TechWeb - InformationWeek - Our Apple expert John C. Welch picks 22 lesser-known applications that can make your Mac experience more productive and more fun. Part 1 of 2. -- read full article
PC Magazine - The Software and Information Industry Association said this week that a key seller of fraudulent software on eBay, Jeremiah Mondello, had been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison. -- read full article
PC World - San Francisco's district attorney has published passwords to the city's VPN software as part of its case against network... -- read full article
NewsFactor - When Apple released its iPhone 2.0 software earlier this month, CEO Steve Jobs said it would provide the best user experience and the most advanced software platform for a mobile device. However, glitches in the software are leaving users frustrated, with a laundry list of complaints. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The SIIA is frustrated with eBay because so much pirated software is sold on the site that the group can't identify all the offenders. -- read full article
Reuters - Fans of Atlantic Records acts like
T.I., Shinedown and Simple Plan need only start up their
computer to connect with their favorite artist, via Fanbase, a
new application created by the label, Billboard has learned. -- read full article
AP - Bruce R. Chizen, the former chief executive of Adobe Systems Inc., has been named to an expanded board of another software company, Oracle Corp. -- read full article
PC World - Microsoft on Friday expanded its support for the open-source community by donating cash to the Apache Software Foundation. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Jeremiah Mondello was found guilty of stealing bank account information and creating more than 40 fake eBay and PayPal identities to sell illegal copies of software. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Apple filed its copyright infringement suit against Psystar earlier this month, charging that Psystar has been selling Macintosh clones in violation of Apple's software license. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft won't replace Johnson but will split Platforms and Services into two groups that will report directly to CEO Steve Ballmer. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - RIM's Media Sync Software will only transfer DRM-free tracks and does not work with 64-bit systems or Macintosh operating systems. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The data warehouse appliance maker's software is typically used with Ingres' open source database, but could be easily be optimized for Microsoft's SQL Server. -- read full article