Opera releases first test version of new browser (Reuters)
Reuters - Norway's Opera Software released on Wednesday the first test version of Opera 10, the newest version of its browser, promising faster downloads, new design and new features.
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Jitterbug J: Keeping it Simple (PC World)
PC World - Last month Great Call and phone manufacturer Samsung recalled Jitterbug SPH-a110 and SPH-a120 phones (version BB14 software) sold after March 1, 2008 after it was found that they didn't always connect to 911 when out of Jitterbug's network. Owners of these phones can contact Jitterbug customer service, bring them to a Samsung service center or mail them in for free software upgrades using mailers that have been sent out.
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Sun Moves to Simplify Java Development on Phones (PC World)
PC World - Sun Microsystems, Orange, Vodafone Group and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications are taking steps to make it a little easier -- and cheaper -- for software developers to bring Java programs to mobile phones.
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Microsoft Windows 7 to hit market in October (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its new Windows 7 operating system will be generally available on October 22, well ahead of its original schedule and in time for the holiday shopping season.
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Intuit Buys Online Payroll Provider for $170 Million (PC World)
PC World - Intuit has agreed to buy online payroll provider PayCycle for US$170 million in a move to expand its software-as-a-service offerings for smaller businesses, Intuit said Tuesday.
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Tibco to offer "cloud" computing software (Reuters)
Reuters - Tibco Software Inc will sell products to help companies build and run programs on Amazon.com's cloud computing system, a move that may spur adoption of the fledgling technology.
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Oracle CEO wants more Java on netbooks, devices (Reuters)
Reuters - Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison, whose company sells software to big corporations, is looking to extend his footprint to inexpensive laptops and other electronics gadgets.
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Windows 7 available in October: Microsoft (AFP)
AFP - US software giant Microsoft said on Tuesday that Windows 7, its new-generation personal computer operating system, would be available in October.
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Google Search Appliance Indexes Internal Documents (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google has redesigned the software architecture for its hardware-based Google Search Appliance to let large businesses scale their internal indexing capabilities and search across billions of corporate documents.
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Apple Plugs Bugs in QuickTime, iTunes (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple has issued patches for its QuickTime and iTunes software. The patches fix critical vulnerabilities and a bug that was partially revealed in a book, The Mac Hacker's Handbook, by Charlie Miller and Dino Dai Zovi, released in March.
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Windows 7 Will Obliterate Vista Frustrations in October (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Confirming one of the more open secrets of the tech industry this spring, Microsoft announced Tuesday that the launch date for Windows 7 is Oct. 22. That is several months earlier than the software giant forecast last year, when it projected a launch in the first quarter of 2010.
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Windows 7 confirmed for holiday season PCs (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that Windows 7, the next version of its computer operating software, will go on sale Oct. 22, in time to possibly give the slumping PC industry a lift in the holiday season.
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Opera passes iPhone to lead mobile-browser market (Reuters)
Reuters - Norway's Opera Software overtook Apple's iPhone browser in May as the most popular mobile browser in the world, Web analytics firm StatCounter said on Tuesday.
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Android Netbooks Coming From Acer and ASUSTeK (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Android, the open-source operating system from Google, is now in the ring against the heavyweight champion for computers, Microsoft Windows. In the latest round Tuesday, laptop makers Acer and ASUSTeK Computer said they will release netbooks with Android later this year.
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T-Mobile eyes next Android device for early summer (Reuters)
Reuters - T-Mobile, the mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom, said on Tuesday it would start selling its next device running Google Inc's Android operating system in early summer.
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Acer to sell netbooks running Google's Android (Reuters)
Reuters - Acer Inc, the world's No. 3 PC brand, plans to sell netbook PCs that run on Google's Android operating system, posing a potential threat to Microsoft's Windows.
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Acer to offer Google's Android in netbook PCs (AP)
AP - Small new "netbook" computers from Acer Inc. will come with Google Inc.'s Android operating system if buyers desire, instead of Windows from Microsoft Corp.
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Forrester: Economy Has Led to Software Pricing Changes (PC World)
PC World - The worldwide recession has hammered IT budgets but has also prompted vendors to make their software pricing and licensing models more customer-friendly, according to a new Forrester Research report.
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Google Search Appliance Now Can Index Billions of Documents (PC World)
PC World - A revamped software architecture for the Google Search Appliance (GSA) and a new high-end model of this enterprise search device lift its indexing capacity to billions of documents and make it easier to scale it up.
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Microsoft: Windows 7 Will Launch Oct. 22 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Windows 7 is scheduled for an October 22 release, Microsoft confirmed Tuesday.
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