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Browser Choice Boosts Downloads of Opera 10.5
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In the wake of the browser choice screen in Europe, Opera Software is reporting a dramatic uptick in browser downloads. The company said more than half the European downloads of Opera 10.50 have come directly from Microsoft's choice screen since early March. |
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Viridity's Power Management Tool Aims to Boost Efficiency
(PC World)
PC World - Startup Viridity Software is releasing a new tool on Monday to help companies keep track of the power being used by each piece of IT equipment in their data centers, with a view to improving energy efficiency. |
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Special Guests, Android Updates, and the iPad on PCWorld Podcast 69
(PC World)
PC World - This week on the podcast, Wired's Dylan Tweney and Brian X. Chen visit the PCWorld podcast studio for some verbal jousting over Google's Android operating system and Apple's iPad. |
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Microsoft Eases Windows XP Mode Requirements
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft released a software update Thursday that eliminates some of the hardware requirements for running Windows XP Mode on Windows 7 PCs. The goal is to make it far easier for small and midsize businesses to migrate to Windows 7 while retaining access to critical legacy applications that are unable to run on machines equipped with Microsoft's latest operating system. |
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Windows 7 XP Mode Loses Hardware Requirement
(PC World)
PC World - The barrier for using XP Mode virtualization in Windows 7 just got lower. Unfortunately, for millions of Windows 7 users, the barrier is still high enough to exclude them from leveraging the XP Mode functionality. |
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Microsoft, Adobe confident there is room for Silverlight, Flash
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The HTML5 specification could be a game-changer in the rich Internet application realm, but representatives of Microsoft and Adobe Systems, both of which have proprietary plug-ins for Web applications, remained confident Thursday in their companies' Web strategies. |
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Pramati Aims to Integrate Social Networking and Business
(PC World)
PC World - Indian product design and software company Pramati Technologies has developed a social networking environment that is integrated with enterprise applications such as enterprise resource planning, and customer relationship management, a company executive said on Thursday. |
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On the Call: Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein
(AP)
AP - Palm Inc. reported disappointing sales of its smart phones, which it revamped with a brand new operating system last year. |
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Amazon.com Offers Kindle for Mac E-Reader Software
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Amazon.com introduced a free software package Thursday that gives Mac computer users access to the online retailer's Kindle e-book store in more than 100 countries. Called Kindle for Mac, the beta e-reader completes Amazon's goal of offering consumers access to e-books and other digital content across a wide spectrum of electronic devices. |
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Mentor Graphics completes deal for Valor
(AP)
AP - Mentor Graphics Corp., a provider of electronic hardware and software design products and services, said it has completed its buyout of Valor Computerized Systems Ltd. |
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Microsoft rival: browser downloads double
(AP)
AP - Norway's Opera said Thursday that downloads of its browser more than doubled after Microsoft Corp. was forced to give European users a choice of Web software to settle European Union antitrust charges. |
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Amazon Brings Kindle to Macs, But What's Next?
(PC World)
PC World - Amazon has raised the stakes in a turf war among e-book sellers by releasing a beta of its Kindle software for Mac computers. |
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Microsoft Sweetens Pot for the Virtual-desktop Curious
(PC World)
PC World - In an effort to capture what it sees as a growing market for virtual desktops within enterprises, Microsoft is simplifying some licensing agreements and enhancing its virtual-desktop-related software. |
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Facebook Users Targeted in Massive Spam Run
(PC World)
PC World - Facebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords and other data, according to security researchers at McAfee. |
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IE9 Won't Support Windows XP
(PC World)
PC World - Computerworld - Microsoft's new browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), will not run on Windows XP, now or when the software eventually ships, the company confirmed this week. |
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Email scam targets Facebook users: Web security firm
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Diebold names Pavithran as development group head
(AP)
AP - Diebold Inc., a maker of ATMs and security systems, said Wednesday that Kumar Pavithran will lead its integrated services, global software development and global professional services teams. |
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Nexus One Rival Droid Gets Android 2.1 Update
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - After rolling out its latest operating system on its exclusive Nexus One smartphone in January, Google will now release Android 2.1 for a top competitor: the Motorola Droid, which is distributed by Verizon Wireless. |
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IBM Offers Software Development in the Cloud
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NewsFactor - IBM is going deeper into the cloud. On Tuesday, the Armonk, N.Y.-based company announced beta versions of an expanded commercial cloud-based service for software development and testing, on both public and private clouds. |
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Verizon to Finally Update Droid to Latest Android 2.1 OS
(PC World)
PC World - Verizon says on Thursday it will update its Motorola Droid phone to the latest Android 2.1 software juicing the handset with multitouch pinch-to-zoom capabilities and adding live wallpaper. Verizon customers have been eagerly awaiting the update ever since Motorola said the upgrade would occur in early February in "one week" -- but it never happened. |
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