Sunday, May 29, 2011

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 29/05/2011





Amazon Challenges Apple With New Mac App Store
(NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Even before a court decides whether Amazon.com can sell apps for Android devices and call it an app store, the biggest U.S. online retailer opened a second front this week by offering downloadable software for Apple's Macintosh computers.

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Skype says some users had problems signing in
(AP)

FILE - In this May 10, 2011 file photo, the exterior view of Skype offices in Palo Alto, Calif., are shown. Internet phone service Skype said Friday, May 27, 2011, a 'small percentage' of its users have been unable to sign in to its service but it is taking steps to resolve the problem. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Internet phone service Skype says a small percentage of its 170 million users have been unable to sign in to its service, a problem that it expects to fix with a software update.



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Obama Names McAfee, Microsoft, Twitter Execs to Advisory Committee
(PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - President Obama has announced that he has appointed executives from Microsoft, McAfee, Twitter to his National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

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Microsoft to Show Windows 8 Tablets; Asian OEMs Most Likely Partners
(PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Microsoft reportedly will demonstrate its Windows 8 tablet operating system next week, according to a report. Three existing Asian hardware partners could be good launch candidates.

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