2010: Finally the year of the Mac? (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - It's almost a pathetic assertion: This year, the Mac will break out of its ghetto and become a mainstream computer for individuals and businesses alike. That unfulfilled desire is foretold every year and has been since the mid-1980s, when Apple's then-groundbreaking computer was quickly sidelined by the IBM PC and, later, Microsoft Windows.
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Toyota to Recall Prius Hybrids Over ABS Software (PC World)
PC World - Toyota plans to recall around 400,000 of its Prius hybrid cars to replace software that controls the antilock braking system (ABS), the auto maker said Tuesday.
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Toyota to recall over 50,000 Prius in Europe (AP)
AP - Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it is recalling some 50,000 Prius cars in Europe to modify the software for the anti-lock brake system, part of a wider global recall and the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.
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Nuance Communications narrows 1Q loss (AP)
AP - Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased.
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Windows 7 Just Being Honest About Battery Life (PC World)
PC World - Last week I wrote about reports that some Windows 7 users are experiencing anomalies with battery life, or at least how Windows 7 reports remaining battery life. The issue seemed worthy of exploring, but not big enough to cause any significant damage to Microsoft's flagship desktop operating system.
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SAP CEO Abruptly Resigns; Co-CEOs Will Take Over (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Leading business-software maker SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) on Monday announced a strategic shift in the corporate suite. Lأ©o Apotheker has resigned as CEO and member of the SAP executive board, effective immediately. The abrupt decision came as part of a "mutual agreement" with the company's supervisory board not to extend Apotheker's contract as a member of the executive board.
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Startup lets webcams detect people (AFP)
AFP - Vitamin D Video on Monday released a finished version of software that detects people in surveillance footage recorded by common Web cameras.
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SAP shares slip on CEO's ouster, questions (AP)
AP - German software maker SAP AG's stock slid 2.5 percent Monday, the day after CEO Leo Apotheker unexpectedly resigned and was replaced with a pair of co-chief executives.
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Surprise CEO exit puts SAP shares under pressure (Reuters)
Reuters - The abrupt resignation of SAP AG's chief executive Leo Apotheker put pressure on the group's stock on Monday as the market sought direction on where the world's largest business-software company is headed.
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InfoWorld review: Windows on the Mac (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Why choose between Windows 7 and Snow Leopard when you can have both? A Mac with virtualization software is a great platform for running Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, or other Intel-based operating systems, all at the same time. There's also Mac OS X's native Boot Camp, but it only supports Windows and doesn't give you access to Mac OS X without rebooting.
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Motorola Droid Goes Android 2.1 This Week (PC World)
PC World - The Motorola Droid will be upgraded to the Google Android 2.1 software this week, the company announced on its official Facebook page. The over-the-air software update will bring the Droid software on the par with the Google Nexus One, albeit with some features missing.
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Protectionism Worries Indian Outsourcers (PC World)
PC World - India's leading software trade body said on Tuesday that protectionism in key markets could affect the growth prospects of the country's outsourcing industry.
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Chinese police shut down hacker training business (AP)
AP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.
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China shuts down hacker training operation (AFP)
AFP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training company that taught thousands of people how to launch cyberattacks and provided them with spy software, media reports said Monday.
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SAP CEO resigns, replaced by 2 co-chief executives (AP)
AP - The chief executive of German software company SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, has resigned after his contract was not renewed and will be succeeded by two co-CEOs, the company said Sunday.
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SAP names two new co-CEOs (AFP)
AFP - German-based SAP, the world's largest professional software group, announced Sunday that Leo Apotheker was stepping down as chief executive officer and was being replaced by two company insiders.
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Toyota readies Prius steps; U.S. production restarts (Reuters)
Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model on Monday, further damaging its reputation for quality and reliability on the heels of two other massive recalls.
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Toyota dealer in Japan: carmaker plans Prius recall (Reuters)
Reuters - A Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) dealer said on Sunday the automaker had informed him of its plans to recall the third-generation Prius cars in Japan as early as the next few days because of a braking glitch.
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Ethiopia gets Microsoft software in Amharic (AFP)
AFP - US software giant Microsoft has launched Windows Vista in Amharic, the first operating system in the national language of Ethiopia, the official news agency said Saturday.
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Correction: Symbian Foundation story (AP)
AP - In a story Feb. 3 about the Symbian Foundation releasing software code for free, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the new Symbian 3 replaces software known as Series 40. Nokia Corp. still controls Series 40, and it is not part of the code released by the Symbian Foundation.
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