Ember grows into official Campfire app (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Collaboration software company 37Signals is known, among other things, for its Campfire group chat program. Previously, access to the service via iPod Touch or iPhone app was relegated to the third-party Ember. Now, thanks to the acquisition by 37Signals, Ember has a new name: Campfire. Aside from the name change and a new icon, Campfire incorporates everything that users loved about Ember, minus the hefty $9.99 price tag; Campfire is free.
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Hackers could enslave iPad, iPhone: security firms (Reuters)
Reuters - A newly discovered vulnerability in the software that runs Apple Inc's iPad and iPhone could allow hackers to enslave the popular mobile devices, three security firms said on Tuesday.Read More ...
RIM Still Working on Flash for BlackBerry Devices (PC World)
PC World - Research In Motion executives on Tuesday said the company isn't ignoring Flash, but continuing to work with Adobe Systems on bringing support for the multimedia platform on its mobile devices.
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Repetition Breaks Google Audio CAPTCHA (PC World)
PC World - Google has fixed a flaw in its Audio CAPTCHA software that could have given scammers a way to automatically set up phoney accounts with the company's services.
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Cortado's Corporate Server Becomes Android-friendly (PC World)
PC World - German software vendor Cortado has added Android-based smartphones to the list of devices using version 5.0 of its Corporate Server platform that can access network printers and documents stored in corporate networks, the company said on Tuesday.
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Barnes & Noble Unveils 'Nook Study' App, Textbook Rentals (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Barnes & Noble on Tuesday announced a new Web-based textbook rental service as well as Nook Study, a software download for college students that lets them access class materials on a PC or Mac.
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Android Attracts New Subscribers, iPhone Loyalty Still Strong (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Android has seen significant gains in mobile operating system share over the last six months, though Apple's iPhone OS continues to have the highest brand loyalty among its users, according to Monday data from Nielsen.
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Microsoft patches "critical" crack in Windows (AFP)
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Cisco Settles Antitrust Suit Over Software Updates (PC World)
PC World - Cisco Systems has settled a 2008 lawsuit in which independent network maintenance company Multiven charged that Cisco forced customers to buy its SMARTnet service plan in order to get bug fixes and software updates.
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Google phones gaining ground in US smartphone market (AFP)
AFP - Smartphones running on Google-backed Android software are gaining ground in a hot US market, according to figures released Monday by industry-tracker Nielsen Company.Read More ...
RIM's 'BlackPad' Tablet: Why It'll Succeed, Why It Won't (PC World)
PC World - Despite growing competition from Apple's iPhone and Google's Android platforms, Research In Motion (RIM) reigns supreme in the U.S. smartphone market. Its market share tops 40 percent, and it's shipped more than 100 million BlackBerry devices. RIM's new BlackBerry 6 operating system and rumored Bold 9800 handset will likely debut on Tuesday at a media even in New York City. And the company's a major player internationally too.
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Apple posts Digital Camera Raw Compatibility 3.3 update (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Apple has posted yet another Digital Camera Raw Compatibility software update as it continues to increase its support for the RAW format in Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’09.
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Windows 7 Tops Vista, But Windows XP Still Dominates (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The percentage of Windows 7 users worldwide exceeded the share held by Windows Vista for the first time last month, according to Net Applications. Despite Microsoft's withdrawal of active support, however, the web metrics firm's latest data demonstrates that Windows XP continues to be the OS of choice for the majority of PC users worldwide.
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Microsoft to sell Office for Mac 2011 in October (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will start selling the next version of its Office programs for Apple Inc.'s Macintosh computers at the end of October.
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IBM closes Coremetrics acquisition (AP)
AP - IBM Corp. said Monday it has closed its acquisition of Coremetrics, a San Mateo, Calif., provider of Web analytics software that helps customers develop marketing campaigns.
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Lower-Priced Office for Mac 2011 Will Ship in October (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft on Monday announced the release date for the next version of Office for Mac. The software giant will make its productivity software suite available to Mac users by the end of October.
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Microsoft Rushes Unscheduled Patch for Shortcut Flaw (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is issuing an out-of-band patch today to address rising attacks against the Windows shortcut vulnerability discovered last month. The update comes just over a week ahead of the regularly scheduled Patch Tuesday for the month of August, but leaves Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP2 systems to fend for themselves.
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Microsoft's Office for Apple computers due in October (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it would release the updated version of its lucrative Office software package for Apple Inc computers in late October, with a starting price of $119.Read More ...
SolarWinds to buy back up to $25 million in shares (AP)
AP - Business software maker SolarWinds Inc. said Monday its board has authorized buying up as much as $25 million worth of its own stock.
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Microsoft sets pricing, October release for Office 2011 (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - When it arrives on retail shelves later this year, the next version of Microsoft Office for the Mac will cost between 20 percent to 50 percent less than Office 2008, according to pricing announced by Microsoft Monday.
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