Outlook Evolves Beyond E-Mail with Social Connectors (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft has established Outlook as one of the leading applications for reading, writing, and managing e-mail. With Outlook 2010 and Outlook Social Connectors, though, Microsoft is breaking that mold and adapting the software as a communications hub rather than an e-mail utility by incorporating social networks like LinkedIn, MySpace, and now Facebook.
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Microsoft Lures Windows Phone 7 App Developers with Cash (PC World)
PC World - In a race to catch up with Apple's App Store lead, Microsoft is offering cash incentives to developers in exchange to building apps for its upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, a company executive told Bloomberg Businessweek.
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China web filter developer's finance woes: report (AFP)
AFP - The developer of a controversial Internet filter software in China has denied it has closed due to a lack of funding, but it admits to having financial difficulties, state media said Wednesday.Read More ...
China stops funding Green Dam web filter: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Developers of China's Green Dam Internet filter have not received government funding in the past year, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday, placing in doubt the future of the much-criticized software.
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With Fix Now Out, Microsoft Sees Jump in XP Attacks (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft urged Windows users to update their software Tuesday, saying it's now seen more than 25,000 attacks leveraging one of the critical bugs fixed in July's monthly security patches.
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Windows Phone Live Details Emerge: What We Know So Far (PC World)
PC World - The Windows Phone 7 operating system won't arrive for a few more months (expect a splashy debut as the holiday season nears) and Microsoft is using the extra time to dole out morsels of information about its upcoming mobile OS--one with the unfortunate task of competing with Apple's iPhone and a bumper crop of Google Android-based phones.
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Outlook Links To Facebook, Windows Live Messenger (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has added Facebook and Windows Live Messenger to the Outlook Social Connector component built into Microsoft Office 2010, giving Outlook users the ability to connect the in-box with the two social networks. Additionally, the software giant unleashed Outlook Social Connector as a downloadable plug-in for the 2003 and 2007 editions of Microsoft Office.
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Windows XP downgrade rights extended to 2020 (Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - Think Windows XP is going away? Think again. Microsoft has announced that it will be extending the life of Windows XP yet again, offering “downgrade rights” to companies who buy copies of Windows 7 for another 10 years.
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Analyst cuts McAfee, sees weak consumer sales (AP)
AP - A Pacific Crest analyst downgraded McAfee Inc. on Tuesday, saying the computer-security software maker is seeing weakness in its low-end and consumer product segments that could weigh on its second-quarter results and its outlook.
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Windows Phone 7 Bells and Whistles Lure Developers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft on Tuesday announced new features and capabilities in Windows Phone 7 Series. The company released a beta version of developer tools for the new mobile operating system Monday.
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Summary Box: India's Infosys posts lower profit (AP)
AP - THE DROP: Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's second-largest software services company, said quarterly profit fell as a weak euro ate into overseas earnings. U.S.-listed shares fell 6.5 percent.
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MacFriendly releases new software bundle with 12 apps (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - We all love a good deal, and what better place to find one than in a generously packaged Mac software bundle? The latest bundle of software is from MacFriendly, and features 12 software applications with a combined $415 value. Of course, since this is a bundle, you can expect to pay much less—85 percent less, MacFriendly claims. The bundle runs just $50, which is actually cheaper than several of the included software’s individual prices.
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Zendesk Integrates Twitter Into Customer Service App (PC World)
PC World - Zendesk has upgraded its Web-based help desk software to simplify and automate how its users capture, analyze and respond to public Twitter messages that merit a customer-service response.
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Microsoft Discloses Four Patches, Three Critical (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft released four security updates today, among them the last for Windows XP Service Pack 2. And, after today, Windows XP SP2, along with Windows 2000, are beyond their service lifecycle and will no longer receive security updates.
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Metastorm Brings Workflow Modeling to the Cloud (PC World)
PC World - Enterprise software provider Metastorm has launched an online workflow modeling service, called Metastorm M3, the company announced on Tuesday.
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India's Infosys quarterly profits disappoint (AFP)
AFP - India's second-biggest software exporter Infosys announced Tuesday a surprise 2.4 percent fall in first quarter consolidated net profit but raised its revenue outlook for the full year.Read More ...
GFI Buys Sunbelt's VIPRE Tech, Products (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - GFI Software has announced that the company has acquired Sunbelt Software, specifically its VIPRE antivirus and recovery technology and related products.
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Cheap Chipsets for Google Android Smartphones Due out in Q3 (PC World)
PC World - Taiwanese chipset developer MediaTek will start rolling out low-cost chipsets designed for handsets that use Google's Android mobile software in the third quarter of this year, promising to drive down the cost of such handsets in China.
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BlackBerry OS 6 and Protect Are on the Horizon (PC World)
PC World - Research in Motion plans to release two new products later this summer. The release dates are unknown for the BlackBerry OS 6 operating system and BlackBerry Protect, a free data backup and protection utility, as are some key details about how the products will work.
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Reports: iOS 4 upgrade kills old iPhones’ Wi-Fi (Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - Got an iPhone 3G or 3GS? You might think twice about upgrading to the new iOS 4 operating system, as many users are reporting that the operating-system upgrade causes Wi-Fi to stop working on the handset.
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