Wednesday, February 17, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 17/02/2010



IBM buys network software firm Intelliden (AP)
AP - IBM has acquired network automation software firm Intelliden Inc., the company said Tuesday.
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A Successful Windows Phone 7 Would Help Bing (PC World)
PC World - Windows Phone 7, a dramatic upgrade of Microsoft's mobile operating system, looks fairly impressive out of the gate. In addition to a stylish user interface that's strongly influenced by the underappreciated Zune HD media player, Windows Phone 7 is tightly integrated with Redmond's Bing search engine.
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HTC Working on App Store Tech and Studying Tablets (PC World)
PC World - High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's biggest maker of Windows Mobile and Google Android OS smartphones, is working on technologies for applications used in handsets and application stores and plans to put this software to use but not until a later time.
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HTC Unveils Update to Nexus One and HTC Legend (PC World)
PC World - One of the two new smartphones with Google's Android mobile operating system that High Tech Computer (HTC) plans to start selling in March isn't officially billed as an update to Nexus One, but its design is similar and it offers improvements over the Google phone.
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Dell Mini 5 To Run On Unreleased Version Of Android (PC World)
PC World - A new report suggests that Dell's upcoming Mini 5 tablet will run on a currently unreleased version of the Android operating system (OS).
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Nokia, Intel team up in phone software race (Reuters)

A woman uses her mobile telephone as she passes a Nokia advert in London July 20, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - Nokia and Intel said they are teaming up in top-end smartphone software and Microsoft finally unveiled its new phone operating system, Windows Phone 7, as they race to keep up with Apple and Google.



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Intel and Nokia's MeeGo Join a Brewing OS War (PC World)
PC World - Nokia and Intel have become allies in a new clash of the operating systems with the joint creation of MeeGo. MeeGo is an operating system that blurs the line between a robust mobile phone OS and a lightweight netbook OS.
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Intel and Nokia's MeeGo Joins a Brewing OS War (PC World)
PC World - Nokia and Intel have become allies in a new clash of the operating systems with the joint creation of MeeGo. MeeGo is an operating system that blurs the line between a robust mobile phone OS and a lightweight netbook OS.
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Microsoft eyes mobile comeback with new platform (AFP)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during the AFP - Microsoft unveiled on Monday a new version of its mobile operating system as the US software giant seeks to regain lost ground in the highly competitive smartphone market.



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Microsoft CEO Unveils Windows Phone 7 Series Software (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft unveiled the next version of its operating system for mobile phones, Windows Phone 7 Series, featuring a move away from applications and towards functions.
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Microsoft replays Zune design for phone comeback (AP)

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gestures during the 'Windows Phone 7' presentation at the Mobile World congress in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. The Mobile World Congress will be held from Feb. 15-18. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - Apple Inc. rocked the wireless business by combining the functions of a phone and an iPod. Now, more than two years later, Microsoft Corp. has its comeback: phone software that works a lot like its own Zune media player.



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MeeGo Offers Platform Diversity Beyond Smartphones (PC World)
PC World - Nokia and Intel announced the merger of Nokia's Maemo operating system with Intel's Moblin operating system to create a new, Linux-based, open source smartphone platform--MeeGo. An alliance between tech giants the caliber of Nokia and Intel is bound to draw some attention, but MeeGo is facing an uphill battle to try and scratch out a market amid established smartphone competitors.
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Microsoft CEO unveils Windows Phone 7 (PC World)
PC World - BARCELONA - Microsoft unveiled the next version of its operating system for mobile phones, Windows Phone 7 Series, featuring a move away from applications and towards functions.
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HTC to Debut First Windows Phone 7 Smartphone in Q4 (PC World)
PC World - High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's biggest maker of smartphones running Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system (OS) and Google's Android mobile OS, plans to launch its first smartphone with Microsoft's latest offering, Windows Phone 7, in the fourth quarter of this year.
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Microsoft launches mobile software overhaul (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft launched its new mobile phone operating software on Monday, introducing a range of music, gaming and networking features aimed at expanding its appeal beyond its core business customers.
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Microsoft unveils new mobile software platform (AFP)

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer gives a press conference in Paris to launch the Windows phone, in 2009. Microsoft has unveiled an upgrade to its mobile operating system as the US software giant seeks to regain lost ground in the competitive handset market.(AFP/Eric Piermont)AFP - Microsoft unveiled on Monday an upgrade to its mobile operating system as the US software giant seeks to regain lost ground in the competitive handset market.



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10 Hot Questions About Windows Phone 7, Answered (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - After years of watching its Windows Mobile operating system languish behind sexier products from archrivals Apple, Google, and Palm, Microsoft launched the Windows Phone 7 platform Monday morning.
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Adobe Shows Flash and AIR Apps for Google Android (PC World)
PC World - Adobe on Monday introduced the Flash Player 10.1 and AIR platform for the Google Android mobile operating system. With this announcement, Adobe plans to present the AIR platform as a tool for building mobile apps that run on multiple phone platforms.
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Adobe AIR 2.0, full-featured Flash Player coming to smartphones (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems is readying a mobile version of Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), itsأƒآ‚أ‚آ runtime for runningأƒآ‚أ‚آ Flash and Web applications outside of a browser.
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Dell Looks to Package Hardware With Services (PC World)
PC World - Dell plans to offer packages of software and services around its hardware in a bid to increase sales, a company executive said on Friday.
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