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Microsoft kicks off $300 million Windows marketing push (Reuters)


Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:33:34 GMT

Windows Vista logo decorates downtown Bucharest January 31, 2007. (Mihai Barbu/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp kicked off a $300 million marketing campaign on Thursday, aimed at improving the image of its Windows Vista operating system and strike back at Apple Inc's "Mac vs. PC" ads.



Take Two profits strong on "Grand Theft Auto" lift (Reuters)


Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:56:56 GMT

'Grand Theft Auto IV' video game boxes are displayed on a rack inside a GameStop store in New York prior to the midnight release of the video game April 28, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Video game publisher Take Two Interactive Software made a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong "Grand Theft Auto 4" sales, but cut its current-quarter outlook due to the delayed release of a new game.



Google chief admits to 'defensive component' of browser launch (AFP)


Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:57:58 GMT

Google's chief executive, Eric Schmidt (seen here in June), admitted Thursday there was a AFP - Google's chief executive admitted Thursday there was a "defensive component" to the Web search giant's launch of its own Internet browser, thereby pitting it against Microsoft's dominant software.



Judge rules Oracle failed to produce CEO's e-mail (Reuters)


Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:38:44 GMT

Larry Ellison, owner of America's Cup Challenger BMW Oracle Racing, attends a news conference one day before the Valencia Louis Vuitton Cup competition in Valencia April 15, 2007. (Heino Kalis/Reuters)Reuters - A federal judge has ruled that Oracle Corp destroyed or failed to preserve Chief Executive Larry Ellison's e-mail files sought as evidence in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2001 against the software maker.



Microsoft touts functional programming with F# (InfoWorld)


Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:10:00 GMT
InfoWorld - Microsoft is boosting integration of functional programming with its Visual Studio 2008 software development platform.


Quicken Errors Infuriate Intuit Customers (PC Magazine)


Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:43:17 GMT
PC Magazine - Intuit's customers have taken to its message boards to voice their anger about an upgrade to its Quicken software, which produced downloading issues and incorrect stock quotations in customer portfolios. Intuit, meanwhile, now says an updated quotes server is in place as of Wednesday.


Google sees new browser displacing desktop software (Reuters)


Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:52:05 GMT

An undated screenshot of Google's Chrome browser. (Google/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Google Inc is challenging Microsoft Corp with its own Web browser that lets users run many applications that once worked only when installed on local PCs, executives said on Tuesday.



VMware EVP of R&D goes back to Oracle (AP)


Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:22:50 GMT
AP - Software company VMware Inc. said Tuesday that its executive vice president of research and development, Richard Sarwal, has resigned.


Zend mixing PHP, AJAX for RIAs (InfoWorld)


Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT
InfoWorld - With an upgrade to its software development framework for PHP scheduled for release today, Zend Technologies is mixing in client-side AJAX capabilities with server-side PHP functionality.


Nokia says Samsung accepts offer for Symbian buyout (Reuters)


Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:15:30 GMT
Reuters - Nokia said on Tuesday Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) had accepted Nokia's (NOK1V.HE) offer to buy out its stake in software firm Symbian, and Nokia now has acceptances from all Symbian shareholders to sell their shares.