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Hackers Find a New Place to Hide Rootkits (PC World)

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:00:15 GMT

PC World - Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a...

Microsoft appeals against EU fine (Reuters)

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:54:53 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/bs_nm/microsoft_eu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.ndb27.090508193852.photo00.photo.default-340x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=Xhsgi4uFf.8oR9DwRfMPJg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Microsoft chairman Bill Gates delivers a speech in Jakarta. Microsoft on Friday lodged an appeal at a European court against the record 899 million euro (1.39 billion dollar) fine imposed on it by the EU Commission for defying a landmark anti-trust ruling.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft said on Friday it was appealing against a record 899 million euro ($1.39 billion) fine imposed by the European Commission for using high prices to discourage software competition.

"Pirates" maker to turn "BioShock" game into film (Reuters)

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:51:21 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/tc_nm/bioshock_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080509/2008_05_09t160446_450x343_us_bioshock.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=j6UmAjHrq3q78acuFRuERQ--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="A screenshot from the hit video game 'BioShock' about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong. (Take-Two Interactive Software/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Friday that "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski will make a movie version of "BioShock," its hit video game about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong.

Office 2007 SP1 Begins Auto-Rollout in June (PC Magazine)

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:45:44 GMT

PC Magazine - Automatic updates for Microsoft Office 2007 service pack (SP1) will start hitting customers' computers via Microsoft Update on June 16, Microsoft said Thursday night.

Sun: Java ubiquity an advantage in RIA battle (InfoWorld)

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems is counting on the ubiquitous nature of Java to help its JavaFX technology compete in the rich Internet application (RIA) space against rivals Adobe Systems and Microsoft.

Flomerics surges after rejects Mentor cash bid (Reuters)

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:48:22 GMT

Reuters - Shares in British engineering software firm Flomerics Group surged on Friday after rejecting a buyout offer from larger U.S. rival Mentor Graphics, saying it would explore interest from several other parties.

Windows Vista More Vulnerable To Malware Than Windows 2000 (TechWeb)

Thu, 08 May 2008 23:20:49 GMT

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Vista let 639 threats per thousand computers through, compared with 586 for Windows 2000, 478 for Windows 2003, and 1,021 for Windows XP, security vendor PC Tools said.

Four Microsoft Security Patches Due Next Week (PC World)

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:40:17 GMT

PC World - Microsoft plans to fix critical bugs in its Word, Publisher and Jet database software next week.

Intel, Sun: So Happy Together, When It Comes To Software (TechWeb)

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:30:00 GMT

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The joint development efforts have been broader and deeper than anticipated, company executives reveal.

Grand Theft Auto IV Speeds Past Six Million Mark (NewsFactor)

Thu, 08 May 2008 22:22:55 GMT

NewsFactor - Since its release on April 29, global sales of the Grand Theft Auto 'GTA IV' video game from Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq: TTWO) have surpassed six million units, with an estimated retail value of more than $500 million in the first week. Over the first day alone, GTA IV sales were approximately 3.6 million units with a retail value of $310 million worldwide.

With Microsoft mum, analysts mull next moves for Live Search (AP)

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:04:28 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_plan_c"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.0f07e21d16a74286be16d4f9408b5e3f.microsoft_plan_c_nybz194.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=sExcjAJBUHCzFnUXMXnI0g--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="In this Nov. 7, 2007 file photo, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer reacts during Tech.Ed, a technology conference, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Without the influx of Web traffic Microsoft bet would quickly follow a Yahoo buyout, the software maker is facing a long slog if it wants to turn its money-losing online services business into a Google-killer. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Without the influx of Web traffic that Microsoft bet would quickly follow a Yahoo buyout, the software maker is facing a long slog if it wants to turn its money-losing online services business into a Google-killer.

Free software takes on Microsoft Office (Reuters)

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:50:40 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/tc_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t144650_450x299_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7juTFn_ghC321iHA2RMK.A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People use computers at an internet cafe in Changzhi, north China's Shanxi province September 25, 2006. (Stringer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pierre Avignon is no pirate, but he does not believe in paying for software. His computer is filled with programs like Symphony -- a free suite that he downloaded from an International Business Machines Corp website (http://symphony.lotus.com).

Windows XP SP3 Sows Havoc, Users Complain (TechWeb)

Thu, 08 May 2008 15:58:00 GMT

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The problems with XP SP3 range from spontaneous reboots to outright system crashes.

Embarcadero Buys CodeGear (TechWeb)

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:18:00 GMT

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The price for CodeGear, the business unit of Borland that offers software development tools, is $23 million.

Five Software Tools to Speed Up Your Day (PC World)

Thu, 08 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

PC World - Check out a handful of the Geek's favorite productivity-boosting applications, plug-ins, and Web services.

"Grand Theft Auto" sales top $500 mln in 1st week (Reuters)

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:50:50 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/tc_nm/grandtheftauto_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080507/2008_05_05t173950_450x288_us_grandtheftauto.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=31uoerP4vqIF59x_BLD_9A--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="An advertisement for the 'Grand Theft Auto 4' video game is seen on the side of a phone booth in New York's Times Square April 28, 2008. (Mike Segar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc scored over $500 million in global sales of its criminal action game "Grand Theft Auto 4" in its first week, making it one of the most lucrative entertainment launches in history.

Yahoo Teams with McAfee for Safer, More Secure Searching (NewsFactor)

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:39:18 GMT

NewsFactor - Web searching can expose users to a whole range of malicious sites, so Yahoo is now teaming up with security vendor McAfee to make its search experience more secure for users.

Grand Theft Auto IV Sells Six Million Units in First Week (NewsFactor)

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:37:54 GMT

NewsFactor - It's official. Take-Two Interactive Software said Wednesday that Grand Theft Auto IV surpassed all-time entertainment records for day-one and week-one sales by dollar value.

MainSoft Integrates Microsoft SharePoint With IBM Lotus Notes (TechWeb)

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The software allows for drag and drop of documents, spreadsheets and presentations hosted on a SharePoint site from a sidebar into e-mails, calendar appointments and task lists.

Microsoft sends out feelers to Facebook: report (Reuters)

Wed, 07 May 2008 19:03:01 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/tc_nm/microsoft_facebook_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080507/2008_05_07t140343_450x289_us_microsoft_facebook.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=laW5D87Q82MzL4xfBPCGBQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="A sample Facebook profile is seen in an undtaed handout image. (Facebook/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo Inc , the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.