This Week in GeekTech: Lego Geekery, Old Apple Software, and Fun With Android (PC World)
PC World - After last week's iPhone brouhaha and controversy, it's nice to be able to take a step back and explore some of the more nerdy stories making news. Here are some of our favorites from this past week. Enjoy.
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Moody's upgrades BMC Software to "Baa2" (AP)
AP - Moody's Investors Service upgraded business software maker BMC Software Inc. on Friday, citing the company's stability even during slow business periods.
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Apple takes top spot in software insecurity report (Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - Is Apple the most insecure software company in the world?
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Windows 7, Office Drive Record Microsoft Revenue (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With Apple breezing past Wall Street estimates this week by reporting $15.7 billion in revenue for its third business quarter, the pressure was on Microsoft -- and the software giant delivered. Microsoft said Thursday it earned a record $16.04 billion in revenue during the second quarter, driven by the launch of Office 2010 and strong Windows 7 sales.
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Odd 'Babysitting Mama' Game Uses Doll as a Wii Controller (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - PCMag's software/Web staff editor Jeff Wilson and I recently got a preview of Majesco Entertainment's upcoming games lineup.
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Hands On: Tweeting via Amazon's Kindle 2.5 Software (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Would you want to tweet on your Kindle? Lance Ulanoff takes the e-reader's new social features for a test drive. On balance, the experience is positive, although the interface can be frustrating.
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HP Tablet Goes Enterprise, WebOS Tablet Due Too? (PC World)
PC World - It looks like rumors about the demise of Hewlett-Packard's Windows 7 tablet may be premature, but recent reports say most of you still won't be able to get your hands on the device. Meanwhile, HP may soon release WebOS 2.0 -- the next iteration of Palm's smartphone operating system recently acquired by HP -- suggesting the anticipated WebOS tablet is on its way.
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AOL Amps up Mobile Offerings With Android, HTML5 Support (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - AOL this week is diving into the mobile world in a big way. The Internet mainstay announced the launch of an online smartphone portal and an app for Google's Android mobile operating system.
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Indian software exporter Wipro says profit up 31% (AFP)
AFP - India's third-biggest software exporter Wipro said Thursday quarterly net profit jumped a forecast-beating 31 percent and was upbeat about revenue prospects, citing better outsourcing demand.Read More ...
Microsoft Signs Big Licensing Deal for Arm Chip Technology (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft signed a new agreement to license technology for the Arm microprocessor architecture, opening the potential for the software giant to follow in Apple's footsteps and design its own Arm-based chips.
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Microsoft Lands Big Licensing Deal for Arm Chips (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft signed a new agreement to license technology for the Arm microprocessor architecture, opening the potential for the software giant to follow in Apple's footsteps and design its own Arm-based chips.
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Wipro profit up 31 pct to $284M on strong demand (AP)
AP - Indian software services firm Wipro Ltd. said quarterly profit jumped 31 percent to 13.19 billion rupees ($284 million), beating expectations, as India's No. 3 outsourcer ramped up staffing to meet strong global demand.
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Apple releases update for Snow Leopard Server (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Apple on Thursday released an update to Mac OS X Server 10.6.4, adding Safari 5 and making general system fixes to the server version of its Snow Leopard operating system. In addition, Apple released Wiki Server Update 1.0, which is aimed at all servers running the 10.6.4 version of OS X Server.
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Droids Earn Business Cred with Android 2.2 (PC World)
PC World - Which member of Verizon's Droid family of smartphones will get Android 2.2 first? The just-released Motorola Droid X is slated to receive the new version of Google's mobile operating system in late July, which could mean any day now. Other reports have the Droid 2, the original Droid's replacement that's coming next month, as the first phone come with Android 2.2 preinstalled.
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The State of the Android Ecosystem (PC World)
PC World - As the second-generation Android devices debuted, there were serious questions about the state of the platform. Unlike the release of the HTC G1 (also known as the "Dream"), which was for a short time the only Android handset available, more phones and more versions of the Android OS meant that manufacturers and wireless carriers had to make decisions about what which hardware and software to support.
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Windows Phone 7 Makers Named as MS Touts Reviews (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft, in the unusual position of playing platform catch-up, is trying to get back into the game of mobile devices. This week, the software giant named the handset manufacturers for its upcoming Windows Phone 7 operating system, and has begun highlighting feedback from a technical preview sent to developers.
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New 'Kraken' GSM-cracking Software Is Released (PC World)
PC World - The (Global System for Mobile Communications) technology used by the majority of the world's mobile phones will get some scrutiny at next week's Black Hat security conference, and what the security researchers there have to say isn't pretty.
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On the Call: EBay CEO John Donahoe (AP)
AP - EBay Inc. has been concentrating on building its mobile offerings, including applications for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and cell phones that run Google Inc.'s Android operating software, so consumers can use their phones to shop on its main eBay.com site or transfer money through its PayPal online payment service.
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HP dabbling with Windows 7 tablet computer (AFP)
AFP - Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday said it is gauging the promise of a tablet computer that runs on Windows 7 software from Microsoft.Read More ...
RIM Offers Peek at Multimedia Features of New OS (PC World)
PC World - Research In Motion has been slowly releasing details of its forthcoming BlackBerry 6 operating system and this week outlined some of the multimedia features.
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