Elgato releases Turbo.264 HD Software Edition (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - On Thursday Elgato, maker of TV-tuner and video-capture and -conversion products, released Turbo.264 HD Software Edition. Previously the software only worked and came with with Elgato's $100 Turbo.264 HD USB hardware encoding accelerator, but the $50 software-only product is now available as a stand-alone weapon for your video-conversion arsenal.
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Five Reasons You Don't Need Microsoft Office 2010 (PC World)
PC World - Have you looked at the new Microsoft Office 2010 yet? How many of its few, new features does your company really need? And are these features worth the investment? Here are five reasons your company doesn't need to purchase Office 2010.
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Windows 8 Should Virtualize Everything (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The next Microsoft Windows operating system should put everything—and I mean everything—in a sandbox.
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Finjan Sues McAfee, Symantec Over Patent Claims (PC World)
PC World - Finjan has sued five rival security companies, including Symantec and McAfee, claiming it holds crucial patents used by popular antivirus products and security services.
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Why Apple Bought Poly9: And What Is Poly9? (PC World)
PC World - Apple has bought Poly9, a Quebec-based online mapping company, and has relocated most of the firm's employees to Apple's Silicon Valley offices, according to a report by French-Canadian news site Cyberpresse. PCWorld was unable to reach either Apple or Poly9 officials to confirm the report, which suggests that Apple plans to develop its own in-house mapping software for its popular mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
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Oracle Data Grid Scales .NET to New Heights (PC World)
PC World - A new version of Oracle's data grid software will allow Microsoft .NET applications to scale to the same large multi-server environments long enjoyed by Java enterprise applications, according to Oracle.
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Apple releases iOS 4.1 beta to developers (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - An update to Apple’s iOS mobile operating system has been released as a beta to registered developers, according to a tweet by Apple evangelist Michael Jurewitz.
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Microsoft Is Providing Goodies for Phone Developers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As it prepares to launch a new series of smartphones later this year, Microsoft is betting big on new mobile applications to make them more fun and functional. The software giant, itching to gain traction in the phone market after some recent setbacks, says it is wooing developers to increase its inventory of games and other programs for Windows Phone 7 Series devices.
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Sunbelt Software Acquired by GFI (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - GFI, maker of software solutions for small and medium-sized businesses including Max Remote Management, has acquired Sunbelt Software, in a deal that will allow GFI to tap into established security software sales and integrate them into its systems email programs.
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Microsoft Office 2010 sales on the slow side (Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - Did you even know? The Windows version of Microsoft Office 2010 has been out for a few weeks now. Perhaps this never registered with you since you’re happy with whatever version of Office you already have on your computer. Or maybe you don’t use Office at all anymore, preferring to write documents and edit spreadsheets online.
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Google App Inventor Opens Android Possibilities (PC World)
PC World - Despite the belief of some skeptics that Google's new, free development software, App Inventor, will flood the Android market with useless apps, it's not necessarily true that this product will lower the bar for application development.
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Apple's iOS 4.1 Reportedly Fixes iPhone Signal Indicators (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Apple has reportedly released version 4.1 of its iOS software. Early reports said Wednesday that the software alters the way in which Apple's iPhones report signal strength, but doesn't affect dropped calls.
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Microsoft Windows 2000, XP SP2 Reach End of Life (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft on Tuesday released four security updates to fix flaws in Windows XP, Windows 7, and Microsoft Office. Three of the security bulletins are rated critical and the fourth is rated important.
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Microsoft: Alleged Spy Worked as a Software Tester (PC World)
PC World - The 12th person detained for allegedly spying for Russia worked as an entry-level software tester at Microsoft for nine months, the company confirmed Wednesday.
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Office 2010 Sales Are Lagging, Says NPD (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Office 2010 is off to a slow start following its launch in May, says market research firm The NPD Group, but not for the reasons you might suspect.
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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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NPD: Initial Sales of Microsoft Office 2010 'Disappointing' (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Initial sales of Microsoft's Office 2010 have been a bit disappointing despite the fact that they are slightly ahead of sales trends of Office 2007 so far this year, according to Tuesday data from NPD Group.
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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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