Palm Lost the iTunes Sync Battle (Again) (PC World)
PC World - The release of the iTunes 9.0.2 update on Thursday yet again disables Palm's workaround to sync with Apple's popular jukebox software. Perhaps it's high time Palm moved on and created its own software.
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Google Maps Navigation: Free and Easy (PC World)
PC World - An impressive feature of Google's new Android 2.0 mobile device operating system is Google Maps Navigation, a turn-by-turn navigation application that's not only free to use, but is fairly easy to learn as well.
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Automated Tiering Key to Getting Value From SSDs (PC World)
PC World - Though flash storage could be the most powerful tool yet for IT administrators who want to speed up access to frequently used data, reaping its benefits may require automation software that has just begun to emerge from the major storage vendors.
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Cloud computing: Simply SaaS renamed? (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Is cloud computing just a renaming of SaaS (software as a service) in today's buzzword-prone IT landscape? After all, both involve accessing applications over the Internet, with those applications generally residing on third-party servers.
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Phase Forward posts 3rd-quarter profit decline (AP)
AP - Phase Forward Inc., a provider of data management software for drug safety and clinical trials, reported its third-quarter profit sank nearly 50 percent, but still handily beat Wall Street's forecast.
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Earnings roundup: Callaway Golf, BMC Software (AP)
AP - Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 29, from AP Financial News:
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McAfee revenue misses forecast, shares fall (Reuters)
Reuters - McAfee Inc , the No. 2 U.S. security software maker, reported quarterly revenue that missed Wall Street projections as sales to consumers grew at their slowest rate in almost two years.
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BMC Software posts 35 percent jump in 2Q earnings (AP)
AP - BMC Software Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped 35 percent, as falling expenses offset a slight decline in sales.
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Juniper Outlines a 'New Network' for the Next Decade (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In its latest competitive move against Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks unveiled new software, silicon, systems and partnerships that aim to propel a "new network" for enterprise and service-provider customers. Juniper made a slew of announcements Thursday at a launch event at the New York Stock Exchange on the Internet's 40th birthday.
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Microsoft Warns Against Misuse of Windows 7 Upgrades (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has a bit of advice for people using the Windows 7 operating system introduced earlier this month: Follow the law. In a blog posting at the Microsoft SMB Community Blog, Eric Ligman of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group wrote that a number of blogs and postings are offering hacks that enable the use of a less-expensive upgrade disk for a new Windows 7 installation.
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Motorola on the Rebound With Droid and Cliq (PC World)
PC World - There has been a lot of media attention around the Verizon Droid and whether or not it's a viable competitor the formidable Apple iPhone. There has even been a fair amount of coverage regarding the Google Android 2.0 operating system that drives the Droid. The unsung supporting actor behind the Droid though is Motorola, and Motorola's path to recovery is possibly the bigger story.
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Five Things You Should Know About Windows 7 Security (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft says Windows 7 is the most secure version of the Windows operating system ever developed. Big deal, right? I am pretty sure that Microsoft has made that claim for every new version of Microsoft Windows in the past 15 years, and that it is a valid claim.
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Symantec shares up as 2Q results beat Street view (AP)
AP - Shares of Symantec Corp. soared Thursday after the antivirus software maker reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded investors' expectations amid signs that stabilization in its business has begun to take hold.
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Hands On with Apple TV 3.0 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Apple on Thursday introduced version 3.0 of its Apple TV software, an upgrade that includes a revamped user interface, as well as access to iTunes LP, iTunes extras, Genius mixes, and Internet radio.
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Software Development Kit Released for Android 2.0 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - An أ‰clair in your cell phone. That's Google's vision of the future for its Android open-source operating system, with its announcement Tuesday of a software development kit for the new Android 2.0, whose code name is أ‰clair.
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Android-Powered DROID May Be Motorola's Last Chance (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The DROID by Motorola, which will be available on the Verizon Wireless network Nov. 6, will be the first smartphone to use the Android 2.0 operating system. The device, according to one analyst, is a threat to Apple's iPhone and Motorola's last best chance to thrive in the increasingly competitive smartphone sector.
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Beware the Fake Google Chrome OS Download (PC World)
PC World - Google recently announced that it is developing its own operating system based around the Chrome web browser, named appropriately enough Chrome OS. For the past week there have been rumors circulating about a leaked version being available for download. Don't believe the hype. The أ¢آ€آکleaked version' is a fake that is not related to Google at all.
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Is New Google Nav Service Really Android-Only? (PC World)
PC World - Google Maps Navigation, introduced today, puts the company in direct competition with GPS makers and former best friend, Apple. The service, which can nicely replace a standalone GPS, is only available for handsets running Google's Android operating system.
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Added Resources Smooth Installations of Windows 7 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft also rolled out a new world of software support. Ironically, installations of the software giant's flagship operating system are going so smoothly that Microsoft may not be getting much response to its new service.
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Motorola's Droid has Google navigation features (Reuters)
Reuters - Motorola Inc's new Droid phone will be the first to use navigation software from Google Inc, in a direct challenge to GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom.
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