Thursday, August 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 27/08/2010



Women Adopt Mobile Web at Growing Rates, Says Opera (PC World)
PC World - The number of women accessing the Web from their phones is growing faster than the number of males, said Opera Software after surveying users of its Mini browser.
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Cracks in computer defenses abound: IBM (AFP)
IBM on Wednesday reported that the number of discovered cracks that hackers could exploit in computer software surged in the first half of the year.(AFP/DDP/File/Jens Schlueter)AFP - IBM on Wednesday reported that the number of discovered cracks that hackers could exploit in computer software surged in the first half of the year.


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Web-based OS Glide adds Safari support, 30GB of storage (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - TransMedia’s Web-based Glide operating system has reached version 4.0, and among the new features of the system is compatibility with Apple’s Safari browser.
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Red Hat Offers Its Cloud APIs as Industry Standard (PC World)
PC World - As the industry call for cloud interoperability grows more fervent, open-source enterprise software company Red Hat has submitted its cloud platform, Deltacloud, to the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) as a potential standard for cloud interoperability, the company said Wednesday.
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Eucalyptus Strengthens Its Back End (PC World)
PC World - Two months after releasing version 2 of the enterprise edition of its open-source cloud software, Eucalyptus Systems has posted a new version of the software's base platform, the company announced on Wednesday.
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Motorola Buys Software Firm 280 North (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Reports surfaced late Tuesday that handset giant Motorola has purchased 280 North, the company behind the Cappuccino.
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Adobe Fixes 20 Vulnerabilities in Shockwave Player (PC World)
PC World - Adobe Systems patched 20 security vulnerabilities in its Shockwave Player on Tuesday. Most of the flaws could allow an attacker to run their own code on an affected computer.
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Alibaba Buys Auctiva, a Developer of Tools for EBay Sellers (PC World)
PC World - Alibaba.com, China's top e-commerce operator, announced its second U.S. acquisition on Tuesday night by buying Auctiva, a developer of software tools for eBay sellers.
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RIM Acquires Mobile Software Firm Cellmania (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Research in Motion has acquired mobile software firm Cellmania for an undisclosed sum.
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Model Metrics Builds Mobile Cloud Apps (PC World)
PC World - Model Metrics, a company that helps enterprises implement cloud services, is now offering to build mobile applications that draw on cloud-based software.
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Apple Fixes Big Security Bugs in Mac OS X (PC World)
PC World - Apple has released a security update to its Mac OS X operating system, fixing a number of critical security issues in the software.
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Apple releases Security Update 2010-005 (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - It’s time for users of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard to get their Software Update engines ready. Apple on Tuesday released Security Update 2010-005, which is recommended for all users.
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County Will Rip and Replace Ailing SAP System (PC World)
PC World - Officials in Marin County, California, decided on Tuesday to replace the county's ailing SAP ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, an option that would cost less than trying to fix widespread problems with the software, according to officials.
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Vyatta Routing Software Certified for IPv6 (PC World)
PC World - The Vyatta open-source network operating system has been certified for IPv6, which is likely to become a key capability as the number of Internet addresses available under the current version of IP diminishes.
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Privacy Watch: Privacy and Location in Apple’s iOS 4 (PC World)
PC World - Apple's new iOS 4 operating system for iPhone 3G and above pays close attention to your location, in good and maybe not-so-good ways.
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Roxio Creator 2011 Adds 3D (PC World)
PC World - Forget about Avatar in 3D -- thanks to software maker Roxio, now your home movies can feature grandma, the kids, and all your friends in eye-popping 3D. Roxio announced Tuesday the latest versions of its all-in-one media software suite, Creator 2011 and Creator Pro 2011.
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Nokia, Intel say MeeGo software off to good start (Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia and Intel said on Tuesday their venture to create a new cellphone software, seen as crucial for Nokia to re-assert itself as the leading producer of high-end handsets, had made a solid start.
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Microsoft Binary Planting Bug: What You Need to Know (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft released a security advisory in response to a potential exploit, known as DLL preloading or binary planting, which has been found to impact hundreds of third-party Windows applications--possibly including software developed by Microsoft itself.
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Microsoft BPOS Cloud Suite Hit by Access Problems (PC World)
PC World - Access to various Microsoft hosted software products for businesses in North America was affected due to a performance issue with its data center in the region on Monday.
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Arm's Next Chip Design to Support Virtualization (PC World)
PC World - Arm Holdings will soon release a new processor design that can run virtualization software, a development that could help expand the use of Arm-based chips in low-powered servers, the company announced Monday.
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