-per-share profit forecast on momentum in emerging markets and services and software so far this year. Shares jumped nearly 5 percent.
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Malware Tricking Search Engines, and You Too (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Both McAfee and Trend Micro are warning about a recent bump in the use of SEO (search engine optimization) abuse as a tool in the spread of malware.
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Test Center: Safari 4 preview (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - You already know Safari. It's the only browser that ships with OS X, in the same manner that Internet Explorer is the de facto browser for Windows. Safari rose to greater recognition as the iPhone's touchy-feely Web 2.0 client. You might be aware that OS X and Windows editions of Safari are released in parity, function identically, and are updated automatically through Apple Software Update in response to security and stability issues.
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