Why Apple won't let the Mac and iPhone succeed in business (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Last summer, it looked like Apple was finally going to make its Macs and iPhones enterprise-capable, giving hope to those who wanted a more stable, less failure-prone option at the office. Soon, it appeared, Macs and iPhones would no longer need to come in through the back door, or be relegated to "special" departments such as software development or marketing.
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Intel Ready to Show off Some Netbook Apps (PC World)
PC World - Intel will show off several applications designed for netbooks and mobile devices at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, where the chip maker plans to push a software development program designed to populate its AppUp Center application store with applications.
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Droid Hack Lets You Plug Peripherals Into Your Phone (PC World)
PC World - Hacker Chris Paget figured out how to enable USB host mode on the Motorola Droid, a smartphone running the Google Android operating system.
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Apache Beehive project retired (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Beehive, an Apache Software Foundation open source project providing a Java programming أ‚آ model, has been retired due to inactivity, the foundation said on Wednesday.
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Opera says to introduce faster browser for iPhone (Reuters)
Reuters - Norwegian browser company Opera Software said it would reveal a version of its Mini browser for Apple Inc's iPhone next week, offering faster download speeds.
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HBGary Releases Aurora Detection Tool (PC World)
PC World - Security vendor HBGary has released a free software tool that can remove "Aurora" malware, linked to corporate espionage at more than 30 companies.
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Oracle agrees to buy software maker Convergin (AP)
AP - Oracle Corp., the world's largest maker of proprietary database software, said Wednesday that it agreed to buy privately held Convergin, which makes real-time service brokering software.
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Oracle Buys Convergin for Telecom Tech (PC World)
PC World - Oracle announced Wednesday it plans to purchase Israeli startup Convergin, which makes software that lets telcos deliver services across multiple networks and platforms.
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Big Patch Tuesday Fixes Server-Side Vulnerabilities (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft on Tuesday patched 26 vulnerabilities in 13 security bulletins. Eleven bulletins affect Windows and two affect older versions of Microsoft Office.
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Speedy Mini Opera Browser Headed to iPhone (PC World)
PC World - Norwegian software maker Opera is mounting pressure on Apple's tight-fisted App store, in the hope its iPhone Web browser will get approved. Opera announced on Wednesday it would launch a version of its Mini browser for the iPhone next week, which will offer faster download speeds.
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Opera Software announces iPhone browser (AP)
AP - Opera Software ASA announced Wednesday that it will unveil an iPhone version of its Opera Mini mobile phone browser at an international tech conference next week despite not having approached iPhone maker Apple about the move.
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Opera Mini for iPhone Announced (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Opera Software on Wednesday announced its plans for the Mobile World Congress show next week: namely, the debut of Opera Mini for the iPhone.
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Broadcom Adds Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi Direct to Android (PC World)
PC World - Broadcom increased its bet on the Android mobile operating system on Tuesday, announcing additional capabilities for its software stack and a new chip for navigation in Android-based devices.
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Judge Dismisses Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Suit (PC World)
PC World - A judge dismissed a lawsuit that was filed against Microsoft over its much-criticized Windows Genuine Advantage program in 2006.
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In Defense of Microsoft (PC World)
PC World - I know, I know. You hate Microsoft for its bloated, buggy software, its slowness to innovate, and its government-certified, monopolistic bullying. I won't argue with any of those points, or those made last week in the NY Times by former Microsoft VP Dick Brass, who called his former employer "a clumsy, uncompetitive innovator."
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Ultimate Software profit weighed by compensation (AP)
AP - Ultimate Software Inc., which makes human resources software, said Tuesday its profit was nearly wiped out in the fourth quarter as stock-based compensation offset higher revenue.
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HP App Preserves SharePoint for the Ages (PC World)
PC World - Hewlett-Packard has updated its records management software so it can now capture for legal posterity Microsoft SharePoint files and even entire SharePoint workspaces, the company announced.
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Ikanos shares advance as 4Q revenue soars (AP)
AP - Shares of Ikanos Communications Inc. jumped Tuesday after the provider of broadband semiconductors and software posted sharply higher revenue for the fourth quarter.
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Virginia Firm Files Encryption Lawsuit Against Tech Giants (PC World)
PC World - TecSec, an encryption vendor based in McLean, Virginia, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against several large tech vendors, including IBM, Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, eBay, Oracle and Adobe Systems.
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Microsoft Says Battery Woes Not Caused By Windows 7 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Battery problems on Windows 7 machines are not caused by the operating system. That's the position of Stephen Sinofsky, head of the Windows division, in a long posting Monday on the Windows engineering blog.
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