Storage Software Market Grew 10 Percent in Q4, Says IDC (PC World)
PC World - The storage software market recorded its fifth successive quarter of year-on-year growth at the end of 2010 with all five of the top-ranked players increasing sales during the quarter, according to estimates published on Monday.
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3 Good Reasons To Buy an Open-PC (PC World)
PC World - For many small business users, all the rational arguments for using open source software like Linux make a great deal of sense: It's free, customizable, compatible, and it's free of vendor lock-in, to name just a few.
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Patch Tuesday Will Skip IE Before PWN2OWN Contest (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft notified customers Friday that it will release several security patches next Tuesday, two of which pertain to Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 as well as Windows Server 2003 and 2008. Another patch will fix a vulnerability in an Office collaboration component called Microsoft Groove 2007.
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Will Microsoft Beat Google in the Travel Search Wars? (PC World)
PC World - As Google continues to slog it out with the Justice Department over its pending acquisition of travel search company ITA Software, Microsoft continues to improve Bing's travel functionality. In doing so, Microsoft is sending a not-so-subtle message to Google: We're winning the travel search battle.
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Android Edges RIM, Apple as Most Popular Smartphone OS (PC World)
PC World - Google's Android is the most popular smartphone operating system in the United States -- but just barely, according to new numbers from the Nielsen Company. The metrics firm found that Android has captured 29 percent of the hearts and minds of U.S. smartphone users, while Research In Motion's Blackberry and Apple's iPhone trail at 27 percent each. The findings are a marked difference from a Nielsen report released in December that found the iPhone had about a 4 percent lead on its Google rival. The December study also said Android and iPhone devices were equally desirable among U.S. users.
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Report: No Microsoft Tablet OS Until 2012, Windows 8 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft won't have a dedicated operating system for the tablet market until the release of Windows 8 sometime next year, according to a report on Friday.
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Apple releases iOS 4.3 golden master to developers (Macworld)
Macworld - In preparation for iOS 4.3أ¢آ€آ™s release next week, Apple on Thursday released the golden master of the software to members of its iOS Developer Program. The golden master version of software is usually the version that actually ships to users.
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Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 Bug for Samsung Is Fixed (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - If you have a malfunctioning Windows Phone 7 device from Samsung, don't demand a refund just yet. Microsoft announced Wednesday it will try again to update the devices' firmware, having fixed the bug that caused some to crash or fail completely.
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IPad 2 Alternatives: The State of the Tablet Competition (PC World)
PC World - Apple's practical and evolutionary iPad 2 will be the cheapest and most refined tablet on the market when it launches March 11, but it's not for everyone. Whether you categorically oppose Apple products, loathe the iOS operating system, or just want a device that isn't tethered to iTunes, you should be able to find an iPad 2 alternative that's right for you -- eventually.
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Microsoft Resumes Windows Phone 7 Updates (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 software update is back on track after bugs with the upgrade bricked a small number of Samsung phones. About ten percent of Windows Phone 7 smartphones owners had problems with the update, and Microsoft had to pull the breaks on the upgrade until it got fixed.
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Comic Kinect Turns Human Interaction Into a Comic Book Fight Scene (PC World)
PC World - Life would be better with flashy comic book sound effects. At least, thatأ¢آ€آ™s what one group of students thinks. Four students at Carnegie Mellon University worked together to create أ¢آ€آœComic Kinect,أ¢آ€آ a Kinect hack that adds comic book-esque sound effects to ordinary contact. The software tracks usersأ¢آ€آ™ skeletons, and then adds graphics where they contact each other to simulate the look of a fight.
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Google Offers More Cloud Storage Despite Gmail Fiasco (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The next step in Google's cloud-based services expansion is User Managed Storage, which allows customers to save up to 16 terabytes of data without new software or hardware. A terabyte is 1,000 gigabytes, or one trillion bytes.
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iTunes 10.2 update paves way for iPad 2, iOS 4.3 (Macworld)
Macworld - Apple has put together quite the collection of new iOS-related products for next Friday, March 11. Now it wants to help you prepare with an update to the software at the heart of it all: iTunes.
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Apple announces GarageBand for iPad (Macworld)
Macworld - During Appleأ¢آ€آ™s iPad 2 event on Wednesday, the company also announced and showed off the upcoming GarageBand for iPad app, a version of Appleأ¢آ€آ™sأ‚آ music creation software thatأ¢آ€آ™s part of iLife.
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GDC: Netflix on Nintendo 3DS This Summer, 3D Super Mario Announced (PC World)
PC World - Nintendo says it plans to bring Netflix streaming movies to its 3DS handheld this summer, as well as the option for 3DS owners to access thousands of hotspots via a software update in May.
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Qualcomm Gearing up for Next Windows OS (PC World)
PC World - Qualcomm on Tuesday said it is stepping up its software efforts as its chips begin supporting more operating systems, including Microsoft's upcoming Windows OS, which will be targeted at mobile devices, tablets and PCs.
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Apple previews iOS 4.3 (Macworld)
Macworld - Apple gave iOS users a glimpse at what to expect from its forthcoming iOS 4.3 update on Wednesday, when it previewed the mobile operating system at its iPad 2 launch event. iOS 4.3 promises improved Safari performance, wireless media streaming in the form of iTunes Home Sharing, AirPlay improvements, a Personal Hotspot option for the iPhone 4, and a preference setting for the iPadأ¢آ€آ™s side switch.
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Embedded Linux Gets a Boost in Newly Unified Project (PC World)
PC World - Whatever your opinion of Linux's desktop potential, few would dispute the value of the open source operating system in embedded devices such as mobile phones and personal media players. After all, it's fast, it's free, it's open source, it's customizable and it's extremely stable, among many other advantages.
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Sony Makes the Move a Researcher's Tool (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - In a twist, Sony said Wednesday that it will make a version of its Sony PlayStation Move software available to researchers, hobbyists and universities, to develop their own motion-aware applications for the PC.
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Apple Shows Off iOS 4.3 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Apple on Wednesday showed off iOS 4.3, the next version of its mobile operating system.
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