Nokia, Intel say MeeGo software off to good start (Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) and chip maker Intel said on Tuesday their joint software venture, seen as crucial for Nokia to improve its position at the top end of the handset market, had got off to a solid start.
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Thoma Bravo agrees to buy LANDesk Software (AP)
AP - Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire the LANDesk Software unit from Emerson Electric Co.
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Requiem for an OS: OpenSolaris Board Closes Shop (PC World)
PC World - Seemingly abandoned by its new owner, the open-source version of the Solaris operating system, called OpenSolaris, has now lost its governing board as well.
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Microsoft Lines up Developers for Windows Phone 7 (PC World)
PC World - The Windows Phone Developer Tools have been downloaded more than 300,000 times, Microsoft said, as the company prepares to offer a new application store and mobile operating system.
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Don't Count on Oracle to Keep OpenOffice.org Alive (PC World)
PC World - Back in January, the Amsterdam-based consultancy Software Improvement Group warned government entities not to deploy OpenOffice.org until Oracle proved its commitment to treating the software as well--and with as much investment--as Sun Microsystems had.
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Apple iTV Gets Apps in September, Says Digg Founder (PC World)
PC World - Apple has a revamped Apple TV dubbed iTV scheduled to launch this September, sources within the company purportedly told Digg founder Kevin Rose. As previously speculated, iTV would be powered by the iOS operating system, cost $99, and run apps, just like the iPhone and iPad do.
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Third Time's a Charm: iOS 4.1 Will Finally Fix iPhone 4 (PC World)
PC World - Following a couple of random rumors that iOS 4.1 is impending, a stereotypically terse response apparently sent from Steve Jobs confirms that the highly anticipated iPhone update is, in fact "coming soon." This will be the third update to iOS 4 since its initial release in June, and if speculation about iOS 4.1 is accurate, this update will finally be the software that should have been on the iPhone 4 when it launched.
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Baidu Sues Chinese Security Company (PC World)
PC World - Baidu, operator of China's largest search engine, is suing domestic security vendor 360 for unfair competition alleging a version of 360's security software flags both Baidu Toolbar and Baidu Address Bar as malware.
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Best free Android apps of all time (Appolicious)
Appolicious - With approximately one-third of smartphones now powered by Google's Android mobile operating system, there are dozens of devices capable of downloading Android apps. With nearly 75,000 apps available in the Android Market, the iPhone is no longer the only game in town.
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HP Tablet Hobbled by Lack of WebOS Apps (PC World)
PC World - Now that Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to release a webOS tablet early next year, its next big goal--in addition to building the device--is to persuade software developers to write apps for the mobile gadget. Given the early popularity of Apple's iPad, as well as the imminent arrival of numerous tablets running Google's Android OS, that task could prove challenging.
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Intel Does Security, US Broadband Not So Fast (PC World)
PC World - Intel surprised the IT community this week with its plans to buy McAfee.
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What could Apple’s 'unknown hardware' be? (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - A new beta of Apple’s iOS mobile software reportedly boasts references to a fourth-generation iPod Touch and maybe even a new iPad — not much of a surprise there. It’s the mention of some "unknown hardware" in the iOS beta code that’s raising eyebrows. Are we talking a new Apple TV, perhaps, or something new we haven’t seen yet?
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Canonical Takes a Step in Bringing Ubuntu to Tablets (PC World)
PC World - Canonical this week released a software framework that brings multitouch interaction to the open-source Ubuntu OS, which could accelerate adoption of the OS on tablets.
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Avoid Cameron Diaz, Breaking News, and Facebook (PC World)
PC World - The fourth annual McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrities report declares Cameron Diaz to be the biggest risk of all celebrity athletes, musicians, politicians, comedians and Hollywood stars on the Web when it comes to your computer security.
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Intel's Deal for 'Buggy Whip' Maker McAfee Will Impact IT (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Security analysts are still digesting the implications of Intel acquiring McAfee for $7.68 billion. The purchase plan comes four months after McAfee was forced to apologize for an antivirus update that shut down Windows XP computers around the world -- including PCs at Intel.
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Salesforce.com shares jump after 2Q results (AP)
AP - Shares of business software provider Salesforce.com jumped Friday after the company's second-quarter results came in ahead of Wall Street forecasts and it raised its full-year outlook.
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Intel to Buy Security Vendor McAfee for $7.68 Billion (PC World)
PC World - Intel said Thursday it plans to acquire security vendor McAfee in a cash deal valued at about $7.68 billion and aimed at enhancing the chip maker's mobile strategy.
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Intel-McAfee Deal: Secure Mobility By Design (PC World)
PC World - The news of Intel acquiring McAfee for nearly $8 billion caught the tech world off guard and perplexed analysts at face value. The fact is that it doesn't make much sense based on the Intel and McAfee of today, but as the dust settles the deal makes more sense when viewed as a visionary shift with an eye on where technology is headed--everywhere.
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McAfee Security Rivals Cheer, Criticize Intel Deal (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Everyone's talking about Intel's agreement to acquire McAfee as a wholly owned subsidiary. At $7.68 billion it's definitely a big deal, but what will it mean to the rest of the security industry? I asked various security companies for their take on the event.
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Intel to buy McAfee as it eyes wireless market (AFP)
AFP - Intel is buying Internet security firm McAfee for 7.68 billion dollars, as the computer chip giant seeks to expand its reach to mobile and wireless devices.Read More ...
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