Adobe offers upgrades for Flash and AIR (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems will offer on Tuesday beta versions of upgrades to its core Flash Player and Adobe AIR technologies, with Adobe touting mobile device accommodations for the Flash Player.
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Microsoft co-founder diagnosed with cancer (AFP)
AFP - Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, has been diagnosed with cancer, technology blogs have reported.
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Windows Marketplace Reveals Fragmentation (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is making its Windows Marketplace for Mobile available to phones running older versions of its mobile software, although not all of the apps may be available to all Windows Mobile users.
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Avid posts final 3Q results, corrects errors (AP)
AP - Multimedia software developer Avid Technology Inc. on Monday reported final, corrected third-quarter results that show its revenue was slightly lower than what it had originally reported in October.
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Would Nokia and Palm Merger Spell Doom for WebOS? (PC World)
PC World - If I had a dollar for every instance of misguided Wall Street speculation, I might be richer than a trader, but let's just imagine that Nokia will acquire Palm, as reported on Friday. What would happen to Palm's WebOS, the mobile operating system that debuted last June with the Palm Pre?
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Thomson Reuters to buy tax software maker Sabrix (AP)
AP - Thomson Reuters Corp. said Monday it has agreed to buy Sabrix Inc., a company that makes tax software.
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Age of Android: More Than Just The Droid (PC World)
PC World - From the breathless media coverage, the casual observer might think that Motorola's Droid handset and Google's Android operating system are the same. They are not.
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Samsung Will Debut Go Netbook on AT&T's Network (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Samsung is rolling out the Go netbook through AT&T next week. The 2.8-pound device will operate Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition and connect via AT&T's 3G network.
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Software should help ND ratepayers conserve energy (AP)
AP - A North Dakota utility regulator is praising new computer software that's intended to help utility ratepayers reduce their energy use.
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Klocwork tunes software code analysis suite for agile projects (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Klocwork will ship later this month version 9.0 of its Insight Pro product for source code analysis, which the company says offers capabilities for agile programming projects.
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Apple Beats Psystar: Is It a Win For You? (PC World)
PC World - Mac-clone maker Psystar was dealt a deathblow on Saturday after a federal judge said the company infringed on Apple's Mac OS X operating system copyright. A court case will still proceed to trial in order to settle a few other issues, but it's clear that Psystar's days of selling Mac OS X on non-Apple computers are over. That's a big win for Apple, but is it a victory for you?
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Amazon Web Services offers .Net development kit for its cloud platform (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - AWS (Amazon Web Services) unveiled this week an SDK (software development kit) intended to make it easier for developers to build Microsoft .Net applications that can access the AWS platform for cloud computing.
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Google Buys Internet Calling Software Maker Gizmo5 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google has fired up its buying power once again, acquiring Gizmo5, a provider of Internet-based calling software. Acquiring Gizmo5 will give Google the assets it needs to improve Google Voice and better compete with rival Skype.
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Rumor Says Google's Chrome OS Close To Release (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The next big thing for Google may almost be here. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reported Friday that a reliable source -- he doesn't say whether within or outside the company -- tells him that the Chrome operating system will be available "within a week."
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Google Chrome OS: A Nice Place to Visit, But? (PC World)
PC World - Google's Chrome operating system could mark a turning point in computing, but many questions remain. Today's rumor is the OS will be released to developers next week, answering some questions but probably raising even more. Google had previously promised Chrome OS, in some form, before the end of this year.
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China Mobile, Brazil's Claro to sell new smartphone (AFP)
AFP - US computer giant Dell announced on Friday it is teaming up with China Mobile and Brazil's Claro to market a new touchscreen smartphone powered by Google's Android operating system.
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Dell to sell smartphone, starting in China, Brazil (Reuters)
Reuters - Dell Inc is entering the smartphone market, with its first device to launch in China in late November, followed by Brazil toward the end of the year.
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Google Chrome OS Launching Next Week? (PC World)
PC World - Google's much-anticipated operating system, Chrome OS, will be available for download next week, or so goes the latest buzz on the Internet. The latest talk about Google's operating system is courtesy of TechCrunch's Michael Arrington, who says this information comes from a "reliable source." This is the second rumor saying an early release of Chrome OS was imminent.
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October NPD: Game Sales Stumble, PS3 Tops Xbox 360 (PC World)
PC World - Sony's PS3 continued to outpace Microsoft's Xbox 360 in October hardware sales according to US NPD Group data, though Microsoft cleaned up in top 10 software sales, claiming five slots and 44 percent of units total. The Wii took top honors overall, but plummeted in year-over-year comparisons, falling from 803k units in October 2008 to 507k units last month.
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October U.S. video game sales down 19 percent: NPD (Reuters)
Reuters - Sales of video game equipment and software in the United States tumbled 19 percent in October to $1.07 billion, research group NPD said on Thursday, troubling figures as the industry heads into the most important selling weeks of the year.
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