BlackBerry Sync Software Is Coming for Mac Users (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - BlackBerry users with Mac computers will soon be able to manage their BlackBerry from the desktop. Research In Motion announced Tuesday that it will release BlackBerry Desktop Software for the Mac in September.
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If China Gets Microsoft Office for $29, Why Don't We? (PC World)
PC World - In order to take a bite out of piracy, Microsoft sells copies of its Office Suite in China for just $29 dollars. I wonder how many copies Americans would have to pirate to get the same price? So much for the notion that "crime does not pay!"
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DRAM Prices to Keep Rising Ahead of Windows 7 Launch (PC World)
PC World - The price of DRAM computer memory chips is on the rise as global PC makers gear up for back-to-school and holiday sales later this year, which could be stronger than expected due to the arrival of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.
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Adobe offers up more Flash technology to open source (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems will offer more of its Flash rich media application platform up to open source Tuesday, a move viewed by analysts as reactive to the fierce competition Adobe faces in the rich Internet application space from the Microsoft Silverlight platform.
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India becomes R&D hot spot as high-tech firms cut costs (Reuters)
Reuters - At Microsoft's research center in a leafy lane in India's tech capital, a new generation of researchers are being groomed half a world away from the software giant's sprawling headquarters in Seattle.
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McAfee Updates Managed Cloud Security Service (PC World)
PC World - McAfee's latest version of its managed security service includes new features that let companies scan their Web sites for vulnerabilities as well as check for compliance with payment-card industry standards for handling financial data.
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Mac Office 2008 SP2 Boosts Speed, Improves Access (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft Office 2008 Mac users may have had to deal with a few bumps in the road, but Microsoft has offered users a chance to storm past those bumps with a boost in speed.
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SuccessFactors Aims for Small Business With New HR App (PC World)
PC World - On-demand human resources software vendor SuccessFactors on Monday announced SuccessFactors Express, an application aimed at companies with fewer than 50 employees.
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Business Intelligence Tools Can Help Control Costs (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - There have been many predictions about IT belt-tightening in a down economy. But some business intelligence (BI) software observers say companies can't afford to ignore analytics tools in the midst of a recession that demands cost cutting.
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SAP Aims to Acquire Forecasting Software Vendor SAF (PC World)
PC World - SAP plans to buy SAF Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting, a Swiss developer of retail forecasting software.
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Borland eyes agile users in test tools release (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Borland Software is offering on Monday upgrades to its Silk products for application testing, saying the tools optimize the platform for agile and traditional development by simplifying testing activities, increasing speed for test execution, and integrating with existing tools.
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CIT Group falls off S&P 500 index (AP)
AP - Standard & Poor's is replacing the struggling CIT Group Inc. with software maker Red Hat Inc. in the S&P 500 index.
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Google's Chrome OS May Fail Even as It Changes Computing Forever (PC World)
PC World - Google says it is working on an operating system designed for netbooks that boots in seconds, is impervious to viruses, and is designed to run Web-based applications really well. What's not to like? Plenty--if you're the number one software maker, Microsoft. Expect a showdown. Google faces an uphill battle rolling out its operating system, Chrome OS. The irony is, Google may not care if Chrome OS succeeds or fails. Here's why.
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HP Beefs Up Scaled Storage with IBRIX Acquisition (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a move to bolster its enterprise storage offerings, Hewlett-Packard on Friday announced an agreement to acquire IBRIX. The privately-owned company offers enterprise-class file-serving software that includes data protection, high-availability features, and data-management services for extreme scale-out, cloud and high-performance computing.
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PC World Podcast 36: Office 2010, Smartphone Costs, and a Real-World Phone Battle (PC World)
PC World - This week on the PC World Podcast, editors Tim Moynihan, Darren Gladstone, Ed Albro, and Mark Sullivan discuss the new features in Microsoft Office 2010 and ponder the whereabouts of Clippy. Will the new, Web-centric Office tools give Google Docs a run for the money? Can the updated office suite make spreadsheets even more exciting? And what about the universally-loved Ribbon? Find out now.
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VLC Video Player's New DVD-Copying Feature Could Run Afoul of the MPAA (PC World)
PC World - The latest release of the VLC media player is a huge hit, racking up nearly 8.6 million downloads since the 1.0 release last week, according to the makers of the software VideoLAN.
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Symbian Horizon Will Help Developers Create Apps (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The steward of the Symbian operating system used on nearly half the world's smartphones has outlined how it intends to foster the development of mobile applications for the platform.
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HTC Issues Hotfix for Bluetooth Vulnerability in Smartphones (PC World)
PC World - HTC released a software update on Thursday that fixes a Bluetooth vulnerability disclosed earlier this week by a Spanish security researcher.
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US Video Game Sales Sink in June, Biggest Drop in 9 Years (PC World)
PC World - Sales of video game hardware and software were down by around one-third in June compared to the same month last year, according to data released late Thursday. After initially showing positive growth as the U.S. slid into recession, the latest figures mark the fourth month of declines and the largest year-on-year decline in almost 9 years.
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IBM hikes full-year outlook, shares shine (Reuters)
Reuters - IBM sharply raised its full-year earnings forecast as it benefits from focusing more on higher-margin businesses in software and services, sending its shares up as much as 3 percent.
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