Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1209 technology Software News en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:44:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1209 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/googlechromeosasimplefaq pcworld/20091120/googlechromeosasimplefaq PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:44:00 GMT PC World - Everyone's all a-twitter over Google's newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS. Some swear it'll be a hit; others are convinced it's destined for failure. Love it or hate it, though, this puppy's one tough piece of software to ignore. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091120/tc_nf/70223 nf/20091120/70223 NewsFactor technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:49 GMT NewsFactor - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer isn't talking turkey when it comes to the software giant's newest operating system. At a shareholder meeting Thursday in Bellevue, Wash., Ballmer told investors that Windows 7 sold double the number of copies in one month as its previous Windows Vista operating system. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_medidata_solutions_offering ap/20091120/us_medidata_solutions_offering AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:25 GMT AP - Medidata Solutions Inc., a maker of software and services for clinical development of drugs and medical devices, said Friday it plans a public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/sonyonlineservicetochallengeitunesfatchance pcworld/20091120/sonyonlineservicetochallengeitunesfatchance PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:00 GMT PC World - For entertainment hardware companies like Sony, a thriving, all-encompassing online media store is the Holy Grail. It's a glorious balance, in which the customer buys software through the store, and therefore becomes hooked on the hardware to which it's attached. That's how brand loyalty is created. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/getchromeosnow pcworld/20091120/getchromeosnow PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:00 GMT PC World - The open source version of Google Chrome OS was released on Thursday, and tech wizards didn't waste any time turning the code into a workable test version of the new operating system. If you don't want to wait until next year to see what's going on with Chrome OS, then follow this handy guide to find all the information you need to get the new system up and running on almost any computer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091120/tc_nf/70218 nf/20091120/70218 NewsFactor technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:10 GMT NewsFactor - Google is showcasing how its Chrome OS will change the user experience when it launches before next year's holiday season. The new operating system will initially appear on netbook-style devices that will feature bigger keyboards than today's netbooks offer, the company said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/fivereasonsthegooglechromeoswillflop pcworld/20091120/fivereasonsthegooglechromeoswillflop PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT PC World - Yesterday Google hosted a press event at its Mountain View campus to reveal a first glimpse at the Chrome OS. The excitement around the operating system has led to rampant rumors and speculation, but I question whether the Chrome OS is really worth any of this hype. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/fivereasonsgooglechromeoswillsucceed pcworld/20091120/fivereasonsgooglechromeoswillsucceed PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT PC World - Google's Chrome OS doesn't signal the apocalypse for Apple and Microsoft, but that doesn't mean the operating system won't succeed when it arrives next year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/eugivesoracleextratimetorespondtosuninquiry pcworld/20091120/eugivesoracleextratimetorespondtosuninquiry PC World technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:24 GMT PC World - Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday.Earlier this month the Commission, Europe's top antitrust regulator, issued formal objections to the deal, arguing that it posed a threat to competition in the market for database software.The deadline for a final ruling has been put back to Jan. 27 from Jan. 19, which amounts to six additional working days for Oracle to win over the skeptical regulator. "Oracle requested the extension in order to have the opportunity to further develop its arguments in response to the Commission's concerns," the Commission said in a routine weekly statement on the status of ongoing merger investigations.The Commission's concerns center on Oracle acquiring MySQL, an open source database developed in Europe and bought by Sun a year ago for $1 billion. It argued in its statement of objections that the acquisition of the most significant open source database on the market by Oracle, the proprietary database market leader, could harm competition. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20091120/tc_zd/246241 zd/20091120/246241 PC Magazine technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:33:13 GMT PC Magazine - Google fired another shell at Microsoft's fundamental business model on Thursday, when it released the code behind its Google Chrome OS. What happens when you turn the operating system into just another advertising medium? Quite a number of things. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20091120/tc_infoworld/101287 infoworld/20091120/101287 InfoWorld technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - The Chrome OS is here -- sort of. This week, Google was kind of enough to give the world a sneak peek at its nascent desktop operating system. And after months of speculation (and more than a few bogus screenshot galleries), I can finally say that I've seen the future ... and it's not Chrome OS. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/tc_nm/us_gameloft_google nm/20091120/us_gameloft_google Reuters technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:04:59 GMT Reuters - French mobile phone games company Gameloft said it and other software developers were cutting back investment in developing games and other applications for Google's Android platform. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091120/tc_pcworld/foxconntobuildjilhandsetforchinamobile pcworld/20091120/foxconntobuildjilhandsetforchinamobile PC World business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:40:12 GMT PC World - Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn will make a handset for China Mobile next year that supports software developed by the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) joint venture, according to the head of China Mobile.JIL is a joint venture established by China Mobile, Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and Softbank Mobile to develop software and services for their 1.1 billion mobile phone customers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/wr_nm/us_google_chrome nm/20091120/us_google_chrome Reuters technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:02:06 GMT Reuters - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_former_ceo_indicted ap/20091120/us_former_ceo_indicted AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:54:25 GMT AP - The former head of San Francisco software company is being held without bail after a federal grand jury indicted him on embezzlement charges. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_skillsoft ap/20091119/us_earns_skillsoft AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:47:31 GMT AP - Education software company SkillSoft PLC said Thursday its third-quarter net income rose 63 percent as lower costs offset a decrease in revenue, and it raised its outlook for the rest of the year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwaregoogle afp/20091119/usitinternetsoftwaregoogle AFP technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:47:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwaregoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258665072572-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=csIYMVp7tR3yrg54CCpVPA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Google co-founder Sergey Brin meets with the press in Mountain View, California. Google on Thursday provided a peek beneath the hood of its new Chrome operating system, making the software public and promising it will run netbooks by the end of next year.(AFP/Glenn Chapman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google on Thursday provided a peek beneath the hood of its new Chrome operating system, making the software public and promising it will run netbooks by the end of next year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwaregoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258665072572-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=csIYMVp7tR3yrg54CCpVPA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Google co-founder Sergey Brin meets with the press in Mountain View, California. 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Google said the project's initial target is to get Chrome OS up and running on the computing devices that depend most on Internet connectivity. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20091119/tc_pcworld/beniofftrumpetsforcecomplatformssuccess pcworld/20091119/beniofftrumpetsforcecomplatformssuccess PC World technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT PC World - Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff on Thursday attempted to cement an image of the vendor as a full-blown application development platform provider, not merely a purveyor of SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_operating_system ap/20091119/us_tec_google_operating_system AP technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:07 GMT AP - Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster.