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ThickButtons for Android Makes Touchscreen Typing Easier
(PC World)
PC World - I don't have many issues with the Android platform, but I do have one major gripe: The native software keyboard is the pits. The keys are just too narrow for comfortable, error-free typing and the prediction technology just isn't as on-target as say, the iPhone's. So when I heard about ThickButtons, a new Android keyboard application, I was anxious to give it a spin.
03/21/2010 - 11:01 AM
Bad BitDefender Update Clobbers Windows PCs
(PC World)
PC World - Users of the BitDefender antivirus software started flooding the company's support forums Saturday, apparently after a faulty antivirus update caused 64-bit Windows machines to stop working.
03/20/2010 - 06:30 PM
Novell rejects $2 billion Elliott Associates offer
(Reuters)
Reuters - Novell Inc spurned a $2 billion takeover offer from investment fund Elliott Associates on Saturday, calling the bid inadequate and saying it undervalued the business software maker.
03/20/2010 - 06:09 PM
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.
03/19/2010 - 04:38 PM
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.
03/19/2010 - 04:00 PM
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.
03/19/2010 - 04:00 PM
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.
03/19/2010 - 02:45 PM
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.
03/19/2010 - 12:34 PM
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.
03/19/2010 - 06:40 AM
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.
03/19/2010 - 06:40 AM
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.
03/18/2010 - 05:50 PM
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.
03/18/2010 - 02:12 PM
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.
03/18/2010 - 11:31 AM
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.
03/18/2010 - 11:18 AM
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.
03/18/2010 - 09:29 AM
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.
03/18/2010 - 09:20 AM
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.
03/18/2010 - 09:00 AM
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.
03/18/2010 - 06:54 AM
Email scam targets Facebook users: Web security firm
(AFP)
 AFP - Computer hackers are targeting Facebook users with an email scam that attempts to steal their passwords, Web security firm McAfee said.
03/17/2010 - 10:45 PM
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.
03/17/2010 - 06:32 PM
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