Microsoft updates Internet Explorer 9 beta code (AP)
AP - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has kicked off a conference for software developers, the company's annual pep rally for people who will build programs for the Web, Windows computers and the company's new smart phones.
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Motorola cellphone unit turns profit after 3 years (Reuters)
Reuters - Motorola Inc made money from its phones for the first time in more than three years, helped by smartphones running Google Inc's Android software, and its shares rose 2 percent.
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Vudu Heads to Boxee Box Device for On-demand Movie Rentals (PC World)
PC World - D-Link announced its upcoming Boxee Box Internet TV device will support Walmart's Vudu online-based movie rental service. D-Link also says the Vudu service will also be available Boxee's software for PCs and Macs as well.
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Bredolab-infected PCs Downloading Fake Antivirus Software (PC World)
PC World - A massive takedown operation conducted by Dutch police and security experts earlier this week does not appear to have completely dissolved the Bredolab botnet, but it is unlikely to recover.
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Nintendo Loses Grip on Handheld Gaming, Drops Into Loss (PC World)
PC World - Nintendo reported a 2.01 billion yen (US$24.6 million) net loss for the six months to Sept. 30, as its sales of hardware and software dropped, the company said on Thursday. It sold 42 percent fewer handheld game consoles than a year earlier.
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Japan's Nintendo posts 25 mln dlr loss as sales fall (AFP)
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Oracle: Google 'directly Copied' Our Java Code (PC World)
PC World - Oracle has updated its lawsuit against Google to allege that parts of its Android mobile phone software "directly copied" Oracle's Java code.
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Symantec Writes off $10 Million After Faulty AV Activation (PC World)
PC World - Symantec has been forced to write off US$10 million in revenue after a glitch in its sales system prevented some consumers from activating their Norton antivirus software at the time they bought it.
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Barnes & Noble Color nook Moves Beyond E-Reading (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Barnes & Noble on Wednesday unleashed a new nook e-reader featuring a seven-inch color touchscreen that lets users turn pages with a simple tap or by swiping left or right. The company also unveiled a new developer program to grow the nook's software capabilities.
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Roku Says It Will License Platform (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Given that the original Netflix player by Roku was the first set-top box to integrate apps, Roku's decision to license its hardware and software platform may seem a little odd.
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Dell's New Windows 7 Phone May Add an Android Version (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Jumping eagerly into the exploding smartphone market, Dell is gearing up for the Nov. 8 United Kingdom release of its Venue Pro smartphone powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone 7. But before the phone even hits the market, there is word that a version using Google's Android operating system will soon follow.
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Barnes & Noble's NookColor, A Closer Look (PC World)
PC World - At a glitzy presentation full of color, dance, and corporate executives, Barnes & Noble introduced the Nookcolor - a color e-book reader with a 7-inch color screen, 8GB of built-in memory and the Android operating system.
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Motorola Releases Mobile Device Management Software (PC World)
PC World - Motorola has launched a device-management software platform aimed at IT managers that works with a variety of brands, but excludes Research In Motion devices like the BlackBerry.
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File-Sharing Site LimeWire Shut Down by Federal Court (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The lime has dried up. On Tuesday, music file-sharing site LimeWire was ordered shut down by a federal court. Visitors to its web site are greeted by a legal notice that says it is "under a court-ordered injunction to stop distributing and supporting its file-sharing software."
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What Microsoft Should Do With Windows 8 (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is at work on its new operating system, Windows 8, which will reportedly be released in 2012. Leaks continue to focus on the project, including that it will be a 128-bit version of Windows with facial recognition software.
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Eye-Fi introduces online media-sharing service (Macworld)
Macworld - Eye-Fi, purveyor of those clever Wi-Fi-enabled SD cards for digital cameras, has announced the new Eye-Fi View, a Web-based version of the company’s Eye-Fi Center software. The company also unveiled other new features designed to make it easier for both consumers and professionals to get social with their photography.
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Alibre Design 2011 Released (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - CAD and CAM may not be the sexiest buzzwords in computer software these days, but 3D is red hot, and, really what is a CAD app like Alibre Design 2011 but a 3D design program?
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MacBasket holding giveaway contest for upcoming bundle (Macworld)
Macworld - It wouldn’t be a proper holiday season without some jolly Mac software giveaways and sweet bundled deals to help get everybody in a festive spirit. Fortunately, MacBasket is stepping to the plate with both a giveaway contest and a recession-busting Mac bundle to boot.
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Special Report: Sleepy in Seattle - Microsoft learns to mature (Reuters)
Reuters - Every July, Microsoft Corp invites a sizable Wall Street crowd to its leafy, low-rise campus outside Seattle. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer and his top managers take a half-day to explain where the world's biggest software company is going, to a generally friendly audience.Read More ...
SAP’s Revenue, Profits up on Growth in All Regions (PC World)
PC World - Revenue and profit at enterprise software vendor SAP rose in the July to September quarter, the company said Wednesday.
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