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Synopsys 1st-quarter results beat estimates (Reuters)
published on February 22nd, 2012 at 05:21 PM
Reuters - Chip-design software maker Synopsys Inc posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates, helped by strong demand for its new products, and raised its full-year outlook.
Exclusive: Palo Alto Networks, other tech firms tee up IPOs (Reuters)
published on February 22nd, 2012 at 05:21 PM
Reuters - A series of technology companies, including security software maker Palo Alto Networks, are preparing to go public on the heels of Facebook's $5-billion filing, sensing a window of opportunity as the stock market rallies.
Nokia to unveil cheaper Windows smartphone: sources (Reuters)
published on February 22nd, 2012 at 05:21 PM
Reuters - Nokia will next week unveil a new, cheaper smartphone using Microsoft's Windows Phone software, targeting a wider market for its new range of smartphones, two sources close to the company said.
Cloud computing report slams Brazil, India, China (Reuters)
published on February 21st, 2012 at 05:21 PM
Reuters - A U.S. software industry report on Wednesday chided Brazil, China and India for policies it said threatened the future of cloud computing, but also took aim at developed countries such as Germany that did well on its inaugural scorecard.
CIA to software vendors: A revolution is coming (Reuters)
published on February 21st, 2012 at 05:21 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency told software vendors on Tuesday that it plans to revolutionize the way it does business with them as part of a race to keep up with the blazing pace of technology advances.
Colorado woman must turn over computer password (AP)
published on February 21st, 2012 at 05:21 PM
AP - Sophisticated encryption software has become so readily available and so effective, it's surpassed the federal government's ability to seize computers and gather evidence in criminal cases.
RIM's PlayBook gets email with software upgrade (Reuters)
published on February 21st, 2012 at 05:21 PM
Reuters - Research In Motion on Tuesday gave its PlayBook tablet computer the ability to handle email as easily as a BlackBerry does, with new software that eliminates a shortcoming that has throttled sales since the PlayBook launched last April.
RIM releases belated new PlayBook software (AP)
published on February 21st, 2012 at 05:21 PM
AP - Research In Motion released a free upgraded operating system for its struggling Playbook computer tablet on Tuesday, almost a year later than it first said it would.
Taming Clonezilla: Free open source disk imaging and backups (InfoWorld)
published on February 21st, 2012 at 05:21 PM
InfoWorld - Among the many tools out there for cloning drives and performing full-system backups, one came to my attention for being both free (and open source) and powerful: Clonezilla, a product of the Free Software Labs of the National Center for High-Performance Computing in Taiwan.
FTC warns app makers to protect kids' privacy (Reuters)
published on February 16th, 2012 at 05:21 PM
Reuters - Apple Inc, Google Inc and their vendors must do more to protect children using iPhones and other mobile devices to read or play games, U.S. trade regulators said, and warned they may punish software makers that secretly collect data on kids.