Nokia slashes prices, to delay new software (Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia has slashed prices of its cellphones across its portfolio this week, with the deepest cuts of around 10 percent seen for some smartphone models, data seen by Reuters showed on Thursday.
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Few Answers After McAfee Antivirus Update Hits Intel, Others (PC World)
PC World - After distributing a buggy antivirus update that apparently disabled hundreds of thousands of computers on Wednesday, McAfee is still at a loss to explain exactly what happened.
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Rogue McAfee update paralyzes PCs worldwide (AFP)
AFP - A routine anti-virus update from Web security firm McAfee confused a valid Windows file with a virus on Wednesday, disrupting computers around the world.
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Recovering from the Flawed McAfee Update (PC World)
PC World - Nothing ruins an IT administrator's day faster than a software update from a security vendor wreaking havoc on the computer systems it is intended to protect. That is exactly the predicament faced by many IT administrators today when a flawed McAfee update rendered Windows XP PC's essentially useless.
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SAP to buy regulatory software maker TechniData (AP)
AP - German business software maker SAP AG said Wednesday it is acquiring TechniData AG, a longtime strategic partner that makes software to help companies comply with environmental, health and safety regulations.
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McAfee antivirus program goes berserk, freezes PCs (AP)
AP - Computers in companies, hospitals and schools around the world got stuck repeatedly rebooting themselves Wednesday after an antivirus program identified a normal Windows file as a virus.
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T-Mobile Rolls Out Navigation-Focused Garminfone (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Mobile-phone users looking for directions may consider T-Mobile's new Garminfone. T-Mobile USA and Garmin International on Wednesday unveiled the Garminfone, which includes navigation software. T-Mobile has the exclusive right to sell the smartphone in the U.S.
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Adobe Throws in Towel by Stopping iPhone Development (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The battle between Apple and Adobe Systems over Flash on the iPhone and iPad appears to have reached a turning point. On Tuesday, an Adobe product manager said his company will stop development on a tool that turns Flash applications into native apps for the iPhone and iPad.
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On the Call: EMC CFO David Goulden (AP)
AP - EMC Corp.'s strong first-quarter results were the latest piece of evidence that the technology sector has rebounded because businesses have resumed replacing aging hardware and software after a lull during the economic downturn.
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Google in talks to buy ITA Software: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc is in talks to acquire airline IT and services provider ITA Software Inc, Bloomberg reported citing three people familiar with the matter.
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Earnings Preview: Microsoft Corp. (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, is scheduled to report its fiscal third-quarter earnings after the stock market closes Thursday.
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McAfee Update Glitch Takes Down Windows XP Computers (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A bad McAfee update on Wednesday created some problems for users running computers with Windows XP.
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Microsoft Unleashes Long-awaited SQL 2008 Update (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft has released to manufacturing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, the new version of its relational database management system software, the company announced Wednesday.
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Vista or XP Problems? Let Microsoft Fix It (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's Fix It software, which tries to automatically figure out what's wrong with your computer, is now available for Windows XP and Vista.
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Adobe Calls it Quits for Flash on iPhone (PC World)
PC World - Adobe is halting development of a Flash-to-iPhone software tool introduced with its Creative Suite 5 last week, dashing the hopes of many that Flash will be supported in future iPhone updates. The move further escalates tensions between Apple and Adobe. Adobe now says it plans to concentrate on developing for Google's Android mobile operating system, according to a blog post by Mike Chambers, Flash platform product manager for Adobe.
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BlackBerry Prepping New OS and Clamshell Phone? (PC World)
PC World - If the latest rumors can be believed, the folks at BlackBerry are close to rolling out an entirely new operating system that will offer some welcome features like full multitouch functionality. BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is also reportedly working on a new clamshell device, its second after the Blackberry Pearl Flip
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Red Hat Drops Xen From RHEL (PC World)
PC World - With Wednesday's beta release of its flagship operating system, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Red Hat has added a number of new capabilities that should help data centers better support virtualization and cloud computing.
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SAP Plans to Acquire Compliance Software Vendor TechniData (PC World)
PC World - SAP plans to acquire TechniData, a German company that provides software to help businesses comply with environmental, health and safety regulations.
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Report: Google In Talks to Buy ITA Software (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google Inc is in talks to acquire airline IT and services provider ITA Software Inc, Bloomberg reported citing three people familiar with the matter.
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VMware's 1Q results top Wall street estimates (AP)
AP - VMware Inc. posted a 12 percent increase in first-quarter net income Tuesday as the software maker recorded a big jump in services revenue.
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