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    Microsoft installs XP, Office on cheap Portuguese laptops (Reuters)

    A schoolgirl poses with her new 'Magellan' computer at a primary school in Lisbon September 23, 2008. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education.


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    Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:22:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Chinese snoop on Skype, but are they alone? (AP)
    AP - A Canadian researcher has discovered that a Chinese version of eBay Inc.'s Skype communications software snoops on text chats that contain certain keywords, including "democracy." -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:54:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Microsoft Expected to Announce 'Windows Cloud' (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Microsoft representatives backed multiple European reports quoting Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, who reportedly said that the software giant would introduce a "Windows Cloud" OS later this month. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:57:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Microsoft steps up Web search R&D in Europe (Reuters)

    Visitors stand between rows of computers at the Microsoft booth during the first public day at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover March 15, 2007. (Christian Charisius/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp is opening three research centers in Europe as it steps up efforts to catch market leader Google Inc in the field of Internet searching, the U.S. software group said on Thursday.


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    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:10:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Take-Two Interactive to remain independent (Reuters)

    Strauss Zelnick, chairman of Take-Two Interactive Software speaks in Los Angeles July 16, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, until recently an acquisition target of bigger rival Electronic Arts Inc, plans to remain an independent company, the makers of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" series said on Thursday.


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    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:26:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Apple drops secrecy pledge for iPhone developers (AP)

    The iPhone, seen in 2007, is displayed at an Apple store in Santa Monica, California. Apple said Wednesday that it was dropping a controversial non-disclosure agreement that software developers who wanted to create applications for the iPhone mobile telephone had been forced to sign.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)AP - Apple Inc. will no longer force iPhone software developers to sign a nondisclosure agreement that many had said was hampering their ability to work.


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    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:37:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    IBM Offers Free Lotus iNotes for Apple's iPhone (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - IBM has launched an iPhone-specific version of the company's popular Lotus Notes collaboration software. Called Lotus iNotes ultralite, the free download gives mobile business users the ability to securely connect to Lotus Notes and Domino e-mail accounts. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:49:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Ballmer: Windows Cloud OS Coming Soon (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Microsoft is working on a new operating system, "Windows Cloud," aimed at developers working on cloud-computing applications, and expected to launch at the end of the month, according to CEO Steve Ballmer. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:49:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Computer can replace 2nd mammogram reader (Reuters)
    Reuters - Computer software designed to look for breast tumors can read mammograms nearly as well as an extra pair of human eyes, according to a study published on Wednesday that could change the way the X-rays are read. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:02:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Apple loosens reins on iPhone developers (AFP)

    The iPhone, seen in 2007, is displayed at an Apple store in Santa Monica, California. Apple said Wednesday that it was dropping a controversial non-disclosure agreement that software developers who wanted to create applications for the iPhone mobile telephone had been forced to sign.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - Apple said Wednesday that it was dropping a controversial non-disclosure agreement that software developers who wanted to create applications for the iPhone mobile telephone had been forced to sign.


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    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:51:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Will the downturn accelerate cloud computing? (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - Facing uncertain economic times, enterprises may be more likely to turn to cloud computing services -- such as SaaS (software as a service), Amazon-style utility computing, and managed service providers -- for the lower up-front costs, the faster time to market, and the ability to add capabilities quickly without investing in new hardware.?? -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Hollywood aims to block RealNetworks' DVD software (AP)
    AP - Hollywood's six major movie studios on Tuesday sued RealNetworks Inc. to prevent it from distributing DVD copying software that they said would allow consumers to "rent, rip and return" movies or even copy friends' DVD collections outright. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:47:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Slide to distribute video on Facebook (Reuters)

    A Facebook profile page in an undated image courtesy of the company. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Social network software maker, Slide Inc has signed a deal with major media companies to distribute video content on Facebook, capitalizing on the success of social networking.


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    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:41:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    MPAA Sues RealNetworks Over RealDVD Ripper (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Hollywood's leading movie studios have sued RealNetworks over the RealDVD software, arguing that the software's ability to copy DVDs to a hard disk violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The MPAA dubbed the software "StealDVD". -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:07:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
    Microsoft Calls for Passage of Bailout Plan (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Software giant Microsoft is not saddled with subprime mortgages, nor is it a bank threatened by a run of angry depositors. Nonetheless, the financial crisis currently roiling Wall Street is being felt in Redmond, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said, and Congress needs to take action. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:54:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Software News
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