Saturday, March 20, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 20/03/2010



Microsoft, Adobe confident there is room for Silverlight, Flash (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The HTML5 specification could be a game-changer in the rich Internet application realm, but representatives of Microsoft and Adobe Systems, both of which have proprietary plug-ins for Web applications, remained confident Thursday in their companies' Web strategies.
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Pramati Aims to Integrate Social Networking and Business (PC World)
PC World - Indian product design and software company Pramati Technologies has developed a social networking environment that is integrated with enterprise applications such as enterprise resource planning, and customer relationship management, a company executive said on Thursday.
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On the Call: Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein (AP)
AP - Palm Inc. reported disappointing sales of its smart phones, which it revamped with a brand new operating system last year.
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Amazon.com Offers Kindle for Mac E-Reader Software (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Amazon.com introduced a free software package Thursday that gives Mac computer users access to the online retailer's Kindle e-book store in more than 100 countries. Called Kindle for Mac, the beta e-reader completes Amazon's goal of offering consumers access to e-books and other digital content across a wide spectrum of electronic devices.
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Mentor Graphics completes deal for Valor (AP)
AP - Mentor Graphics Corp., a provider of electronic hardware and software design products and services, said it has completed its buyout of Valor Computerized Systems Ltd.
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Microsoft rival: browser downloads double (AP)
AP - Norway's Opera said Thursday that downloads of its browser more than doubled after Microsoft Corp. was forced to give European users a choice of Web software to settle European Union antitrust charges.
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Amazon Brings Kindle to Macs, But What's Next? (PC World)
PC World - Amazon has raised the stakes in a turf war among e-book sellers by releasing a beta of its Kindle software for Mac computers.
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Microsoft Sweetens Pot for the Virtual-desktop Curious (PC World)
PC World - In an effort to capture what it sees as a growing market for virtual desktops within enterprises, Microsoft is simplifying some licensing agreements and enhancing its virtual-desktop-related software.
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Facebook Users Targeted in Massive Spam Run (PC World)
PC World - Facebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords and other data, according to security researchers at McAfee.
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IE9 Won't Support Windows XP (PC World)
PC World - Computerworld - Microsoft's new browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), will not run on Windows XP, now or when the software eventually ships, the company confirmed this week.
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Email scam targets Facebook users: Web security firm (AFP)

Computer hackers are targeting Facebook users with an email scam  that attempts to steal their passwords, Web security firm McAfee  warns.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - Computer hackers are targeting Facebook users with an email scam that attempts to steal their passwords, Web security firm McAfee said.



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Diebold names Pavithran as development group head (AP)
AP - Diebold Inc., a maker of ATMs and security systems, said Wednesday that Kumar Pavithran will lead its integrated services, global software development and global professional services teams.
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Nexus One Rival Droid Gets Android 2.1 Update (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - After rolling out its latest operating system on its exclusive Nexus One smartphone in January, Google will now release Android 2.1 for a top competitor: the Motorola Droid, which is distributed by Verizon Wireless.
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IBM Offers Software Development in the Cloud (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - IBM is going deeper into the cloud. On Tuesday, the Armonk, N.Y.-based company announced beta versions of an expanded commercial cloud-based service for software development and testing, on both public and private clouds.
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Verizon to Finally Update Droid to Latest Android 2.1 OS (PC World)
PC World - Verizon says on Thursday it will update its Motorola Droid phone to the latest Android 2.1 software juicing the handset with multitouch pinch-to-zoom capabilities and adding live wallpaper. Verizon customers have been eagerly awaiting the update ever since Motorola said the upgrade would occur in early February in "one week" -- but it never happened.
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Microsoft: IE9 Won't Support Windows XP, Period (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Windows XP users will not be able to run the final version of Internet Explorer 9, according to Microsoft executives, cutting out a decade-old, yet still popular operating system.
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Motorola Droid Finally Gets Android 2.1 Upgrade (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Verizon Wireless has finally unveiled an Android 2.1 update for the Motorola Droid, which will finally give the handset feature parity (at least from a software perspective) with the Google Nexus One.
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Mobile 'apps' a $17.5 bln market by 2012: study (AFP)

A screen shot shows the Google Earth application. Downloads of  mobile applications to handsets will leap from slightly more than seven  billion in 2009 to nearly 50 billion in 2012, according to the  independent study commissioned by GetJar, the world's second largest app  store.(AFP/Pool/File/Robert Galbraith)AFP - A study released on Wednesday indicated that the market for mobile device software programs should rocket to 17.5 billion dollars (US) within three years.



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Microsoft Loses $106 Million Patent Verdict to VirnetX (PC World)
PC World - A court in Texas has ordered Microsoft to pay communications software maker VirnetX US$105.75 million after a jury found it guilty of willful infringement of two patents belonging to the company.
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Summary Box: Boeing 777 software fix (AP)
AP - THE PROBLEM: An issue involving the Boeing 777 can result in a high-speed aborted takeoff and increase the chance of a runway overrun.
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