IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 18/02/2009

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 18/02/2009

Garmin-Asus Unveil Their First New GPS Smartphones (PC World)
PC World - The new Garmin-Asus venture announced its first two smartphone offerings at the GSM Mobile World Congress and true to earlier promises, they each use a different operating systems, one Linux and the other Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.
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Outsourcer Aragon buys Krugle (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Software outsourcing company Aragon Consulting Group has acquired Krugle, which has specialized in code search and analysis.
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Texas Man Gets Prison Time for Software Piracy (PC World)
PC World - A 24-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for selling counterfeit software on about 40 Web sites, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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Trend Micro unveils anti-virus software for routers (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's Trend Micro Inc, the No 3 maker of computer security programs, introduced a new line of software on Tuesday that runs on home networking gear, protecting groups of PCs from viruses.
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41 months in prison for Texas software pirate (AFP)

AFP - A 24-year-old Texas man was sentenced on Tuesday to 41 months in prison for selling counterfeit computer software over the Internet, the US Justice Department said.

'Google phone' builds momentum (AFP)

AFP - Google's bid to dominate the mobile phone operating software market got a boost on Tuesday when Taiwanese handset maker HTC unveiled the third phone based on the US Internet giant's technology.

Trend Micro Unveils Anti-Virus Software for Routers (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Japan's Trend Micro Inc, the No 3 maker of computer security programs, introduced a new line of software on Tuesday that runs on home networking gear, protecting groups of PCs from viruses.
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New Windows Mobile 6.5 Debuts at Mobile Congress (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The rumors about a Microsoft phone have come to an end, at least for now. That's because Microsoft has unveiled a new Windows Mobile operating system and services that aim to help it keep up with the new era of smartphone functionality.
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Microsoft in talks to buy Israel's 3DV: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Software giant Microsoft is in talks to buy Israel's 3DV Systems, a maker of three-dimensional video imaging, financial website TheMarker.com reported on Tuesday.
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Microsoft wants to create software buzz on mobiles (AP)
AP - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's mobile phone strategy: sell a lot of devices.
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Nokia Will Ship N97 Loaded With Skype Calling Software (PC World)
PC World - Skype is developing a VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) software client for Nokia's top-of-the-range N97 smartphone, executives of both companies said Tuesday.
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European Palm Pre Multitasks Better Than Sprint's (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The European UMTS version of the Palm Pre will be able to surf the Web while making a phone call at the same time, something that Sprint's US version won't be able to do, Palm VP of software product management Pam Deziel confirmed at Mobile World Congress today.
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Nokia to sell phones with Skype software (Reuters)

Reuters - Internet calling company Skype has secured a deal with Nokia under which the world's biggest phone maker will preload Skype software into some of its new smartphones starting from the third quarter of this year.

Freescale aims to sell Google Android netbooks in Q2 (Reuters)

Reuters - Chipmaker Freescale, which began making chips for small netbook laptop computers last month, plans to expand its offering to include chipsets for Google's Android operating system by next quarter.

NY governor proposes Internet tax on downloads (AFP)

AFP - New York Governor David Paterson has proposed a tax on Internet downloads, a spokesman said Monday, in a move that has raised eyebrows because it could apply to everything from software to pornography.

Software in focus in battle for mobile customers (Reuters)

Reuters - Telecom industry leaders including Nokia, China Mobile and Microsoft raced to announce online software stores on Monday in a drive to find new sources of revenue and please consumers.

Microsoft revamps mobile push (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft said on Monday it had signed a deal with LG Electronics, under which the world's third-largest cell phone maker will use Windows software in most of its smartphones.

Microsoft, Nokia hit back at Apple with virtual stores (AFP)

AFP - Software giant Microsoft and Finnish handset maker Nokia announced the launch of new virtual stores for mobile phone applications on Monday in a clear nod to the success of a similar idea by Apple.

Microsoft Announces Mobile Apps Store, Backup Service (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft will introduce an application store with its newest version of Windows Mobile software, it planned to announce at Mobile World Congress, where it also was to formally open a limited beta for its My Phone data backup offering.
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Adobe to make video on smartphones (Reuters)

Reuters - Adobe Systems, which popularized the use of video and animation on the Web, is introducing a new version of its Flash software that runs not only on computers but also on the latest high-end mobile phones.

