Tablet, Phone Software Developers Face Multicore Challenge (PC World)
PC World - Writing applications for devices like tablets and smartphones could become more challenging as CPUs and hardware accelerators are added to mobile chips, experts agreed at a processor conference on Monday.
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5 Reasons Nokia's N8 Is Dead On Arrival (PC World)
PC World - So far, Nokia's new Symbian phone, the N8, is getting lukewarm reviews, and few are willing to bet on anything except its slow demise. There are reasons, mainly its operating system, that make the phone a very hard sell to Americans consuming both Android and Apple iOS systems and applications.
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DRM Library From Microsoft Opens Your Computer to Attacks (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft has been a proponent of DRM (digital rights management) for some time now, and has built in a number of protections to every level of its operating system.
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Oracle sues Micron, claiming price fixing (Reuters)
Reuters - Oracle Corp has sued Micron Technology Inc for fixing prices of computer memory chips, in a continuance of litigation it inherited from Sun Microsystems.
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Cisco Launches New Small-Business Products (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Cisco Systems is launching new products and services for small businesses. The offerings from the San Jose, Calif.-based company include switches for creating a small-business network, new IP phones, and video-monitoring equipment and software.
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Survey says Android's future bright, iOS interest still strong (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Makers of mobile apps think that Google’s Android operating system has a better long-term outlook than Apple’s iOS, according to a survey conducted by Appcelerator of the developers that use its app-building tools. But the news isn’t exactly grim for Apple, as developers polled by Appcelerator continue to be heavily interested in creating apps that run on the iPhone and iPad.
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Android Has More Potential Than iOS, Developers Say (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The future looks brighter for Google's Android mobile operating system than Apple's iOS, believe the majority of mobile application developers surveyed by software maker Appcelerator and researcher IDC.
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Cyber crooks out for LinkedIn members' bank accounts (AFP)
AFP - Cisco on Monday warned that crooks have inundated LinkedIn with emails crafted to trick members of the career-oriented social networking service into downloading software that loots bank accounts.Read More ...
Security Concerns Hinder Adoption of Social Networking (PC World)
PC World - A new report commissioned by McAfee and authored by faculty affiliated with the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University, explores the drivers for Web 2.0 and social networking use in business, and examines the benefits and risks. The study finds that security concerns are the biggest obstacle to broader use of such tools.
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Elements 1.1 update brings file management, search (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - On Monday, developer Second Gear announced the release of Elements 1.1, a significant upgrade to the Dropbox-powered writing software for iOS devices. The new version incorporates a number of much requested features, including the ability delete and rename files, adjust sorting, and search.
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HP Offers Path From HP 9000 to New Hardware (PC World)
PC World - Hewlett-Packard has released new software to help customers move off of their aging HP 9000 servers and onto its newer Integrity systems.
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KKR buys Norway's Visma from HgCapital (Reuters)
Reuters - Buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has bought Norway software company Visma for an enterprise value of 1.2 billion pounds ($1.88 billion) from private equity firm HgCapital, the companies said on Sunday.
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Top tech firms settle employment probe (Reuters)
Reuters - Google, Apple, Adobe Systems, Intel, Intuit and Disney's Pixar reached a settlement with the Justice Department that bars the companies from agreeing to not poach each other's top employees, the department said on Friday.
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SciQuest shares soar after IPO (AP)
AP - Shares of SciQuest Inc. soared on the business software maker's first day of trading after its initial public offering.
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Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Won't Support Tethering (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft on Friday denied that its upcoming Windows Phone 7 operating system will support tethering.
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Software smart bomb fired at Iranian nuclear plant: experts (AFP)
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Microsoft Expands, Updates Office Web Apps (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Just three months after its release, Microsoft Office Web Apps is getting a facelift and expanding into seven more countries.
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Oracle's Ellison says microchip firms could be good fit (Reuters)
Reuters - Software giant Oracle Corp is keen to make more acquisitions to bolster its technology and a microchip company could be a good fit, CEO Larry Ellison said on Thursday.Read More ...
New Kindle App for Android Adds Voice Search and Word Look-ups (PC World)
PC World - Amazon today released a new version of its Kindle e-book reader app for smartphones running the Android operating system.
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Microsoft Says Windows 7 SP1 Needed for IE9 Beta (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - It seems Microsoft may have gotten ahead of itself with the release of its Internet Explorer 9 beta. In a FAQ on the company's web site, Microsoft is urging companies to deploy Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 8 and wait for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 before deploying IE9. For Windows Vista users, SP2 is needed for IE9.
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