Mentor Graphics says Icahn offer undervalues company (Reuters)
Reuters - Mentor Graphics Corp said a takeover proposal by its biggest shareholder Carl Icahn undervalues the company, and this is not the time to put the chip-design software maker up for sale.
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Google furthers Nexus tablet, mobile wallet initiatives (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Google’s wrapped a great deal of its mobile future into the Android platform, but maintenance is always the mark of true success. To that end, Google (GOOG) is putting a lot of energy and resources into the tablet market, and may even create its own Nexus Android Honeycomb device. Reports have emerged over the weekend that Google’s working with none other than LG on a Nexus-branded tablet, which would run the prided Honeycomb 3.0 software. If the reports are on target, we can expect Google’s first tablet some time this summer.
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How an iOS 5 Delay Could Muck up the iPhone 5 Launch (PC World)
PC World - Rumor has it that Apple will delay iOS 5, the upcoming version of its iPhone operating system, until the fall, but that would make the iPhone 5 a tough sell if it still launches this summer.
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NetSuite Expands Special Reseller Deal to UK (PC World)
PC World - NetSuite hopes to entice U.K. VARs (value-added resellers) that may now be aligned with rivals like Microsoft into selling its cloud-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, announcing Monday that it has expanded its SP100 sales program to the U.K.
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Nexus Android Honeycomb Tablet Expected from Google (PC World)
PC World - Google is apparently preparing its own entry in the growing Android tablet competition. Reports say Google is working with LG on a Nexus-branded tablet running the Android Honeycomb 3.0 software.
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Mentor Graphics board rejects Icahn's takeover bid (AP)
AP - The board of software maker Mentor Graphics Corp. has rejected an offer from investor Carl Icahn to buy the company's remaining shares for $17 each.
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How to make tech support work for you (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The tech support contracts you buy along with a new storage system are every bit as vital as any hardware or software component. And thanks to all the newfangled stuff built into storage systems these days, I can assure you that you're going to need a support contract for more than replacing the occasional failed disk.
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Nintendo 3DS Games: Worth the Price? (PC World)
PC World - Sure, Nintendo's newest portable gaming system, the 3DS, is an interesting piece of hardware that takes big risks and in many aspects delivers. The question is: do any software titles available on launch day justify the $40 price tag or even do the system justice?
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Nokia to use Symbian and Windows together for long time (Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said it will continue to sell smartphones using its legacy Symbian software for a long time after its first phones using Microsoft's Windows go on sale.
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Loss of faith in RIM deepens as PlayBook debut nears (Reuters)
Reuters - Research In Motion is facing skeptical investors unsure the BlackBerry maker can pull off a difficult transition as it promises strong growth from a tablet and operating system few have seen.Read More ...
Oracle Customers Using Itanium Chips Rethink IT Upgrades (PC World)
PC World - Oracle customers this week expressed concern about the effort and cost of upgrading IT infrastructures after the software maker said it would stop development for Intel's Itanium chip architecture.
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Red Hat Proves That Open Source Is Good for Business (PC World)
PC World - Critics of free and open source software are fond of making the argument that software must be locked up, patented and jealously guarded if it is to serve as the basis for a successful business. Well, Red Hat just refuted such claims in a big way this week with its fourth quarter earnings report, which blew away analysts' expectations and placed the company well on track for billion-dollar revenues in the upcoming year.
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Lawsuit Alleges Cloak-and-dagger Conspiracy by Software AG (PC World)
PC World - Middleware giant Software AG conducted an elaborate corporate espionage scheme replete with "sex, lies and an audiotape," according to allegations in a lawsuit filed by RFID (radio frequency identification) vendor GlobeRanger.
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Google making more Android changes than just in-app purchases (Appolicious)
Appolicious - The news today is all about Google (GOOG) adding in-app purchasing to its Android mobile operating system, something it pledged to do when it announced Android 3.0 Honeycomb back in February. And while in-app purchases are nice, there's more to the story: Google plans to roll out a number of improvements for the Android experience, including better policing of its Android Market.
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Apple releases iOS 4.3.1 with bug fixes (Macworld)
Macworld - Apple on Friday releasedأ‚آ iOS 4.3.1,أ‚آ the latest update to its mobile operating system. The update includes a handful of bug fixes and security patches for iOS devices.
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Samsung Pursues Enterprise Users (PC World)
PC World - Looking to sell more phones and tablets to enterprises -- and get around Android's reputation as not yet enterprise-ready -- Samsung is developing its own software, helping customers build their own app stores and reworking its sales operation.
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Sprint's HTC EVO Phone Captures Images in 3D (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sprint Nextel is jumping on the 3D bandwagon with a new phone made by HTC, coming this summer. Powered by Google's latest smartphone operating system, Android 2.3, Gingerbread, the 4G-equipped EVO 3D is capable of shooting 3D video via twin rear-facing five-megapixel cameras for display on a 4.3-inch QHD touchscreen, without 3D glasses. It packs a 1.2-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core processor.
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Proposed EU Law Could Undermine Online Rights Says Group (PC World)
PC World - Members of the software industry have warned that the current draft of Europe's Consumer Rights Directive could undermine protection for users of digital services.
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Oracle's Strong Earnings Credited to Services, Support (PC World)
PC World - Oracle's net income for the third quarter that ended February 28 rose 78 percent to US$2.1 billion over the same period last year, helped by strong software sales and an improving hardware business, the company said Thursday. Revenue for the quarter jumped 37 percent to $8.8 billion.
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Russian Security Team to Upgrade SCADA Exploit Tool (PC World)
PC World - A Russian security company plans to release an upgraded exploit pack for industrial control software that incorporates a raft of new vulnerabilities released by an Italian security researcher.
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