Apple co-founder Wozniak shirks off Prius glitch (AFP)
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Google Enlists DocVerse in Attack on Microsoft (PC World)
PC World - Google's got its head in the cloud--again. The search giant today announced that it has bought DocVerse, a software startup that makes an online collaboration plug-in for Microsoft Office. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google paid $25 million for the San Francisco-based developer, which was founded in 2007 by former Microsoft employees Shan Sinha and Alex DeNeui.
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Sybase redeems $390 million of convertible debt (AP)
AP - Mobile phone software developer Sybase Inc. said Friday that it has redeemed $390 million of convertible debt.
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Google takes aim at Microsoft with acquisition (Reuters)
Reuters - Google Inc stepped up its assault on Microsoft Corp's productivity software business with the acquisition of a small start-up company that allows Microsoft users to edit and share their documents on the Web.
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Apple's Suit Would Block HTC's HD2 Windows 7 Phone (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple is attempting to put the brakes on one of the first Windows Phone 7 Series smartphones. Apple's suit against HTC would block the company from releasing its HD2 mobile phone equipped with Microsoft's new mobile operating system in the U.S.
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Google Challenges MS Office with DocVerse Purchase (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google delivered the latest salvo in its battle to wrest control from Microsoft over office productivity with its purchase of DocVerse, a Microsoft Office collaboration startup. The Wall Street Journal reported the purchase price was $25 million.
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Google buys DocVerse in latest shot at Microsoft (AP)
AP - Google Inc. has acquired a company called DocVerse to help the Internet search leader round out its online software programs and provide more ammunition in its duel with Microsoft Corp.
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Google buys start-up adept at Microsoft Office files (AFP)
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S1 Corp. 4Q profit up 86 percent (AP)
AP - Financial-services software provider S1 Corp. said Friday profit for the fourth quarter rose 86 percent as revenue improved and expenses fell.
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Apple Boots Wi-Fi-Finder Apps with Private APIs (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Makers of some applications that seek out Wi-Fi access are now seeking a new home after Apple purged a select group from its App Store. In a blog post this week, 3Jacks Software said it is the latest developer to get the boot from the increasingly choosy App Store.
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Windows Mobile Apps Won't Work on New Phones (PC World)
PC World - While Microsoft still isn't commenting on whether current Windows Mobile phones will be upgradeable to its new Windows Phone 7 software, it has finally officially revealed that existing applications won't work on the new platform.
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Free Software Brings Geolocation to Your Windows 7 PC (PC World)
PC World - It would be downright nutty to put a GPS sensor inside your desktop (unless maybe you're sporting one of those super-small media nettops). But what if you wanted to enjoy the perks of mobile device geolocation at your sedentary workstation without the hassle of adding new hardware? Geosense for Windows 7 has you covered.
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New Windows phones won't run current apps (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. has said its new software for smart phones, Windows Phone 7 series, is a "clean break" with the past. Now it's clear just how clean that break is: The new phones, expected late this year, won't run any applications written for older versions of Microsoft's phone software.
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Android Largely Unharmed in Google-China Row (PC World)
PC World - A mobile phone with Google's Android operating system that was delayed in China will now ship next week, in the latest sign that Android has gone largely unscathed by a row between Google and the Chinese government.
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ArcSight fiscal 3Q profit falls 57 percent (AP)
AP - ArcSight, a provider of network security software and services, said Thursday that its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 57 percent as higher operating expenses overshadowed growth in product and maintenance sales.
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BigBand Networks changes executive lineup (AP)
AP - BigBand Networks Inc., a digital video software company, on Thursday announced that its chief operating officer and a top sales executive have resigned.
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McAfee: System Security Is Weak Despite Locked Doors (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Evidence from the recent Aurora hack attacks on major American corporations suggest that many may have tightly locked virtual front doors, but no cybersecurity inside their systems, a McAfee expert warned on Wednesday. In a Security Insights blog post, Paul Kurtz, McAfee's chief technology officer, discussed his study of the December-through-February attacks on Google, Intel, Adobe Systems, and other large firms.
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Microsoft CEO Ballmer Bets the Farm on the Cloud (PC World)
PC World - Seventy percent of the 40,000 people who work on software at Microsoft are in some way working in the cloud, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday at the University of Washington.
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Nero SecurDisc 2.0: Improved Security For Optical Storage Media (PC World)
PC World - Nero, makers of optical media-burning software, has announced a new version of its SecurDisc data- protection technology, which should increase your chances of recovering content from damaged CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.
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Microsoft COO sees gradual recovery (Reuters)
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