Steve Jobs steers Apple to the top (AFP)
AFP - Apple, maker of the Macintosh computer, the iPod, iPhone and iPad, surpassed US software giant Microsoft this week in terms of market value and now trails only Exxon Mobil and PetroChina in market capitalization.
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SubRosaSoft releases CopyCatX 5.0 (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Your excuses for not backing up have just been reduced yet again. On Thursday, SubRosaSoft released CopyCat 5.0, a major upgrade to its drive duplication and backup software.
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China's OPhone to Find Its Way to US as Android+ (PC World)
PC World - Beijing software company Borqs is the little-known company behind China Mobile's Google Android-based OPhone operating system. It may soon find fame in the U.S. if its software finds its way into the hands of U.S. users of Dell's Aero smartphone on the AT&T Wireless network.
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What desktop virtualization really means (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Desktop virtualization harks back to the good old mainframe days of centralized computing while upholding the fine desktop tradition of user empowerment. Each user retains his or her own instance of desktop operating system and applications, but that stack runs in a virtual machine on a server -- which users can access through a low-cost thin client similar to an old-fashioned terminal.
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Opera browser user growth boosted by iPhone access (Reuters)
Reuters - Opera Software said its Internet browser for Apple's iPhone was downloaded more than 2.6 million times in April after the Norwegian company got access to iPhone as the first rival browser.
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QAD fiscal 1Q loss narrows (AP)
AP - Business software maker QAD Inc. said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed, despite a drop in revenue, as expenses dipped.
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SeaChange profit surges on software gains (AP)
AP - SeaChange International Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit surged on higher sales of software for video-on-demand television services.
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Alleged $100M Scareware Sellers Facing Charges (PC World)
PC World - Three men are facing federal fraud charges for allegedly raking in more than US$100 million while running an illegal "scareware" business that tricked victims into installing bogus software.
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Magma Design posts smaller 4Q loss (AP)
AP - Magma Design Automation Inc., a provider of chip design software, posted a smaller net loss for its fiscal fourth quarter Thursday, with revenue and adjusted earnings above Wall Street's expectations thanks to strong performance in its main product groups.
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Novell posts higher 2Q profit but revenue slides (AP)
AP - Networking software maker Novell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit climbed, helped by lower operating costs even as revenue declined.
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Blue Coat Systems posts profit in 4Q (AP)
AP - Security hardware and software maker Blue Coat Systems Inc. on Thursday posted a profit for the fiscal fourth-quarter, lifted by higher sales as companies resumed spending on technology after a lull during the recession.
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PangeaVR HD gives iPads a panoramic view (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Pangea Software has released PangeaVR HD, an app that lets you interactively view full-screen 360-degree panoramas on the iPad. It follows in the footsteps of Pangea VR, first released on the iPhone in 2008. This iPad version, however, delivers a completely redesigned to support high-resolution panoramas up to 4028x1024 in size.
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Nokia and Opera support Adobe's Flash in Apple spat (Reuters)
Reuters - Cellphone maker Nokia and browser firm Opera Software pledged on Thursday to support Adobe Systems' Flash software in its bitter row with Apple.
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3 accused of conning $100M in software scheme (AP)
AP - Three men have been indicted on federal charges that accuse them of conning people in more than 60 countries into buying $100 million in bogus software by convincing them their computers were infected by malicious programs.
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Icahn's Stake in Lawson Means Likely Push for Sale (PC World)
PC World - Billionaire Carl Icahn's stake in Lawson Software could lead to a sale of the ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor to larger rivals, a move that would take the already significant consolidation of the market to a new level.
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Free iPhone application to report oil from Gulf spill (AFP)
AFP - A team of software developers has created a free iPhone program that allows members of the public to report the presence of oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Plastic Bullet turns iPhone photos into art (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Let’s face it: plain iPhone camera shots just won’t cut it on Twitter and Flickr anymore. Your friends, family, and audience demand an artistic experience from the memories you capture with your iPhone camera’s two or three megapixels. Red Giant Software has released Plastic Bullet to help you deliver.
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Security Suites Top Online Software Purchases (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A study released Thursday by the NPD Group showed that consumers who purchase software online feel comfortable downloading it for their own use, rather than ordering a physical disc. But of those customers that shy away, most cite spam as a result.
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Concur climbs after analyst upgrades stock (AP)
AP - Shares of Concur Technologies Inc. rose Wednesday after an analyst upgraded the on-demand expense management software maker's stock, saying it faces little competition and predicting its revenue growth will speed up through next year.
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Apple dethrones Microsoft as top US tech company (AFP)
AFP - Apple, maker of the Macintosh computer, the iPod, iPhone and iPad, dethroned software giant Microsoft on Wednesday as the largest US technology company in terms of market value.
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