Companies appeal to China to drop Web filter plan (AP)
AP - Global business groups have made an unusual direct appeal to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to scrap an order for PC makers to supply controversial Internet filtering software, citing security and privacy concerns.
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Canadian software helps Iranian dissidents connect (AFP)
AFP - Software developed by a Canadian lab to circumvent online censorship has been downloaded by more than 18,000 Iranians in the last 10 days, says its developer Rafal Rohozinski.
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PC brands lobby while preparing for China software filter (Reuters)
Reuters - Less than a week before a deadline for PC makers to install censorship software on all computers sold in China, some say they are prepared to implement it even as they quietly continue to lobby against it.
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GE to open advanced tech center in Michigan (AFP)
AFP - General Electric announced plans Friday to open an "advanced manufacturing technology and software center" in Michigan that could create more than 1,100 job in the coming years.
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Windows 7 Upgrade FAQ (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is readying its next major release of the Windows operating system. After months of demos, early testing, beta releases, and finally announced launch plans, here's what you can expect in an upgrade.
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Google's Android gets native development capabilities (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google moved to boost its Android mobile device software platform this week by offering developers a kit that enables them to call native code from Android applications.
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Nokia Smartphones Get Nuance Voice Recognition (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Nuance has launched their TALKS&ZOOMS 4.0 assistive software for Series 60 smartphones. The app converts any displayed text on a handset into intelligible speech and magnified content for blind or visually impaired mobile consumers.
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iPhone Jailbreaking Returns, But Can Be Expensive (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The iPhone jailbreakers are at it again. Two different outfits are announcing iPhone software hacks that allow consumers to use their phones on networks other than the exclusive carriers.
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Google slammed as China and U.S. quarrel over Internet (Reuters)
Reuters - China on Thursday stepped up accusations that Google is spreading obscene content over the Internet, a day after U.S. officials urged Beijing to abandon plans for controversial filtering software on new computers.
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FTC Suspends Heavy Penalty Against Scareware Defendants (PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has suspended the majority of a judgment levied against two defendants accused of selling bogus security software to up to a million consumers.
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U.S. pressing China "Green Dam" concern on all fronts (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States still hopes it can persuade China to abandon, or at least delay, its plan to require controversial filtering software on new computers, despite growing trade friction over the issue, a U.S. trade official said on Thursday.
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Security Essentials Does Its Job With No Frills (PC World)
PC World - People often turn to me for advice regarding what anti-virus package to get. Usually I recommend McAfee or AVG, but Security Essentials will be my go-to anti-malware package once itأ¢آ€آ™s released from beta. For small-business and home users, the price, performance, and ease-of-use of MSE canأ¢آ€آ™t be beat.
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PC makers race to comply with China's Web filter (AP)
AP - Days before a deadline abruptly imposed by China, computer makers are scrambling to comply with an order to supply Web-filtering software with PCs amid concerns about what it might do to their reputations.
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Medidata Solutions shares surge on IPO (AP)
AP - Shares of software maker Medidata Solutions surged 29 percent beyond the company's initial public offering value Thursday.
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HP, Lenovo to Offer Free Windows 7 Upgrades (PC World)
PC World - Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo will offer free upgrades to the Microsoft Windows 7 OS for customers who buy PCs pre-installed with the Windows Vista OS, the companies said Thursday.
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Microsoft Security Beta 'Sells Out' Within 24 Hours (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The beta version of Microsoft's security software is a hit. The software giant announced Wednesday on its Web site that it had reached the U.S. limit on downloads for Microsoft Security Essentials -- which was only made available Tuesday.
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Microsoft unveils Windows 7 prices, free upgrades (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft on Thursday announced prices for Windows 7 and offered free upgrades to buyers of personal computers before the new operating system hits the stores in October.
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Microsoft says Vista buyers to get free Windows 7 (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that consumers who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades.
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Microsoft to cut prices on Windows 7 system (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp will sell the standard home-user version of its new Windows 7 operating system for 8 percent less than the comparable version of its Vista system, as the global downturn hits spending on technology.
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Digital River shares jump on upgrade (AP)
AP - Shares of e-commerce software service provider Digital River Inc. rose nearly 5 percent in afternoon trading after a JMP Securities analyst upgraded the stock to "Market Outperform" from "Market Perform," citing strong business fundamentals and strength in the company's digital download service business.
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