Leading design software AutoCAD returns to Mac (AFP)
AFP - Autodesk announced Monday that its AutoCAD software used by professionals to design everything from skyscrapers to pocket knives is reuniting with the Macintosh computer platform.Read More ...
Autodesk launches AutoCAD for Mac, iOS (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Autodesk has announced AutoCAD 2011 for Mac. This new version of AutoCAD, software for professional design and engineering that previously ran only on the Windows platform, now runs natively on Mac OS X. Autodesk also announced that the new Mac version of AutoCAD would be accompanied by the AutoCAD WS mobile application, a new app for iPad, iPhone, and the iPod touch that will let users edit and share their AutoCAD designs remotely.
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Scam Preys on Required TweetDeck Update (PC World)
PC World - Scammers are trying to take advantage of the fact that many users will soon have to update their version of the TweetDeck Twitter software.
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Verizon Gets Bing Android App (PC World)
PC World - Verizon customers with Android phones looking for an alternative to Google can now turn to Bing. In an exclusive deal announced Monday between Verizon and Microsoft, a Bing search app will be offered free from the Big V's Wireless Android Marketplace to users of mobiles running Google's operating system. What's more, the app will be pre-installed on all new Android phones sold by Verizon.
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Cisco Patches Bug That Crashed 1 Percent of Internet (PC World)
PC World - Cisco has fixed a bug in its IOS (Internetwork Operating System) router software that contributed to a brief Internet blackout last week, thought to have affected about 1 percent of the Internet.
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Oracle's Suit Against Android Could Split Open Source (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Oracle's suit against Google for the use of Java in its Android portable operating system continues to reverberate through the open-source movement. In the newest development, Google has declined to participate in the upcoming JavaOne conference, an event formerly hosted by Java creator Sun Microsystems and now run by Sun's new owner, Oracle.
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Why Intel's Infineon Buy Is a Smart Move (PC World)
PC World - Intel has been on a buying binge lately. Just two weeks ago the world's largest chip maker agreed to acquire security vendor McAfee for $7.68 billion, and today it announced plans to buy Infineon Technologies' Wireless Solutions (WLS) division for $1.4 billion.
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Intel Strengthens Connectivity with Purchase from Infineon (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As the bidding war between Hewlett-Packard and Dell for 3PAR continues, Intel is making another major market move. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker is acquiring Infineon's wireless-solutions business in a $1.4 billion cash deal. The deal comes on the heels of Intel's $7.6 billion McAfee acquisition.
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Red Hat Board Gets Military Leadership (PC World)
PC World - The managing board of enterprise open-source software company Red Hat has elected a retired U.S. Army officer, General Henry Hugh Shelton, to serve as chairman, the company announced Monday. Shelton takes the place of Matthew Szulik, who was the former CEO of Red Hat.
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Google-ITA Deal Gets Closer DOJ Scrutiny (PC World)
PC World - Google's intention to acquire ITA Software is drawing increased scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice, which is seeking more information from the parties as it tries to determine if the deal raises antitrust concerns.
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HP Unveils Cloudstart to Speed Private Cloud Deployment (PC World)
PC World - Hewlett-Packard has unveiled CloudStart, a package that includes hardware, software and consulting services, and aims to speed up the construction of private clouds, it said on Monday.
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Calendaring utility Today 2.5 is better than yesterday (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Second Gear has released Today 2.5, an upgrade to its minimalist iCal interface software. Today shows your upcoming events and tasks in a narrow window that conserves screen real estate far better than the monitor-gobbling iCal.
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Google travel deal faces Justice Dept scrutiny (AP)
AP - Federal regulators are taking a closer look at Google Inc.'s plans to buy travel technology company ITA Software Inc. in a $700 million all-cash deal announced last month.
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ArcSight shares shoot up after buyout report (AP)
AP - Shares of ArcSight Inc. got a boost Friday after a report in the Wall Street Journal said the provider of network security software and services could be sold as soon as next week.
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Mariner Software releases Narrator 2.1 (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - The Narrator text-to-speech utility has a new version from its new owner. Mariner Software unveiled Narrator 2.1, which promises to improve upon OS X’s built-in voice synthesis features.
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DOJ Asks Google for More Data on ITA Acquisition (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Department of Justice has asked Google for more information about its proposed acquisition of travel software firm ITA, the search engine giant said Friday.
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Verizon Rolls Out Android 2.2 to Droid Incredible (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - New "Froyo" operating system speeds up browser, adds hotspot feature.
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FTC Ends Investigation Into P2P Site LimeWire (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation into peer-to-peer site LimeWire, though the agency said it remained concerned about the security implications of users running legacy versions of the company's software.
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FTC drops LimeWire ID theft investigation (Reuters)
Reuters - Regulators dropped an investigation into whether LimeWire file-sharing software put users' personal information at risk of identity theft, according to a letter sent to the company earlier this month.
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Intel Eyed McAfee for Years, Gelsinger Says (PC World)
PC World - Intel considered acquiring either Symantec or McAfee for years before it announced last week that it would buy the latter, former Intel senior vice president Pat Gelsinger said on Thursday.
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