Wednesday, August 11, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 11/08/2010



Verizon, Motorola Introduce Droid 2 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On Tuesday, Verizon Wireless and Motorola today announced the long-awaited Droid 2, a new version of the company's popular Motorola Droid cell phone with a better keyboard, faster processor and updated software.
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McAfee says malware threat at a new high (Reuters)
Reuters - McAfee Inc, the No. 2 security software maker, said production of software code known as malware, which can harm computers and steal user passwords, reached a new high in the first six months of 2010.
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Amdocs Defects Slow Billing Rollout, Clearwire Says (PC World)
PC World - Defects in Amdocs software code will push back the introduction of a new customer care and billing system at Clearwire until next year, the wireless broadband provider said in a regulatory filing.
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Novell lowers fiscal 3rd-quarter outlook (AP)
AP - Networking software maker Novell Inc. on Monday cut its fiscal third-quarter revenue outlook, saying customer jitters over the company's possible sale are hurting sales.
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CineXPlayer brings Xvid video support to iPad (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - One of the long-time limitations of Apple’s iOS devices has been their inability to deal with media files in formats beyond those few that Apple prescribes. But a new app, NXP Software’s CineXPlayer, now lets iPad users play video files encoded in the popular Xvid format.
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Apple introduces compatibility lab day passes for developers (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Apple Developer Connection members have long had access to the company’s compatibility labs, which allow them to test their software on a variety of Apple hardware configurations. But on Monday, Apple added a new option: a $99 Single Lab Day Pass for members of its Mac Developer Program.
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Arq joins the ranks of Mac-friendly online backup services (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - There’s yet another contender if you’re looking for an online backup solution. Haystack Software has released Arq, a backup application that uses Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3). Arq offers encrypted backups, flexible scheduling, and the ability to select and exclude files as you see fit.
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Pear Note 2.0 gains Web sharing, speed control (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Taking text notes or recording the audio of a lecture or meeting is old news. Pear Note from Useful Fruit Software unites both tasks in a single document that pairs the audio and text, and a major 2.0 upgrade to the previously reviewed version brings new sharing and playback features, topped off with a redesigned interface.
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Site Reputation Being Built Into DNS (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - One of the architects of the DNS, the naming system for the Internet, is building into the server software for the Internet a system to allow cooperating servers to share reputation data in order to block malicious domains.
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iPhone, iPad Get Flash Via Jailbreaking (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The latest app from Comex combines two of Apple's least favorite terms—"Flash" and "Jailbreaking"—into one iPhone-friendly package. Frash, the new app from the folks behind JailbreakMe brings Adobe's embattled Web publishing software jailbroken iPads, iPhone 4s, and third-generation iPod touches. Comex's aforementioned JailbreakMe tool will let you do that via your device's browser.
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IntraLinks shares slide after IPO prices low (AP)
AP - Shares of software services firm IntraLinks are dropping after its initial public offering priced below expectations, raising $143 million.
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Apple Offers Trial Versions of Paid App Store Offerings (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple's launch this week of a new "Free on the App Store" marketing category means that iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users now have an easy way to try out "lite" versions of selected premium mobile apps and games without charge. The new Apps Store segment also includes full software offerings that are entirely free, together with a new Genius tool for more easily finding personally relevant iPad apps.
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Google: 129 Million Different Books Have Been Published (PC World)
PC World - For those who have ever wondered how many different books are out there in the world, Google has an answer for you: 129,864,880, according to Leonid Taycher, a Google software engineer who works on the Google Books project.
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IPad Knockoffs on Sale for $50 to $125 (PC World)
PC World - Low-cost Android tablets resembling Apple's iconic iPad are on sale through retail sites like eBay for US$50 to $125, though observers say they could be a pain to own since they lack hardware and software support.
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Correction: Language software review (AP)
AP - In a July 21 review of software for learning a foreign language, The Associated Press erroneously said Rosetta Stone Ltd.'s Totale program offered language exercises after each lesson. Although scored activities are offered throughout each lesson, the lessons themselves don't end with exercises.
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Rosetta Stone shares fall on outlook (AP)
AP - Shares of Rosetta Stone Inc., which makes foreign language learning software, sank Friday after the company predicted it would post a third-quarter loss and lowered its full-year outlook.
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Final Fantasy maker Square Enix reports quarterly profit (AFP)
AFP - Square Enix, the Japanese game software developer best known for the Final Fantasy series, said Friday it returned to a net profit in the April-June period thanks to brisk sales of new titles.


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Kindle Gains Free Games (PC World)
PC World - The Kindle's software development kit has been largely forgotten since Amazon announced it in January, because nothing ever came of the supposed iPad counter-measure.
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Ericsson Objects to New Indian Telecom Rules (PC World)
PC World - Ericsson has objected to new rules introduced by India's Department of Telecommunications (DOT) last month, which among other things require equipment vendors to give the Indian government the right to inspect software source code and designs of their equipment.
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Ahead of the Bell: Autodesk downgraded (AP)
AP - A Jefferies analyst lowered his investment rating on shares of Autodesk Inc. Friday and said the architecture and engineering software maker is experiencing some declining demand in Europe, Africa and the Middle East even as North America remains strong.
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