Friday, March 13, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 13/03/2009



Earnings Preview: Adobe Systems (AP)
AP - Adobe Systems Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal first quarter, which ended Feb. 27, on Tuesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
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Palm leaps on upgrade citing allure of webOS, Pre (AP)
AP - Shares of handset maker Palm Inc. charged up 7.5 percent in premarket trading Friday after an analyst upgraded the company, saying its new operating system has boosted the company's potential to catch up with smartphone industry leaders Apple Inc. and Research in Motion Ltd.
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Apple to preview new iPhone software next week (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple will hold an event next Tuesday to preview new software for the iPhone, the company said.
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Apple Schedules iPhone 3.0 Preview for Journalists (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - They're busy dusting off the chairs and sweeping the stage in the big auditorium on Apple's corporate campus. Around the country, iPhone-geek journalists are getting ready to descend on Cupertino, Calif., lured by Thursday's e-mail announcement of an "Apple event" on Tuesday, March 17. Details are scant, but the company is promising "an advance preview of what we're building" for an upcoming iPhone 3.0 software release.
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Apple's iPhone 3.0: 10 Features That Might Make the Cut (PC World)
PC World - The iPhone 3.0 countdown is officially on: Apple has announced plans to reveal the next generation of its iPhone operating system at a media event next Tuesday.
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Apple to unveil next-generation iPhone software (AFP)

A person uses an iPhone. Apple plans to give the world a peek next week at its next-generation operating system for iPhones.(AFP/File/Stephane de Sakutin)AFP - Apple plans to give the world a peek next week at its next-generation operating system for iPhones.



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Apple Doesn't Deliver Everything Promised for iTunes 8.1 (PC World)
PC World - On the heels of Wednesday's new iPod Shuffle announcement, Apple released iTunes 8.1, an update to the ubiquitous media player and management software. iTunes 8.1 supports the third generation Shuffle and adds a few new features. According to Apple's original iTunes 8.1 release notes, the update includes Genius sidebar support for movies and television shows. This would certainly be a useful feature -- if it actually worked.
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10 Things iPhone OS 3.0 Needs (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - We put our heads together and came up with 10 smart software and business moves that Apple could make part of iPhone 3.0 - even without announcing new hardware, which they're not expected to do.
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Microsoft Plans to Reduce Carbon Footprint by 30% (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft has set a goal for reducing its carbon emissions and has plans to support the development of software that can help address climate change issues, the company's chief environmental strategist said.
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Apple to Preview iPhone OS 3.0 Next Week (PC World)
PC World - Apple sent out invitations Thursday morning to a media preview of iPhone OS 3.0, the next generation software for the device. The invitation doesn't give any clues of what the new operating system will feature, but Apple says that this will be an "advance preview of what we're building." The media event will be held March 17 at the company's Cupertino, Calif. headquarters at 10 AM PST (1 PM EST).
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Hands On with VIPRE PC Rescue (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Sunbelt Software has released a free command-line version of its popular VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware utility. Use it when you encounter a seriously messed-up PC, but be sure you have a second PC handy.
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Apple to Preview iPhone OS 3.0 on March 17 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Well, at least we all got a little warning this time: Apple on Thursday announced plans to preview the latest version of its iPhone software--OS 3.0--on March 17th.
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SAP, Sybase plan iPhone, Windows Mobile software (Reuters)
Reuters - Software makers SAP AG and Sybase Inc have teamed up to make it easier for businesses to run SAP's business management software on mobile devices including Apple Inc's iPhone.
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SAP and Sybase To Bring Enterprise To Smartphones (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sybase and SAP AG are teaming up again, this time to bring smartphone users more data. The companies announced a partnership Wednesday in New York City to bring Germany-based SAP's software to Apple's iPhone, Microsoft's Windows Mobile devices, Research In Motion's BlackBerry, and other smartphone devices.
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Microsoft unveils mobile phone application store plans (AFP)

A Microsoft booth at a technology fair. Microsoft on Wednesday detailed plans for a Windows Marketplace for Mobile that is shaping up to be the US software giant's version of Apple's popular App Store.(AFP/DDP/File/Nigel Treblin)AFP - Microsoft on Wednesday detailed plans for a Windows Marketplace for Mobile that is shaping up to be the US software giant's version of Apple's popular App Store.



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Microsoft Unveils Tools for Mobile Marketplace Apps (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Just days after Apple's App Store surpassed Microsoft's Windows Mobile in the number of apps available, Microsoft is showing developers and Apple it means business. On Wednesday, the software giant released tools for developers to build applications for Windows Marketplace for Mobile, which will be offered on Windows Mobile 6.5.
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T-Mobile G1 for Under $100 at Amazon (PC World)
PC World - Undecided about Android? Well, right now might be the time to take the plunge. The first handset to run Google's Android operating system, the T-Mobile G1 is available for $98 from Amazon USA -- $80 less than its debut price. Ranked fifth on PC World's Top 10 Cell Phones chart, the G1 has a highly responsive touch screen and a clean, customizable interface.
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ADVISORY: Wal-Mart e-records story is withdrawn (Reuters)
Reuters - The WASHINGTON datelined story "Wal-Mart says will sell e-records to doctors" is wrong and has been withdrawn. The announcement did not come from Wal-Mart.
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Microsoft vows openness for mobile app store (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. plans a central market to sell programs for cell phones running the Windows Mobile system. It hews closely to the setup of Apple Inc.'s App Store for iPhones, with one notable exception آ— Microsoft promises to communicate more openly with outside software developers.
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Software testing market resilient despite crisis: report (AFP)

Engineers test a new software program at a research facility in Seoul. The worldwide market for computer software and systems testing services is projected to reach 56 billion dollars by 2013 despite taking a hit from the global economic crisis, a report said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - The worldwide market for computer software and systems testing services is projected to reach 56 billion dollars by 2013 despite taking a hit from the global economic crisis, a report said Wednesday.



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