Monday, April 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 26/04/2010



Japan firms to standardize mobile software: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Four major Japanese electronics companies will standardize their core software platform for next-generation cellphones aimed at reducing costs and raising competitiveness, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.
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Facebook to Get More Social, McAfee Crashes PCs (PC World)
PC World - The travel industry wasn't the only one affected by the volcano that erupted in Iceland.
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Fitch gives tech distributors 'stable' outlook (AP)
AP - Fitch Ratings on Friday issued a "Stable" outlook for information technology distributors, saying it expects the group to see some growth in revenue in 2010 as businesses start spending to upgrade hardware and software again.
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Correction: HTC Droid Incredible phone review (AP)
AP - In a story April 21 reviewing the HTC Droid Incredible smart phone, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the touch screen on Google Inc.'s Nexus One smart phone does not respond to multiple finger gestures. The Nexus One did not originally come with this feature, but it was added as part of a software update.
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Nook Software Update: The Good, The Subpar (PC World)
PC World - Software updates tend to bring good things (with notable exceptions), and while the latest update to Barnes & Noble's Nook is packed with new features, there are some things that could be improved even further. Here's what to like and what to gripe about in Nook software version 1.3:
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Pegasystems shares down after weak 1st-qtr results (AP)
AP - Shares of Pegasystems Inc. sank Friday, a day after the business software maker reported first-quarter results below analyst expectations because of higher operating expenses and currency fluctuations.
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McAfee's Shutdown Apology May Be Too Little, Too Late (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Late Thursday night, McAfee apologized for an antivirus update that shut down Windows XP computers around the globe. McAfee said the problem affected only a small percentage of its customers -- less than .005 percent -- but the news sent shockwaves through the tech industry.
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Lessons of the McAfee False Positive Fiasco (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - I was tempted to feel bad for McAfee in the wake of a disastrous Wednesday upgrade. We all make mistakes and things must be bad there right about now. But it's hard to feel sorry for them, given what's turned up.
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Hands On: Barnes & Noble Nook Update 1.3 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Barnes & Noble on Friday released new software for its Nook e-reader, which includes a Web browser, faster page turning, and several games. We took it for a spin.
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Fast-Selling Windows 7 Drives Profits for Microsoft (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is a hit, according the software giant. The new OS, which became available in October, is the most successful and fastest-selling operating system in Microsoft's history.
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Barnes & Noble e-reader to offer web browser (AP)
AP - Barnes & Noble plans to roll out a software update to its electronic reader the Nook that will let users surf the Web and play games.
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Ahead of the Bell: Microsoft sees spending rebound (AP)
AP - A slew of analysts raised their revenue and profit estimates for Microsoft Corp. Friday after the software giant reported better-than-expected financial results for the third quarter and noted that corporate spending was on the mend.
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McAfee Apologizes for Update Fiasco (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - McAfee on Thursday issued an apology for the faulty update that shut down users' computers and prompted a continuous reboot cycle.
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McAfee: rogue anti-virus slipped quality controls (AFP)

People use computer keyboards in France. Web computer security  firm McAfee blamed fresh changes to a quality control system for the  release of a flawed anti-virus update that sabotaged computers  worldwide.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - Web computer security firm McAfee blamed fresh changes to a quality control system for the release of a flawed anti-virus update that sabotaged computers worldwide.



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Microsoft Wins Piracy Case Against Chinese Company (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft won a Chinese court case over pirated software used by a local insurance company, scoring a point in its ongoing fight against intellectual property violations in China.
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Summary Box: Microsoft 3Q net income up 35 pct (AP)
AP - THE NUMBERS: Microsoft Corp. earned $4.01 billion, or 45 cents per share, on $14.5 billion in revenue. The world's largest software maker beat Wall Street's expectations on both measures.
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Microsoft profit soars with Windows 7 sales (AFP)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (right) is joined by a Windows project  manager at an electronics show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The US software  giant has said that revenues surged to a record high in the latest  quarter as Windows 7 operating system was succeeding where its  predecessor had failed.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - US software giant Microsoft has said that revenues surged to a record high in the recent quarter as Windows 7 operating system succeeded where its predecessor failed.



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Microsoft Office Gets Social on Facebook (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's FUSE Labs has released a new social experiment that is designed to enable users to discover, create and share Microsoft Office documents with their friends on Facebook. Called Docs, the online beta service is based on the Web Apps technology already built into Microsoft Office 2010.
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Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Key to 'full-stack' Strategy (PC World)
PC World - Oracle launched a product called Enterprise Manager 11g with great fanfare Thursday, and for good reason. The system management software platform is key to its goal of being a true one-stop IT shop for customers, now that it has entered the hardware business by acquiring Sun Microsystems.
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Flawed Update and Late Fix Angers McAfee Customers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - McAfee is backpedaling from an update that wreaked havoc for Windows users. The flawed update has the company's support team working around the clock to fix the problem.
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