InfoWorld - Business intelligence functionality has made its way into cloud computing as Panorama Software on Thursday unwrapped PowerApps. -- read full article
PC Magazine - The next time you're stuck pulling your hair out over an unnaturally sluggish system, take comfort in the fact that, right that second, somewhere half around the world, someone is doing exactly the same. McAfee advises you where to watch out when Web surfing. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The head of the world's largest software maker says he will retire in nine or 10 years when his last kid goes away to college. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The heterogeneous SOA software for Visual Studio will have tools called Architecture Explorer and Architecture Layer Diagram for visualizing application logic in current code. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The top five domains ranked in terms of the prevalence of dangerous downloads are .info; .ro; .ws; .biz; and .cn. -- read full article
PC World - Microsoft may be sunsetting XP, but you'll still be able to buy it on some new systems--and support isn't going away for several years. -- read full article
PC World - A San Diego court ruled mostly in Microsoft's favor in an ongoing dispute between the software giant and Alcatel-Lucent. -- read full article
Reuters - Video game maker Electronic Arts
Inc said on Wednesday it agreed with the Federal Trade
Commission not to buy rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc
until regulators end a probe, or 45 days pass, after
EA complies with an FTC information request. -- read full article
TechWeb - Before you get all bent out of shape, it's worth pointing out that the GPhone and Android (Google's Linux-based smartphone operating system) are two entirely separate things. Was anyone waiting for the actual GPhone, anyway? -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Bill Gates will also speak to software developers in one of his final public addresses before he moves next month to a part-time role with the company. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The move would allow system vendors to preload the Home edition of Windows XP on nettops through June 2010, or about one year after Windows 7 becomes available. -- read full article
Reuters - Online video service Veoh Networks
said on Tuesday it had secured an additional $30 million in
financing from investors Intel Corp, Adobe Systems Inc and
influential media investor Gordon Crawford of Capital Research
Global Investors. -- read full article