Friday, April 22, 2011

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 22/04/2011





Nokia sees weaker times after strong first quarter
(Reuters)

A corporate logo is displayed at the Nokia flagship store in Helsinki September 29, 2010. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - Nokia Oyj warned operating profit margins at its key phone unit would slip through the rest of the year, taking the shine off higher-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Thursday.



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Instant view: Nokia Q1 earnings beat expectations
(Reuters)

Reuters - Nokia's earnings fell less than expected in the first quarter and the company signed a final agreement to start using Microsoft software, sending its shares 3 percent higher.

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German Software Maker Ashampoo Warns of Malware After Hack
(PC World)

PC World - A German software company known for its Windows utilities is warning customers to be on the alert for malicious e-mail messages after its servers were hacked.

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Apple devices logging movements: researchers
(AFP)

A pair of British security researchers said that the latest version of Apple's operating system for the iPhone and the iPad is constantly recording the location of the devices and storing the information in a hidden file.(AFP/File/Christof Stache)AFP - A pair of British security researchers said Wednesday that the latest version of Apple's operating system for the iPhone and the iPad is constantly recording the location of the devices and storing the information in a hidden file.



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US Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Software
(PC World)

PC World - A Michigan woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge related to selling more than US$400,000 worth of counterfeit software on a website, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

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Gartner: BI, Analytics Software Spending Jumps 13.4%
(PC World)

PC World - Global spending on BI (business intelligence), analytics and performance management applications jumped 13.4 percent in 2010 to US$10.5 billion, according to figures released Wednesday by analyst firm Gartner. The results reflect the BI market's continued strength throughout the world's economic downturn, as customers looked to such software to find efficiencies and gain competitive advantage.

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Children's Place says customer database hacked
(Reuters)

Reuters - Children's Place Retail Stores Inc said its customer database has been hacked, and clients were sent an unauthorized email directing them to a website where they were asked to enter their credit card numbers for a software upgrade.

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Report: Apple Ending MobileMe, iWork Rebates, Are Updates Next?
(PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Apple has inexplicably ended two long-offered rebates for MobileMe and iWorks, fueling speculation that Apple will launch revamped versions of both software suites any day now.

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Apple's iOS Beats Android? Not Exactly
(PC World)

PC World - Have you heard the news? Despite every analysis we've seen over the past two years about Android dominating the mobile market, Apple's iOS is the biggest mobile operating system by a landslide.

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Adobe Platform Will Stream Videos To Apple's iPad
(NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Adobe Systems' Flash Media Server platform is poised to embrace new HTML5 capabilities that will enable content publishers to stream protected video to more mobile devices, including Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. To make this happen, Adobe will add support for HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) -- a technology developed by Apple as part of the company's QuickTime X and iOS software.

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Analysis: Intuit's small-business bets paying off
(Reuters)

A man walks past a Turbo Tax software software filing package on display at a Staples store in Manhasset, New York, April 15, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - For some 20 million Americans, tax season means powering up the computer, opening a TurboTax software program and, if all goes well, getting their finances in order.



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