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    EA drops hostile Take-Two bid and enters talks (Reuters)

    Ben Feder, President and CEO of Take-Two Interactive Software speaks during a presentation at the E3 Media  and  Business Summit in Los Angeles July 16, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc will drop its hostile $2 billion bid for rival video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc on Monday and instead pursue private talks with the company.


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    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:15:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Cadence withdraws proposal to buy Mentor Graphics (AP)
    AP - Electronic design software maker Cadence Design Systems Inc. on Friday withdrew its offer to buy smaller rival Mentor Graphics Corp. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:55:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Kill Bits for Aurigma, HP Support in Microsoft Patches (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - For all talk the about the mammoth Patch Tuesday this week, there was little discussion surrounding a new set of ActiveX kill bits Microsoft also released. The update includes kill bits for third-party software applications Aurigma Image Uploader and HP Instant Support. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:52:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Microsoft Opens Windows 7 Blog for Discussions (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Microsoft has launched a new blog page for discussions with customers and partners about the next Windows operating system. "We strongly believe that success for Windows 7 includes an open and honest, and two-way, discussion," said Windows 7 development engineers Jon DeVaan and Steven Sinofsky. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:53:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Nintendo Continues To Lead Game-Console Sales (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - U.S. sales of video-game consoles and software jumped 28 percent last month compared to last year, according to market researcher NPD Group. Nintendo's DS portable and Wii remained the most popular systems. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:56:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Intel Engineer Blames G45 Video Woes on Software, Intel Bosses (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Tests in which Intel's G45 chipsets failed to render high-quality video accurately are generally tied to poor third-party software, although Intel management shares some blame, an Intel member said on Thursday. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:18:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Court says copyrights apply even for free software (AP)
    AP - In a crucial win for the free software movement, a federal appeals court has ruled that even software developers who give away the programming code for their works can sue for copyright infringement if someone misappropriates that material. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:36:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    First Android Smartphone May Come From T-Mobile (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - T-Mobile will release this fall the first device using Google's Android software platform, according to a new report. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:03:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Court Ruling Upholds Open-Source Copyrights (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Commercial software developers, listen up: If you think open source is a free toolkit from which you can borrow at will, look a good look at Wednesday's legal ruling. A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in New York City, where many intellectual-property cases are heard, overturned a Northern California court decision in Jacobsen v. Katzer, a pivotal case in open-source and Creative Commons law. -- read full article
    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:56:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Autodesk beats Wall Street estimates for fiscal 2Q (AP)

    Using Immersion's MicroScribe(R) system, Autodesk Maya users can quickly and accurately digitize physical objects while controlling point density so that the result is a 'lightweight' polygon model optimized for Maya workflows. Using the MicroScribe stylus as a 3D cursor, users can save significant time by easily manipulating virtual objects and quickly setting camera paths and light positions. (Photo: Business Wire)AP - Autodesk Inc., a maker of computer-aided design software, posted fiscal second-quarter results late Thursday that handily beat Wall Street's expectations.


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    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:25:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Court says copyrights apply even for free software (AP)
    AP - In a crucial win for the free software movement, a federal appeals court has ruled that even software developers who give away the programming code for their works can sue for copyright infringement if someone misappropriates that material. -- read full article
    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:27:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Video game sales rise 28 percent in July (Reuters)
    Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware, software and accessories rose 28 percent in July from a year earlier, boosted by continued strong demand for Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii console, according to data from research firm NPD on Thursday. -- read full article
    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:51:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    July video game sales jump 28 percent (AP)
    AP - Even in a seasonally slow month and with the economy in the doldrums, U.S. sales of video game hardware and software soared 28 percent in July, hitting $1.19 billion. -- read full article
    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:46:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    T-Mobile to offer first Android smartphone (Reuters)

    A prototype of the Google Android mobile by Qualcomm is on display at the Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM World Congress) in Barcelona, February 11, 2008. (Albert Gea/Reuters)Reuters - Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) T-Mobile USA will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone based on Google Inc's Android software, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the company's plans.


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    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:00:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Apple's Crap Store (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - If this is the state of software development today, we should all worry. -- read full article
    Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:50:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
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