SoftwareAppolicious - Software that can take dictation from your voice isn’t exactly new, but with the popularity of Apple’s voice-controlled personal assistant software Siri in its iPhone 4S, the idea of using your voice to control your devices has become cool again.
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Can Google Maintain Android's Stunning Momentum? (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Few tech products are rising as quickly in popularity as Google's Android operating system, which has soared from its launch in October 2008 via the HTC Dream to become the most popular platform both domestically and abroad.
Oracle miss sparks Wall St fears of spending cuts (Reuters)
Reuters - Oracle Corp's dismal quarterly results sent shock waves across the technology sector as investors feared they may have overestimated the resilience of corporate tech spending in a deteriorating global economy.
How the major stock indexes fared on Wednesday (AP)
AP - Technology stocks fell Wednesday, dragged down by a weak earnings report from business software maker Oracle Corp. Broad market indexes were flat. The Dow Jones industrial average eked out a gain of 4 points after having been down 104 points at midday. Technology stocks were the issue, with IBM the biggest decliner of the Dow's 30 stocks. IBM fell 3.1 percent, and Oracle fell 11.7 percent.
Amazon rolls out Kindle Fire update, promises to improve performance (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Amazon has reported that it has sold “millions” of Kindle Fires, despite receiving some complaints from users about performance. The exact numbers aren’t known, and sales figures seem to be rolled in with its other Kindle devices. Today, Amazon released the first Kindle Fire software update, with more promises of fixes to come.
Hungary tech firm immortalizes Steve Jobs in bronze (Reuters)
Reuters - A Hungarian software company unveiled what it said was the world's first bronze statue of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs Wednesday, calling him one of the greatest personalities of the modern age.
Summary Box: Oracle's fiscal 2Q showing casts pall (AP)
AP - DISAPPOINTING PERFORMANCE: Oracle's earnings and revenue for its latest quarter fell well below analyst estimates. In a telltale sign of weakness, the company's sales of new licenses for its business software edged up just 2 percent from the same time last year. Analysts had projected a double-digit gain.
Oracle misfires in fiscal 2Q, raising tech worries (AP)
AP - Oracle stumbled in its latest quarter as the business software maker struggled to close deals, a signal of possible trouble ahead for the technology sector.
Google's Schmidt Promises Serious iPad Rival (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A battle between Google and Apple over the mobile communications market will get brutal next year as the search and operating-system giant launches its own branded device to take on the iPad.
Instant view: Oracle software, hardware results disappoint (Reuters)
Reuters - Oracle Corp fell well short of Wall Street's expectations on both hardware and software sales in its fiscal second quarter, wiping more than 8 percent off its shares.
Nokia: Software glitch draining some Lumia batteries (Reuters)
Reuters - Some versions of Nokia's Lumia 800, the first flagship smartphone from the Finnish company using Microsoft Corp's Windows Phone operating system, have a software glitch that drains the batteries.
Apple Scores Small Victory in U.S. Patent Battle Against HTC (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple won a small battle against HTC and the Android operating system on Monday, but the legal war continues. The U.S. International Trade Commission, following a review last summer, announced it had determined device maker HTC is infringing an Apple patent for data detection technology and, beginning in April, HTC will be prevented from importing devices into the U.S. using that technique.
NDS Group Holdings files for IPO of up to $100 million (Reuters)
Reuters - NDS Group Holdings Ltd, which provides software services to pay television, filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its common stock.
Weaker Euro to hurt Red Hat Q4 revenue, shares fall (Reuters)
Reuters - Business software maker Red Hat Inc forecast fourth-quarter revenue largely below analysts' expectations hurt mainly by a weaker euro, sending its shares down 7 percent in after-market trade.
Sprint disables controversial Carrier IQ software across all phones (Appolicious)
Appolicious - After a whole lot of privacy concerns and controversy swirling around cellular traffic-tracking software from Carrier IQ, Sprint has announced it is disabling the software on all of its devices.
BlackBerry maker delays tablet update in new setback (Reuters)
Reuters - Research In Motion won't upgrade the software for its much-maligned PlayBook tablet computer until February, months behind schedule, and the new version still won't feature the popular BlackBerry Messenger application.
Nokia unveils Windows smartphones to catch rivals (AP)
AP - Nokia Corp. on Wednesday launched its long-awaited first Windows cellphones, hoping to claw back market share it has lost in the tough, top-end smartphone race to chief rivals, Apple Inc.'s iPhone, Samsung and Google's Android software.
Nokia proclaims new dawn with Windows phones (Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia unveiled two sleek new Microsoft Windows phones on Wednesday in time for Christmas, a first step in the ailing cellphone maker's fightback against Apple and Google.
Condé Nast publications increase subscriptions by 268 percent with Newsstand’s help (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Back when Apple rolled out iOS 5, the latest iteration of its mobile operating system, it also included a new piece of software called Newsstand.
Strong cash flow prompts SAP to mull share (Reuters)
Reuters - SAP said it would consider buying back shares to return cash to shareholders, sparking a skeptical response from analysts who said they would rather see the world's biggest maker of business software spend money on acquisitions.
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