Android, Apple OS wars can only help the market (Appolicious)
Appolicious - The promise of apps Google’s (GOOG) getting serious about its Android OS, building up the mobile platform as a massive foundation for its many goals around search, social applications and advertising. It’s brewing some big battles between Google and Apple (AAPL), which is promoting its own iOS for similar purposes, focusing much of its efforts on its promising software distribution channels -- mobile apps.
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Firewall architect admits skirting China barriers (AFP)
AFP - The architect of China's "Great Firewall" has admitted using software to circumvent the vast system of Internet censorship -- but only to probe the security of his widely reviled creation.Read More ...
Nokia sees Windows phone prices dropping fast (Reuters)
Reuters - Prices of smartphones using Microsoft's Windows Phone software platform will fall fast, Nokia's chief executive Stephen Elop said on Friday.Read More ...
Retail sales of video games dip in January (AP)
AP - U.S. retail sales of video game consoles and software dropped 4 percent in January but the falloff would have been larger if not for the burgeoning popularity of Ubisoft's "Just Dance 2" and other dancing games.
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Another Huge Reason to Avoid Microsoft's Windows Phone (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft may say it loves open source software, but it certainly has a funny way of showing it. In fact, the company has now banned apps involving any open source licensing from its Windows Phone Marketplace.
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Terracotta Adds Search to Cached Databases (PC World)
PC World - The latest company to merge analytics and transactions into a single operation, Terracotta has added search functionality into the latest version of its Ehcache Java cache software.
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Consumer level Poser Debut 3D animation software released (Macworld)
Macworld - Consumer-grade video editing software like iMovie has made it possible for amateurs to produce quality films, but 3D animation remains largely in the domain of highly experienced professionals. Smith Micro aims to make 3D animation easy and accessible for all with its new 3D design and animation software, Poser Debut.
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You're Banned! Sony Kicks PS3 Users Off PlayStation Network (PC World)
PC World - It looks like Sony's making good on a promise to ban PS3 users who've hacked or elected to run unauthorized software on their consoles. Members of hacking site PS3Hax claim Sony's already wielding its banhammer against "jailbroken" PS3s, knocking the consoles off the company's PlayStation Network permanently.
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Leaked Dell Roadmap Shows Tablet, Smartphone Schedule (PC World)
PC World - Dell's roadmaps for tablets and smartphones have apparently been leaked, and the listings show devices running on yet-to-be-released Google Android and Microsoft software. Among these devices, a vertical QWERTY slider phone with the next-generation Windows Phone 7 software and Windows 8 tablets stand out.
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Intel says will find new MeeGo partners (Reuters)
Reuters - Chipmaker Intel Corp said it would look for new partners for the MeeGo mobile operating system after partner Nokia chose to focus on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform.Read More ...
Report: 'Google Music' Coming via Android Honeycomb (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google will tie its rumored Google Music service into its upcoming Android Honeycomb mobile operating system, a Motorola executive said here at Mobile World Congress.
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PowerPoint Alternatives: Presentation-Tool Showdown (PC World)
PC World - PowerPoint has long set the standard in presentation software, ubiquitous as it is through Microsoft's Office productivity suite. Numerous alternatives have emerged in recent years, however, many of them priced far below the $280 cost of Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Business--or even free.
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Hack Your PS3, Forfeit PlayStation Network Access Forever (PC World)
PC World - Circumvent Sony's PlayStation 3 security algorithms or run unauthorized software on your PS3 and Sony says it'll sever your access to its PlayStation Network for good. That's Sony's not-really-surprising official position on unsanctioned PS3-fiddling, just announced courtesy its PlayStation Blog.
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Windows Phone 7 Connector exits beta, enters Mac App Store (Macworld)
Macworld - Microsoft has come to play, releasing the full version of Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac. The software, which allows you to sync your Windows Phone 7, er, phone with your Mac is finally out of beta and available as a free download—and, in an interesting twist, it’s only available from the Mac App Store.
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SAP Hopes to Boost StreamWork Sales With OpenSocial (PC World)
PC World - SAP has added support for the Google-backed OpenSocial programming standards for social applications to its StreamWork collaboration software, the company announced Wednesday.
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Google's travel deal faces regulatory turbulence (AP)
AP - Google wants to become the hub of online travel, promising better bargains and more convenience by melding the Internet search leader's wizardry with the Web's top airline-fare tracker, ITA Software.Read More ...
Google may be able to capitalize on Apple’s subscription fallout (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Google (GOOG) is still working on rolling out its Android 2.3 Honeycomb operating system, along with in-app purchases to go with it, but the company might want to start thinking about subscriptions.
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As Nokia Shifts To Phone 7, Intel Will Continue with MeeGo (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - When the dust settled from Nokia's announcement last week that it will transition its smartphones to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, Intel was left holding the next-generation MeeGo operating system it had been developing with the handset maker. In a panel discussion Wednesday at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said his company will continue to back MeeGo.
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Windows Phone 7: What Microsoft Needs Next (PC World)
PC World - The last week has brought nothing but good news for Microsoft and Windows Phone 7. Between Nokia's hardware commitment, Angry Birds on the way and Microsoft's own announcement of a roadmap for vital features such as multitasking, Windows Phone 7 seems to be catching a second wind in 2011.
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Nokia says can tweak WP7, but sees no need (Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia's software pact with Microsoft allows it to tweak user interface (UI) on its phones, but it has no such plans, Nokia's technology chief Rich Green told a developer conference on Wednesday.
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