Manage Your Windows Network from the iPad (PC World)
PC World - The debate is intensifying about the role the Apple iPad will play and whether or not the tablet device has what it takes to make it as a business tool. While the consumer vs. business device debate is passionate, the battle between Apple and Microsoft loyalists makes it pale in comparison. So, it borders on sacrilege to suggest that the Apple iPad could be an effective tool for remotely administering a Microsoft Windows network.
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Microsoft Drops Win 7 Upgrade Price by 35 Percent (PC World)
PC World - With dozens of Windows PCs available at retail, each preloaded with one of several versions of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, it's far too easy to buy a version of the OS that doesn't meet your needs. Maybe that bargain Acer Aspire One netbook you're eying runs Windows 7 Starter, but you'd prefer Windows 7 Home Premium, which adds the slick Aero interface, better media tools, and the ability to run more than three apps at once.
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Flood of iPad applications begins on eve of its debut (AFP)
AFP - A new software Gold Rush is on as applications tailored for Apple's iPad hit the market on the eve of the hotly-anticipated tablet computer's US debut.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court backs county in IT dispute (AP)
AP - Racine County can continue to sue a computer contractor that failed to deliver a new human resources and payroll program on time, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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Analyst: Google-Adobe Flash partnership could heat up browser competition (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google's partnership this week with Adobe Systems, which has the Flash Player being bundled with the Google Chrome browser, has the potential to take relatively vigorous competition in the browser market to an even more-heated level, an IDC analyst said in a bulletin this week.
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Solera Holdings names John J. Giamatteo COO (AP)
AP - Solera Holdings Inc., which provides software and services for auto insurance claims, said Friday it hired John J. Giamatteo as chief operating officer effective April 12.
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US media rave over Apple iPad (AFP)
AFP - US media outlets are gushing like star-struck lovers over the Apple iPad in early reviews as software makers hustle to ready programs for its much-anticipated sales launch on Saturday.
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MITS Founder and Altair Inventor Ed Roberts Dies Aged 68 (PC World)
PC World - Henry Edward Roberts, designer of the Altair 8800 personal computer that inspired Bill Gates and Paul Allen to enter the software business, has died aged 68.
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Microsoft request for patent suit review is nixed (AP)
AP - A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Microsoft Corp.'s request to review a $290 million patent ruling involving the software maker's popular word processing program.
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5 Stupidest iPad Apps (PC World)
PC World - Despite the fact that the iPad doesn't hit the shelves until Saturday, a number of iPad apps are now available in the Apple App Store. Some of the apps appear to have been specifically created for the iPad (such as the Pages word processor -- iTunes Link -- and the official Netflix App), while others are simply scaled-up versions of existing iPhone apps.
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Court Denies Microsoft Appeal in I4i Case (PC World)
PC World - An appeals court has refused to rehear the case that ultimately forced Microsoft to remove a feature from Office 2007, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the software maker's most likely next step.
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Qlik Tech expects to raise $100 million in IPO (AP)
AP - Business software maker Qlik Technologies Inc. expects to raise up to $100 million through an initial public offering, according to a securities filing made Thursday.
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YouTube Revamp Focuses on Videos and Interaction (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - YouTube rolled out a revamped design Wednesday aimed at streamlining interactions with Google's video-hosting service. The redesign focuses attention on videos -- the reason users come to YouTube -- as well as on improving the ways that visitors can engage with content and creators, wrote Google Software Engineer Igor Kofman and Product Manager Shiva Rajaraman in a blog.
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Microsoft sues UK game controller maker (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp on Thursday filed a lawsuit claiming British video game accessory maker Datel Design and Development Ltd is illegally copying the software company's game console controllers.
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5 Questions for GamersGate's Theo Bergquist (PC World)
PC World - Nonplussed about recent developments in game-related digital rights management? The draconian 'always-on' requirement where your PC game kicks you to the desktop if you suddenly lose your internet connection? Having to run "wrapper" software that monitors your purchases and play habits just to access games otherwise designed to be played offline?
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IBM Hopes to Lure Startups Into Its Orbit (PC World)
PC World - IBM is hoping to bring a new crop of tech startups under its corporate wing with a program that gives them access to Big Blue's software and industry-specific development frameworks.
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Meego Provides First Glimpse at New Mobile OS (PC World)
PC World - Meego--the mobile operating system merger between Nokia's Maemo and Intel's Moblin--is now available for developers anxious to peek under the hood. The official release of the Meego operating system isn't expected for at least a few months, but the release of key elements will enable developers to begin working with--and developing for--the new platform.
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Silicon Valley venture capital powerhouse bets on iPad (AFP)
AFP - A major Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed Internet stars such as Google and Amazon on Wednesday doubled a fund to support software tailored for Apple gadgets.
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Yahoo India to Move Over 200 Search Engineers to Microsoft (PC World)
PC World - Yahoo India has started the transfer to Microsoft of engineers working in the area of search and search advertising. The transfer is part of Microsoft's deal with Yahoo by which the software maker's Bing search engine will be used to power Yahoo searches while Yahoo will sell premium advertising for both companies.
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Malicious PDF File Doesn't Need a Software Vulnerability (PC World)
PC World - A security researcher has found a way to run arbitrary code on Windows computers by embedding it in a malicious PDF file.
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