Flash Development On Its Way Back to iPhone (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple said Thursday that it has lifted restrictions on its third-party developer guidelines for the mobile operating system empowering the company's iPhone and iPad products. Apple's change of heart is all about wireless application neutrality and a welcome détente in the Apple versus Flash brawl, noted Al Hilwa, the director of application software development at IDC.
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Appeals court ruling threatens used software sales (AP)
AP - A federal appeals court has sided with the computer software industry in its effort to squelch sales of second-hand programs covered by widely used licensing agreements.
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Remains of the Day: Hint: it's not short for 'dolphin' (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - It’s Friday, so we’ll stay short and sweet. Despite what Microsoft may think, rumors of the iPhone’s demise are greatly exaggerated. Also, the iPod nano is one swank timepiece, and antivirus software is important—though not for the reasons you might expect. Kick off the weekend with the remainders for Friday, September 10, 2010.
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Android Goes from Underdog to Top Dog: Watch Out Apple (PC World)
PC World - Here's more evidence of Android's meteoritic rise to the top. According to market researcher Gartner, Google's fledgling open-source mobile operating system, barely a blip on the wireless radar a year ago, will grab the No. 2 spot in global market share by the end of 2010. Even more stunning is Gartner's prediction that Android will rival Symbian as the world's top mobile OS by 2014.
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LEGO Android Towers Over Your iPhone at 15 Inches (PC World)
PC World - Grayson Wendell must really love the Android operating system---so much that he constructed a huggable model of the Android mascot entirely out of Lego bricks. Using a program he wrote to design Lego domes (does this make it CALDD software---computer-aided Lego dome design?), Grayson spent a week developing and building the 15-inch Lego mascot.
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Linux Wi-Fi Gets Easier with New Broadcom Driver (PC World)
PC World - Wireless chip maker Broadcom on Thursday announced good news for Linux users in the form of a fully open wireless driver that's compatible with the operating system.
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UBS downgrades Intuit on stock price rise (AP)
AP - Financial software maker Intuit Inc. remains an "attractive story," with strong results despite a difficult economy, a UBS analyst said Friday.
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Google's Android to be world No. 2 in 2010: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc's Android software will become the world's second most popular operating system for cell phones this year, leapfrogging rival offerings from Microsoft Corp, Research in Motion and Apple Inc, according to a new report.
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MacUpdate and Bundleecious offer bundles of Mac software joy (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - If buying oodles of software for one low price is just the sort of Internet incentive that tickles your fancy, boy are you in luck. Both Bundleecious and MacUpdate are offering some Mac software bundles right this very minute.
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Android to challenge Nokia's Symbian by 2014: Gartner (AFP)
AFP - Google's open-source Android will become the number two mobile operating system this year, leapfrogging BlackBerry and challenging market leader Nokia's Symbian by 2014, a research firm said Friday.Read More ...
Nokia appoints Microsoft executive as new CEO (AFP)
AFP - The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia on Friday named a new software-savvy chief executive from Microsoft to help it battle slumping profits and an eroding market share in the smartphone segment.Read More ...
Windows XP: Your Last Chance to Get it. Really. (PC World)
PC World - Windows 7 has been around for almost a year now, but lots of people are still sticking with Windows XP. Now, Microsoft is getting ready to pull the plug on Windows XP sales. No! Really! They mean it this time. Would they lie to you?
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Nokia Names Microsoft's Elop as New CEO (PC World)
PC World - Nokia has named Stephen Elop, former president of Microsoft's business software group, to become its new CEO effective from later this month.
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Meet the Makers: Q&A with Vladislav Kharchev of HedonicSoft (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Basic Info: HedonicSoft is a small software company thatcreats apps for the iPhone and iPad.
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'Here you Have' Virus Tries to Delete Your Security Software (PC World)
PC World - On Thursday, a new worm hit the Internet, and it’s been spreading by emailing the address books of infected users, according to McAfee Labs. By masquerading as a benign PDF, the worm looks something like this when it shows up in your inbox:
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01 Communique files patent suit against Dell, shares up (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian software maker 01 Communique Laboratory Inc on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Dell Inc and LogMeIn Inc alleging infringement of a patent on which it won a ruling against Citrix Systems in July.
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Apple eases app restrictions, Adobe shares jump (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc is easing restrictions for building iPhone and iPad applications, a move that should allow for the use of third-party tools such as Adobe Systems' Flash software and ease tension between the two companies.Read More ...
Another SMS Trojan Appears on Android Phones (PC World)
PC World - Kaspersky Labs first announced its detection of what appeared to be the first of several SMS Trojans on Google’s Android operating system on August 9th. The application released in Russian markets outside of Google’s Android Market, was disguised as a media player. Once installed, the code would send 3 premium SMS messages, effectively transferring the US equivalent of ~$18 from the user to the recipient company.
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Summary Box: Apple publishes app guidelines (AP)
AP - THE RULES: Apple Inc. is giving software developers the guidelines it uses to determine which programs can be sold in its App Store. For example, it says it'll reject apps that rapidly drain the battery or generate excessive heat.
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Microsoft Apologizes for Service Outages (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft apologized to customers of its hosted software services for businesses after at least three outages over the past few weeks.
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