Openwave down 10 percent on analyst downgrade (AP)
AP - Shares of mobile technology software maker Openwave Systems Inc. fell more than 10 percent Monday after an analyst downgraded the shares on disappointing earnings results and an unclear turnaround plan.
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Teradata 13 Focuses on Speed, Geospatial Data (PC World)
PC World - Teradata has announced the general availability of Teradata 13, the latest incarnation of its data warehousing software platform.
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Google's Schmidt Says "Goodbye" To Apple's Board (PC World)
PC World - In a move that surprises absolutely no one, Google CEO Eric Schmidt has quit Apple's board of directors, marking the end to another synergy that wasn't. When Schmidt joined Apple's board in 2006, the companies seemed poised to work closely together, now they compete in both the operating system and wireless handset markets.
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DVD-Ripping Appeal Intersects Real's Ruling (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - While RealNetworks waits for a federal judge's decision on whether it can sell its RealDVD DVD-ripping software, several California appellate judges must reach a similar verdict آ– on a company, Kaleidescape, that RealNetworks used as a legal shield.
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HTC to Launch Click, Two Other Android Handsets in China (PC World)
PC World - The China subsidiary of High Tech Computer (HTC) will launch up to three mobile handsets with Google's Android operating system this year, according to the company.
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Microsoft to ship IE with Windows 7 in Europe (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft said it would not separate its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser from versions of Windows 7 shipped to the European Union when the new operating system launches worldwide in October.
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Apple warns iPhones vulnerable; fixes bug (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc has released an iPhone software patch to fix a critical software bug uncovered by two independent researchers that make the devices susceptible to secret attacks by hackers.
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Adobe Patches 12 Vulnerabilities in Flash Player (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Adobe Systems on Friday issued a security update to its Flash Player that fixes at least 12 security holes. The patch plugs a zero-day vulnerability attackers have been using to break into computers via Flash.
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Apple releases software update for iPhone vulnerability (AFP)
AFP - Apple released a free software update on Friday that eliminates a security vulnerability in its hot-selling iPhone.
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EBay working on alternative software for Skype (AP)
AP - EBay Inc. is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company run by the service's founders.
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Apple Patches iPhone SMS Vulnerability (PC World)
PC World - Apple released the iPhone 3.0.1 software update, patching the SMS vulnerability revealed Thursday at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. The release notes of the 3.0.1 update were short and to the point: "Fixes SMS vulnerability" for the iPhone 3G and 3GS.
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Essential Security Fixes for Adobe Flash, Reader, Acrobat and AIR (PC World)
PC World - Adobe has issued a range of patches for its most popular software to head off malware-pushing assaults that use poisoned PDF files to trigger a flaw in Flash.
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'Last Lecture' prof's program to be updated (AP)
AP - Carnegie Mellon University will release an updated version of the animation-based software developed by late "last lecture" professor Randy Pausch to teach computer programming.
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Microsoft Acknowledges Mobile Mishaps (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft had a tough year gaining traction in the mobile space, but the software giant is hoping that a new strategy centered on the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 will help it gain up to 60 percent market share, executives said Thursday.
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Leak: Motorola's 'Sholes' Android Smartphone Headed to Verizon (PC World)
PC World - Motorola's second phone based on the Android mobile operating system is called Sholes and will sport some beefy specs and sleek design that will appeal to serious smartphone users, according to photos and specs leaked online. Last week details regarding Motorola's first Android phone, Morrison, were leaked online, but the phone's specifications and design failed to wow.
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VoloMedia Claims a Patent on Podcasting (PC World)
PC World - Software developer VoloMedia has been awarded a U.S. patent that the company says covers the basic elements of podcasting, including subscribing to a podcast, automatically downloading or deleting podcast files, and synchronizing those files to a portable media device.
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Android, Windows Mobile Phone Sales Slower Than HTC Expected (PC World)
PC World - Taiwanese smartphone maker High Tech Computer (HTC) lowered its 2009 revenue forecast due to slower than expected sales of new smartphones that use Google's Android mobile operating system and Microsoft's Windows Mobile.
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EBay Says No Change to Skype IPO Plans (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - EBay Inc shrugged off speculation on Thursday that its planned spinoff of Skype could be in danger, given an ongoing dispute over the technology used in the online telephone unit and new plans to develop proprietary software.
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EBay says no changes to Skype IPO plans (Reuters)
Reuters - EBay Inc shrugged off speculation on Thursday that its planned spinoff of Skype could be in danger, given an ongoing dispute over the technology used in the online telephone unit and new plans to develop proprietary software.
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Anti-theft software could create security hole (AP)
AP - A piece of anti-theft software built into many laptops at the factory opens a serious security hole, according to research presented Thursday.
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