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Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market (AP)


Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:06:26 GMT

In This March 8, 2010 photo, a customer uses a Palm Pre Plus at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Last year, Palm Inc. thought it had all the right pieces for a rebirth in the market it helped create. Palm had a new CEO who helped rival Apple make the iPod a household name, a well-regarded new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software. Now Palm might be the latest company to learn that great technology and an accomplished leader don't guarantee success.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.



CA to buy Nimsoft Inc. for $350 million in cash (AP)


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:20:41 GMT
AP - Technology management software company CA Inc. said Wednesday that it's buying Nimsoft Inc. for $350 million in cash.


Android Dominates, Windows Mobile Plummets, iPhone Stagnant (PC World)


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:02:00 GMT
PC World - The results are in from comScore for the most recent quarter for smartphone usage in the United States. With smartphone use up 18 percent over the previous quarter, topping 42 million users, Google's Android mobile operating system stands out as the dominant winner for this quarter.


Marketplace for Google Apps Targets Microsoft Office (NewsFactor)


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:54:27 GMT
NewsFactor - With its mind in the clouds and an eye on rival Microsoft, Google on Tuesday launched an online application store for third-party programs that can be integrated with its online Google Apps office suite, with a single log-in and Google's universal navigation. The programs can sync with Gmail and Google's calendar, and use document-sharing features.


First lady launches contest for healthy kids games (AP)


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:01:07 GMT

First lady Michelle Obama speaks about her 'Let's Move' campaign at a meeting of the National PTA in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - First lady Michelle Obama challenged software and video game designers Wednesday to develop games and tools that get kids, especially 9- to 12-year-olds, excited about eating better and exercising more.



Google Apps Store Seeks Cloud Collaboration Boost (PC World)


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:17 GMT
PC World - Google's new Apps Marketplace could give a significant boost to Web-based communication and collaboration software for businesses by creating a wide-ranging yet integrated virtual suite of heterogeneous cloud applications.


Google Apps Marketplace Brings Cloud Services Together (PC World)


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:01:00 GMT
PC World - The new Google Apps Marketplace extends the search giant's underpowered applications suite, offering a collection of other vendors' Software-as-a-Service applications that work with Google's cloud. The new online store also gives Google a new, if small for now, revenue stream that isn't driven by search-related advertising.


Patches Highlight Problems in Maintaining Older Software (NewsFactor)


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:51:32 GMT
NewsFactor - Microsoft on Tuesday released two security bulletins to fix eight bugs in its Windows and Microsoft Office software. Both bulletins are rated important, but analysts said many of the vulnerabilities could potentially be more severe if exploited.


Top free troubleshooting tools for Windows (InfoWorld)


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT
InfoWorld - No computer runs perfectly forever. Somewhere along the line, something will go wrong. While each successive version of Windows has been that much more reliable and self-healing, that's never been an argument to forgo a good collection of software tools.


SAIC receives Navy contract worth up to $625M (AP)


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:02:10 GMT
AP - Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp., or SAIC Inc., on Wednesday said it received a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and enhance command and control software.