Thursday, June 30, 2011

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 30/06/2011





Android Market missing out on game marketing, others fill the gap
(Appolicious)

Appolicious - Games have become an integral part of the Android experience, benefiting gamers, developers and Android alike. But as the rivalry between Android and iOS heats up, and third party marketplaces emerge as alternative portals for Android apps, Android games become an important experiment in software marketing and distribution. From fragmentation issues on Android’s operating system to disappointing restrictions on app publishing in the Android Market, game developers have a lot to consider as they hope to monetize their efforts on the Android platform.

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Oracle buys company majority owned by CEO Ellison
(Reuters)

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks during his keynote address at the Oracle Open World in San Francisco, California September 22, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Software company Oracle Corp has agreed to buy Pillar Data Systems, a privately held storage technology company that is majority owned by Oracle's own chief executive officer, Larry Ellison.



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Microsoft rolls out Office in the cloud
(Reuters)

A Nokia staff member shows off the new Nokia N9 phone on the sidelines of CommunicAsia 2011, an international communications and information technology exhibition and conference held on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Singapore. Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. said it plans to introduce this year its first mobile phone using the Microsoft Windows platform. Nokia also unveiled its N9 smartphone model, which is based on the MeeGo platform. Nokia's Chief Executive Stephen Elop said the N9 would be launched later this year, but declined to specify the date or price. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Reuters - Microsoft Corp made its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of "cloud" computing on Tuesday, taking the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.



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Microsoft takes Office into the 'cloud'
(AFP)

Microsoft took its Office software into the Internet AFP - Microsoft took its Office software into the Internet "cloud" on Tuesday, moving the suite of popular business tools online amid budding competition from Google's Web-based products.



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Microsoft launches Web-based Office, rivals Google
(AP)

In this photo provided by Microsoft, CEO Steve Ballmer launches Microsoft Office 365, Tuesday, June 28, 2011 in New York. Office 365 brings together Microsoft Office with SharePoint, Exchange and Lync Online for a monthly subscription. (AP Photo/Microsoft, Jason DeCrow)AP - Microsoft has officially launched its Web-based email and Office services, part of its ongoing effort to keep Google at bay when it comes to business software.



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Microsoft Jazzed About Office 365, But Concerns Remain
(PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - An elegant event hosted by Steve Ballmer made for an exciting Microsoft Office 365 launch, but not everyone is so excited.

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