U.S. may challenge Google's ITA deal: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. regulators are putting together a possible antitrust challenge to Google Inc's planned $700 million acquisition of airline ticketing software company ITA Software, sources knowledgeable about the deal said on Thursday.Read More ...
Ultimate Software says no current plans for sale (Reuters)
Reuters - Ultimate Software Group Inc said it has no current plans to sell itself, following a Reuters report that the cloud-computing company had hired an investment bank to consider a sale.
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SAP software sales jump outshines lawsuit drag (Reuters)
Reuters - SAP said software sales jumped by about a third in the fourth quarter, boosting operating margins and sending its shares higher despite uncertainty over U.S. litigation.
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SPB Software Helps Users Migrate to Android (PC World)
PC World - SPB Software has released a migration tool that should make it easier for consumers to move from Symbian or Windows Mobile to Android-based smartphones and tablets, the company said on Wednesday.
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India's Infosys reports 14.1% net profit rise (AFP)
AFP - Indian software exporter Infosys posted Thursday a 14.1 percent rise in consolidated net profit, lagging forecasts as a strong rupee and wage costs offset improved outsourcing demand.Read More ...
Google turns Android smartphones into interpreters (AFP)
AFP - Google on Wednesday began turning Android-powered smartphones into interpreters with experimental software that lets the handsets translate conversations in real time.Read More ...
Google To Pull H.264 Video Support from Chrome Browser (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google gave developers advance warning Tuesday that it will withdraw support for the popular H.264 video codec in its Chrome web browser, though the change isn't expected to take effect for a couple of months. The goal is to put Google's resources squarely behind WebM -- an open-source video technology unveiled by Google last year that is already supported by Adobe Systems, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and more than 40 other publishers, software and hardware vendors.
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Apple releases iOS 4.3 beta for developers (Macworld)
Macworld - Hot on the heels of Verizon’s long-awaited iPhone announcement, Apple on Wednesday released a new beta of iOS to developers. One of the major features included in this iOS 4.3 beta is third-party access to AirPlay, the much-touted media streaming feature that arrived in iOS 4.2. The iOS 4.3 beta covers the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad; there’s also a pre-release version of new software for the second-generation Apple TV.
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Microsoft Objects To Apple Trademarking 'App Store' (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft is attempting to block Apple from trademarking the term "app store." The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant has filed a complaint with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, requesting that the trademark application be denied.
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Android 2.4 Ice Cream Update May Battle iPhone 5 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - It's not the latest flavor from Ben & Jerry's. But Android Ice Cream is bound to be a hit when it debuts this summer, the latest in Google's dessert-named updates for its mobile operating system.
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iPhone Safer from Hackers than Android (PC World)
PC World - Android-based smartphones are more vulnerable to attacks by hackers and electronic viruses than the iPhone, according to the chairman of the world's largest provider of security software for corporate servers. The remarks were made less than a week after the company, Trend Micro, released its Mobile Security software for Android devices.
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German firm develops Internet eraser for photos (AFP)
AFP - A German firm is poised to launch software allowing users to have photos uploaded to websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Flickr erased automatically after a certain time, its head said Wednesday.Read More ...
Microsoft to Release WebMatrix Dev Software (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft plans to launch an application on Thursday for quickly ramping up websites and lightweight Web applications, called WebMatrix.
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SAP Buying Security Software, Other Assets From SECUDE (PC World)
PC World - SAP is acquiring software and related assets from its partner SECUDE in order to provide improved security for its customer base, the company said Wednesday. The deal is expected to be completed by Feb. 1. Terms were not disclosed.
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Rogue Virus Testers Delude Consumers (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Rogue antivirus testers use trickery to convince consumers that antivirus software is useless, hoping that at least some will drop their protection.
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Jaspersoft Rearchitects BI Stack (PC World)
PC World - Anticipating greater use of BI (business intelligence) on the Web and in the cloud, Jaspersoft has rebuilt its software using a standards-based Web architecture.
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Nexus S Runs Ubuntu; Linux Replaces...Linux (PC World)
PC World - It seems like hackers who install the Android operating system on everything decided to mix it up a bit. The folks over at XDA Developers have successfully ported Ubuntu HD2 version 0.3 to the Samsung Nexus S phone. You read that correctly: They replaced a Linux-based OS (Android) with a Linux-based OS (Ubuntu).
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Nvidia 3DTV Play Now Available (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The 3DTV Play software, which was currently only available as part of 3D Vision, lets you play stereoscopic 3D games on your 3D HDTV.
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Microsoft shakeup continues, server unit head out (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has ousted the head of the company's server unit, marking the latest in a series of high-level departures as the software company tries to regain its leadership in the technology sector.
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MS Dynamics AX Upgrade Boosts Software Development (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With the dust settling on the Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft has turned its attention back to the enterprise. The software giant on Monday took the lid off new advances in the architecture of the next version of Microsoft Dynamics AX.
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