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Reuters - Research In Motion lost a second marketing executive and its shares dropped 7 percent on Monday, part of a tide of bad news that has halved the BlackBerry maker's market value this year.
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RIM defection triggers fresh slide in share price (Reuters)
Flash/Flex Update Develops Apps for Multiple Platforms (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Adobe Systems has delivered an update to its Adobe Flash Builder/Flex app-development software. It means developers will be able to use a single platform to build mobile offerings for Android, iOS and BlackBerry mobile devices. The integrated development environment can serve as a stand-alone tool or function as part of Adobe's Creative Suite 5.5 offering, Adobe said Monday.
Google follows through on ‘mobile first’ philosophy (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Capitalizing on Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt’s promise last year to make “mobile first” in an effort to commit to phone software development and global accessibility, the company announced Monday the addition of image queries and voice search to its desktop offerings from its existing mobile operations.
FTC lets Microsoft proceed with purchase of Skype (AP)
AP - The Federal Trade Commission is letting software giant Microsoft Corp. proceed with its largest deal ever, an $8.5 billion bid for web chat and call service Skype.
Oracle wants a big piece of Android’s ad revenue (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Oracle (ORCL) is known for some epic lawsuits, often throwing its weight around in California courtrooms over software licensing and patents. Coming off a recent victory against SAP (SAP), Oracle’s throwdown against Google (GOOG) is just getting warmed up, as the software maker seeks billions in damages over claims that Android software uses technology related to the Java programming language. It’s a drama that’s been building its plot since Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems, and Java along with it. ...
Exclusive: China software bug makes infrastructure vulnerable (Reuters)
Reuters - Software widely used in China to help run weapons systems, utilities and chemical plants has bugs that hackers could exploit to damage public infrastructure, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Phone rivalry drives down RIM earnings (AP)
AP - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.'s quarterly results on Thursday provided fresh evidence of the company's struggles to come up with a device to compete with the iPhone and smartphones running Google's Android operating system.
Microsoft Kinect makes moves on computers (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft on Thursday began letting software developers imbue computers with voice and motion-sensing technology from its Kinect controller for the Xbox 360 videogame console.
Free Kinect SDK for Academics and Gamers Released (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft Research unleashed a Kinect for Windows software development kit beta Thursday that will enable academics and gaming enthusiasts to explore new ideas and create rich PC software applications that include human motion tracking, voice recognition, and depth sensing. The goal of the SDK is to move one step closer to realizing the software giant's long-term vision for how people in the future will be able to interact with technology more naturally and intuitively.
Senate bill would add protections for mobile users’ location data (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Sen. Al Franken isn’t happy about the prospect of mobile operating system developers like Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Research In Motion (RIMM) gathering users’ location data and sharing it without their permission.
MS May Show Windows Running on an ARM Tablet (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Get ready for Windows tablets. According to a new report, next week Microsoft will show a tablet-oriented version of its Windows operating system.
Obama Names McAfee, Microsoft, Twitter Execs to Advisory Committee (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - President Obama has announced that he has appointed executives from Microsoft, McAfee, Twitter to his National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
Activist Icahn cuts stake in Take-Two Interactive (Reuters)
Reuters - Activist investor Carl Icahn cut his stake in video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, sending its shares down as the move dampened hopes for a quick company takeover.
Microsoft not too late for tablet party: Citigroup (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft is still not too late for the tablet party. And with its Next operating system closer than most expect, the software maker could corner meaningful market share in 2013 and beyond, Citigroup said.
Microsoft to Show Windows 8 Tablets; Asian OEMs Most Likely Partners (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft reportedly will demonstrate its Windows 8 tablet operating system next week, according to a report. Three existing Asian hardware partners could be good launch candidates.
Microsoft chief says China piracy very costly: WSJ (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has said rampant software piracy in China has eaten into his company's revenue in what is soon to be the world's top PC market, a report said Friday.
New Mac Malware Variant Doesn't Need an Admin's OK (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - We'll give it to you straight. Santa Claus is a myth, the moon is green cheese-less, and Macs are vulnerable to malicious software. More evidence for the latter legend-buster is a new malware program that doesn't require a user to enter an administrative password to install it.
Higher Prices for Phone 7 Apps Will Be Encouraged (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Even with hundreds of new features built into an upcoming update of Windows Phone 7 and new device partners, Microsoft seems to understand that it's all about the apps. After the software giant showed off its Mango update this week, an executive said the company will encourage more developers to create applications for the Windows Phone Marketplace by allowing higher prices.
Move Over, Apple: Amazon Launches Mac Download Store (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Today, Amazon launched the Mac Download Store. This new venue offers hundreds of software and games for Macs, and this directly challenges Apple's own Mac store.
Apple fights fake anti-virus software vendors (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc is fighting what security experts say may be the most pernicious types of computer virus to ever target its line of Mac computers.
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