New Windows Mobile 6.5 Debuts at Mobile Congress (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The rumors about a Microsoft phone have come to an end, at least for now. That's because Microsoft has unveiled a new Windows Mobile operating system and services that aim to help it keep up with the new era of smartphone functionality.
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'Google phone' builds momentum with boost by HTC: company (AFP)

AFP - Google's bid to dominate the mobile phone operating software market got a boost on Tuesday when Taiwanese handset maker HTC unveiled the third phone based on the Internet giant's technology.

Microsoft in talks to buy Israel's 3DV: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Software giant Microsoft is in talks to buy Israel's 3DV Systems, a maker of three-dimensional video imaging, financial website TheMarker.com reported on Tuesday.
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Microsoft wants to create software buzz on mobiles (AP)
AP - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's mobile phone strategy: sell a lot of devices.
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Nokia Will Ship N97 Loaded With Skype Calling Software (PC World)
PC World - Skype is developing a VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) software client for Nokia's top-of-the-range N97 smartphone, executives of both companies said Tuesday.
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Nokia to sell phones with Skype software (Reuters)

Reuters - Internet calling company Skype has secured a deal with Nokia under which the world's biggest phone maker will preload Skype software into some of its new smartphones starting from the third quarter of this year.

Freescale aims to sell Google Android netbooks in Q2 (Reuters)

Reuters - Chipmaker Freescale, which began making chips for small netbook laptop computers last month, plans to expand its offering to include chipsets for Google's Android operating system by next quarter.

NY governor proposes Internet tax on downloads (AFP)

AFP - New York Governor David Paterson has proposed a tax on Internet downloads, a spokesman said Monday, in a move that has raised eyebrows because it could apply to everything from software to pornography.

Software in focus in battle for mobile customers (Reuters)

Reuters - Telecom industry leaders including Nokia, China Mobile and Microsoft raced to announce online software stores on Monday in a drive to find new sources of revenue and please consumers.

Microsoft revamps mobile push (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft said on Monday it had signed a deal with LG Electronics, under which the world's third-largest cell phone maker will use Windows software in most of its smartphones.

Microsoft, Nokia hit back at Apple with virtual stores (AFP)

AFP - Software giant Microsoft and Finnish handset maker Nokia announced the launch of new virtual stores for mobile phone applications on Monday in a clear nod to the success of a similar idea by Apple.

Microsoft Announces Mobile Apps Store, Backup Service (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft will introduce an application store with its newest version of Windows Mobile software, it planned to announce at Mobile World Congress, where it also was to formally open a limited beta for its My Phone data backup offering.
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Adobe to make video on smartphones (Reuters)

Reuters - Adobe Systems, which popularized the use of video and animation on the Web, is introducing a new version of its Flash software that runs not only on computers but also on the latest high-end mobile phones.

HTC Unveils Updated IPhone 3G Rival and Touch Pro2 (PC World)
PC World - High Tech Computer (HTC), the largest maker of handsets that run Microsoft Windows Mobile software, unveiled updates to two of its most popular smartphones ever on Monday, the HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2 handsets. (See our hands-on report).
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Huawei says to sell 2-3 Android phones this year (Reuters)
Reuters - China's Huawei Technologies said on Monday it aimed to start selling 2-3 phone models using Google's Android software platform while introducing more models next year.
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Nokia unveils media, apps store (Reuters)

Reuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia unveiled on Monday its new online software and media store, hoping to follow the runaway success of Apple's App Store. Nokia said it would open the online 'Ovi' store in nine countries in May.

Merrill to move most work from Satyam to TCS: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Merrill Lynch is shifting a majority of its contracts from troubled Indian software firm Satyam Computer Services Ltd to rival Tata Consultancy Services , the Economic Times reported on Monday.
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Adobe to Show off New Flash for Smartphones (PC World)
PC World - At the Mobile World Congress on Monday, Adobe plans to show off progress on its Flash Player 10 for smartphones and deliver a new software development kit that should make reading documents on small screens easier.
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Pharos, Inventec Unveil New Line of GPS Smartphones (PC World)
PC World - Pharos and Taiwanese hardware maker Inventec on Saturday announced three new smartphones armed with Pharos GPS navigation software and travel information running on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.
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VMware Workstation 5 Hits the Streets (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - VMware on Monday announced VMware Workstation 5, a new release of the company's desktop virtualization software. According to the company, Workstation 5 offers new functionality designed to take the productivity of software developers and QA teams to the next level.
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