Windows, Mac, or Linux: It's Not the OS, It's the User (PC World)
PC World - Who's got the safest operating system? Apple, Google, Microsoft? According to one security expert, what really matters is who's using the OS.
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Google's Chrome computing system to debut in autumn (AFP)
AFP - Google said Wednesday it is planning to release its Chrome operating system, seen as a rival to Microsoft's Windows system, for free in the autumn.
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Google to Release Chrome OS in Fourth Quarter (PC World)
PC World - Google plans to release its Chrome operating system late this year, initially targeting laptop users, the head of the project said Wednesday.
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Google sets "late fall" release for Chrome (Reuters)
Reuters - Google expects to release its Chrome computer operating system in the "late fall", a top executive said on Wednesday, as it aims a competitive strike at rival Microsoft's Windows.
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Microsoft sticks up for Windows operating system (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft has publicly defended Windows in the face of unconfirmed reports that Google was shunning the operating system due to security concerns.
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Software trade group spent $130,000 to lobby in 1Q (AP)
AP - The Software & Information Industry Association spent $130,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on patent-law reform, copyright protections and other intellectual property matters, among other issues, according to a quarterly disclosure report.
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Equinux releases Tarmac iPad and iPhone provisioning system (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - If you’ve been looking for a way to convince your company’s IT department into picking up some iPhones and iPads, media and security software maker Equinux just added a big new bullet point to your list. On Tuesday, the company released Tarmac, its medium-to-large enterprise-provisioning system for iPad and iPhone.
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Summary Box: Military GPS glitch (AP)
AP - THE PROBLEM: As many as 10,000 U.S. military GPS receivers couldn't lock on to satellite signals after a software change in January.
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Adobe Offers Reader Application for Tablet Computers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Hoping to marry the design and feel of a print magazine with the "dynamic interactivity of digital media," Adobe Systems has debuted a reader application for tablet computers based heavily on input from Wired magazine, the first publication to use the format.
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Some PCs gain faster iPad charging (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Over the past couple weeks, several PC and component vendors have announced software utilities that allow their computers to charge Apple's iPad, even when the iPad is in use.
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Sofa unveils Kaleidoscope for spotting differences between files (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Sofa, the software company behind Mac apps like Versions and Checkout, on Tuesday unveiled Kaleidoscope, a file-comparison utility.
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Hewlett-Packard to cut 9K jobs in services unit (AP)
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest information-technology company, plans to lay off about 9,000 employees as it tries to cut costs in its back-office computing centers and deepens its use of software, rather than people, to do some of the work that those hubs require.
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Security firm discovers spyware in Mac software (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Intego, makers of security and privacy apps for the Mac, warned on Tuesday that some Mac software include a new piece of invasive spyware. Macworld has obtained a preliminary list of the applications with the spyware.
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Google Dropping Windows over Security? Good Luck with That (PC World)
PC World - Sources from within Google are claiming that the online search and advertising giant is implementing an official transition away from the Microsoft Windows operating system. According to the reports, the culture shift is intended to reduce security concerns. That makes a compelling headline--especially for a Microsoft rival developing its own operating system--but it doesn't make a very good security strategy.
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CDC Software earnings outlook misses forecast (AP)
AP - Business software maker CDC Software Corp. indicated Tuesday that earnings in 2010 and 2011 would be lower than what Wall Street was expecting, but revenue would be higher.
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Google Ditches Microsoft's Windows Over Security Issues, Report Claims (PC World)
PC World - Google employees are slamming Microsoft's Windows operating system, claiming security vulnerabilities in the OS left the company open to Chinese hackers in January 2010, a new report says. According to the Financial Times, Google will ditch the internal use of Windows in exchange for alternative operating systems including the Mac OS, Linux, and Google's own forthcoming Chrome OS operating system.
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Compal Readies Windows, Android and MeeGo Tablets (PC World)
PC World - The world's second-largest contract manufacturer of laptops is spreading its bets on tablet PC operating systems. It is building tablets running Microsoft Windows, Google's Android, and the MeeGo OS backed by Intel and Nokia.
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Google phases out Microsoft Windows use: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Web search group Google Inc is phasing out internal use of rival Microsoft Corp's Windows operating system because of security concerns following a Chinese hacking incident, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
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Ford, Mazda recall more than 230,000 China cars (AFP)
AFP - Ford and Mazda are recalling more than 230,000 vehicles made by their China joint venture to fix a software problem blamed for bouts of engine failure, China's product-safety watchdog said.
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Intel Planning Thinnest Netbook, Dual-Core Netbook Atom (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - At the Computex show in Taiwan, Intel disclosed that it was in production of a dual-core Atom chip for netbooks. Intel also revealed "Canoe Lake," a reference design for a 14-mm thick netbook, the world's thinnest, plus a software partnership with Acer.
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