Thursday, April 2, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 02/04/2009



Palm Boosts webOS with SDK Access, Cloud Service (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Palm's efforts to jump-start an ecosystem for its new webOS platform took another step forward Wednesday, when it expanded the release of its Mojo software development kit (SDK). The announcement at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco also included plans for integrating cloud services into the webOS platform, as well as the unveiling of an application that will allow legacy Palm OS programs to run on webOS devices.
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Malicious virus quiet, but attack may be in works (Reuters)
Reuters - Malicious software that has infected millions of computers across the globe failed to wreak havoc on Wednesday as some feared, but researchers warned the powerful Conficker worm could still strike.
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Microsoft Office Coming to the iPhone? (PC World)
PC World - Workaholics tethered to their smartphones have another reason to switch to Apple: Rumors that Microsoft's Office Suite is coming to the iPhone are inching towards reality, and iPhone apps with document and spreadsheet editing capabilities are also on the way.
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Palm Invites Developers to Create Apps for Pre Mobile Phone (PC World)
PC World - Palm is taking what it hopes is the next step in to make its Palm Pre a viable iPhone competitor. On Wednesday, at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Palm opened up its Mojo Software Development Kit (SDK) program to a "broad group of developers." The Mojo SDK allows developers to make applications for Palm's newest operating system, WebOS, which replaces its once popular Palm OS.
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Texas to Windows Vista: Keep Walkin'? (PC World)
PC World - "I have read a lot about the problems they have with this particular software."
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Developers Stunted by Mobile Process (PC World)
PC World - Reducing the number of mobile software platforms, but not by too much, is the key to unleashing pent up creativity in the mobile market, executives said on Wednesday.
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Verizon Wireless downplays Linux phones (AP)
AP - Verizon Wireless considers Linux-based software a possible long-term contender for use on its phones, but doesn't view it as a "preferred" solution, the carrier's head said.
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Hewlett-Packard Evaluating Android for Future Products (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Hewlett-Packard is embracing Android, sort of. The computer maker is considering the open-source operating system for future products.
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Verizon Joins Global Mobile Software Push (PC World)
PC World - Verizon Wireless will join the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) created by China Mobile, Softbank and Vodafone to help standardize mobile application development and get new software out to mobile users more quickly.
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RIM opens online software store for BlackBerry (Reuters)
Reuters - Research In Motion has launched an online store selling entertainment, games, news and travel applications to BlackBerry users.
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Jaspersoft Version 3.5 Adds In-memory Analysis to BI Tool (PC World)
PC World - Jaspersoft is adding integrated in-memory analysis functions and SaaS (software as a service) capabilities to Version 3.5 of its BI tool, released on Wednesday. The move opens the way for application service providers to use it to offer hosted BI services.
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Three Reasons Why Android-Powered Netbooks Could Kill Microsoft Windows (PC World)
PC World - Cutting costs is crucial for computer manufacturers and the buying public, which explains the flourishing popularity of Netbooks -- mini-sized and budget-priced laptop computers. But how can manufacturers dice the price even further? Hewlett-Packard might have the answer: use Google's Android OS instead of Microsoft's Windows. The combination is perfect for three reasons.
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April Fools! Opera's Face Browsing, Google's Social Network AI Creature (PC World)
PC World - While cruising through my InBox looking for CTIA news, I ran across a news release from Opera Software, scrappy Norwegian purveyors of browsers, announcing the introduction of technolog for face-gesture controlled Web browsing. That sounds newsworthy, I thought--for about 10 seconds.
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HP Confirms Considering Android in Netbooks (PC World)
PC World - Hewlett-Packard confirmed Tuesday that it is testing Google's Android operating system as a possible alternative to Windows in some of its netbook computers.
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HP says pondering Google's Android (Reuters)
Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co is studying uses for Google Inc's Android operating system, but the world's top PC maker stopped short of saying it had decided to adopt the fledgling software in its products.
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HP exploring using Android software in computers (AFP)

Leading US computer maker Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday it is studying the possibility of building machines based on Google-backed Android operating systems.(AFP/BELGA/File)AFP - Leading US computer maker Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday it is studying the possibility of building machines based on Google-backed Android operating systems.



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IBM to enter "cloud computing" software market (Reuters)
Reuters - IBM will sell a suite of Web-based collaboration software for businesses, including contact management, instant messaging and file sharing programs, the computing giant's biggest effort to date to sell software as a service.
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HP considering Android for netbooks: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Hewlett-Packard may use Google's Android operating system in some of its netbooks, displacing Microsoft's Windows, according to a media report on Tuesday.
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Report: HP May Offer Android in Netbooks Over Windows (PC World)
PC World - Hewlett-Packard is considering offering an operating system platform developed by Google in its netbooks at the expense of Microsoft's Windows OS, according to a published report Tuesday.
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HP unwraps Cloud Assure (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday detailed new services and software that it claims can help businesses turn to the cloud, namely by boosting security, performance, and availability.
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