Free Microsoft Security Software Due Out Next Week (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's free software to battle malware will be released Tuesday through its Web site, the company has confirmed. Called Microsoft Security Essentials, it consists of the anti-malware components of Windows Live OneCare, for which there has been an annual charge of $49.95.
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Fight Against China's Web Filtering Software Grows (PC World)
PC World - A U.S. company that says its code was copied by a Chinese Internet filtering program has ordered more PC makers not to distribute the Chinese software.
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Microsoft to provide free anti-virus software (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft has announced it will soon release free anti-virus software so people on tight budgets won't skimp on protecting their computers from hackers.
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Microsoft readies free PC security software (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it plans to release a beta test of its free computer security program next week and is on track to launch a finished product in the fall.
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U.S. company tells PC makers: halt China anti-porn software (Reuters)
Reuters - A California company accusing a Chinese rival of stealing its code for anti-pornography software has demanded that U.S. PC makers Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Gateway stop shipping computers loaded with the program "Green Dam".
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Spammers Cashing in on Twitter, Iran, New IPhone (PC World)
PC World - Spammers are never far from a hot story, it seems, and in the past day they've been flooding Twitter with phoney messages about Iran and the latest iPhone 3.0 operating system.
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The Palm Pre is out. So where's the SDK? (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Palm's answer to the much-celebrated Apple iPhone, the Palm Pre, was released on June 6 via a partnership with Sprint. But it still remains to be seen when a software development kit will be generally available to leverage capabilities in the device.
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Microsoft takes on Symantec, McAfee in security (Reuters)
Reuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp is launching a free PC security service next week in what could be the biggest challenge to date for anti-virus companies with billions of dollars in annual revenue.
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AT&T and Apple: A Failing Partnership? (PC World)
PC World - The iPhone is a fantastic piece of machinery, but as with all cell phones, it's only as good as its service and software providers. AT&T, currently the sole distributor of Apple's iPhone, has not demonstrated it is up to the task, and Apple isn't carrying its portion of the weight either.
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Special effects outsourcing grows in India (AP)
AP - Outsourcing to India, long dominated by software engineering and back-office work, is expanding in new terrain: special effects for movies.
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Apple iPhone 3.0: Evolution, Not Revolution (PC World)
PC World - The first iPhone was revolutionary, the first smartphone that really worked. People who expect tomorrow's iPhone 3G S or yesterday's iPhone 3.0 software upgrade to be equally exciting will be disappointed. Not because the product is bad, but because It's hard for any third release to be as dramatic as the first.
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iPhone 3.0 Update: 10 Hidden Features (PC World)
PC World - It has been a crazy night trying to download the latest iPhone update, with many people reporting that they are unable to access Apple's servers due to unusually high traffic. But Apple's servers are now up to scratch and everybody should have the 3.0 software update installed on their iPhone and iPod Touch.
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Microsoft halting .Net link to Oracle databases (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Deferring to other makers, Microsoft will discontinue its own software providing access from Microsoft .Net applications to Oracle databases.
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Sirius XM Launches iPhone App (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Just in time for the release of the iPhone 3.0 software, satellite radio giant Sirius XM on Thursday made official its new app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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Asian Mobile Operators Team up for Android (PC World)
PC World - A group including some of Asia's most powerful mobile phone network operators on Thursday announced a campaign to promote the development of applications for Google's Android mobile operating system, a further sign of growing enthusiasm for the software in Asia.
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