US cybersecurity chief warns of 'market' in malware (AFP)
AFP - More must be done to combat the lucrative trade in malicious software, which threatens sensitive government networks and personal data, the head of the US National Cybersecurity Center warned Tuesday.
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Bizarre Bugs: Nine of the Strangest Software Glitches Ever (PC World)
PC World - Writing buggy applications is a cinch--for decades, the world's software developers have been proving that with just about every program they release.
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Iranians using British software to crash official websites: TV (AFP)
AFP - A British web designer claimed Tuesday that an application he developed is being used by opponents of recently re-elected President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad to crash official websites in Iran.
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Adobe Systems posts drop in 2Q profit, sales (AP)
AP - Adobe Systems Inc., the company whose software powers Flash animation and PDF documents, posted a sharp drop in its fiscal second-quarter profit and sales Tuesday amid weaker demand in the economic downturn.
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Adobe profit margin narrows, stock falls (Reuters)
Reuters - Adobe Systems Inc, the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat software, posted the narrowest profit margin in more than 3 years, disappointing investors even though its revenue fell less than analysts had feared.
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China backpedals on filtering software order (AP)
AP - China's authoritarian government has backed away from an order to load Internet-filtering software on every new computer after a major outcry by citizens used to the relative freedom of online life.
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Five Questions about Opera Unite (PC World)
PC World - Opera Software lit up the blogosphere today with the debut of its Opera Unite, a collaborative technology that embeds a Web server in its Opera 10 browser, which is still in beta. The software essentially turns PCs into Web servers, allowing users to run server-based services and bypass the أ¢آ€آœmiddlemen who control the servers of the world,أ¢آ€آ according to this Unite promotional video:
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Microsoft Sues Family for Alleged Advertising Click Fraud (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has acted to stop what it says is an illegal family advertising scheme. The software giant filed suit in U.S. District Court for Western Washington against three Canadian family members, accusing the trio of massive click fraud.
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Microsoft Names Three in 'Click Fraud' Suit (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft said Tuesday that it filed suit against three Canadians and two associated businesses that the software giant had committed a version of "click fraud".
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China's mandated Internet filter has pirated code: US firm (AFP)
AFP - A small US firm specializing in parental controls for computers said Tuesday that bits of its code were pirated in Internet filtering software mandated for computers sold in China.
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New Opera technology allows simple content sharing (AP)
AP - Norway's Opera Software ASA on Tuesday launched a new feature for its Internet browser allowing users to share photos, music and files directly with one another, without needing to go through outside services such as Facebook and Flickr.
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Hacker Hijacks Millions of Cligs URLs (PC World)
PC World - The Cli.gs URL-shortening service yesterday reported that an attacker managed break in via a software security hole and take over 2.2 million URL links.
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LG says mobile market holding up, launching Android phones (AFP)
AFP - LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday that the mobile phone market was holding up despite the global slump and announced plans to launch three models powered by Google's Android operating system this year.
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Solid Oak Asks Dell, HP to Stop 'Green Dam' Shipments (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Solid Oak Software has sent "cease and desist" letters to both Dell and Hewlett-Packard to ask them to stop distribution of the Green Dam Chinese filtering software, chief executive Brian Milburn said Tuesday.
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Software companies jump on agile programming bandwagon (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Software companies are eager to hop on the agile development train, providing wares to help clients leverage agile development processes such as Scrum in their IT shops.
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Opera launches new media, file sharing service (Reuters)
Reuters - Norway's Opera Software opened a new, free service on Tuesday that enables simple sharing of personal computers' pictures, files or music with anyone on the Internet.
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Acer Aims to Be a Top-five Smartphone Vendor (PC World)
PC World - Acer, the world's third largest PC vendor, plans to be among the top 5five in smartphones within the next few years by creating handsets aimed at people in different market segments and working judiciously on its user interface software.
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Hands on With Samsung's Android Handset (PC World)
PC World - Samsung Electronics gave the world a first look at its upcoming Galaxy handset, which runs Google's Android operating system, at the CommunicAsia exhibition in Singapore, where I had a chance to try it out.
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Samsung's Android Smartphone Gets First Outing (PC World)
PC World - Samsung Electronics showed off its upcoming Galaxy smartphone, which runs Google's Android operating system, at the CommunicAsia exhibition in Singapore on Tuesday.
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HD Video Hits Desktops With Hardware, Software (PC World)
PC World - LifeSize Communications and Radvision are taking two different routes toward high-definition desktop videoconferencing, both aiming to bring more participants into the virtual room.
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