NewsFactor - The next version of Apple's OS X operating system will include breakthroughs in programming parallel processors, Apple CEO Steve Jobs told The New York Times in an interview after this week's Worldwide Developers Conference. -- read full article
PC World - Mozilla has set Tuesday for release of the next version of Firefox and an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for software... -- read full article
Reuters - Canadians will be allowed to copy
legally acquired music to their iPods and computers but would
be banned from getting around any digital locks that companies
might apply, under new legislation introduced in Parliament on
Thursday.
Reuters - Yahoo Inc and Google Inc will make a
joint announcement on Thursday afternoon, the technology blog
TechCrunch reported, citing an unidentified source close to one
of the companies.
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. will expand its new push-to-talk service, which complements the older push-to-talk service on Nextel phones. -- read full article
AP - Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday expanded the availability of its fastest DSL service to 3.4 million lines in 20 states. -- read full article
AP - The City Council has unanimously approved a plan to provide wireless Internet service in libraries and other city buildings, over the objections of those who say they are electrically sensitive. -- read full article
AP - China denied accusations by two U.S. lawmakers that it hacked into congressional computers, saying Thursday that as a developing country it wasn't capable of sophisticated cybercrime.
PC World - OpenOffice.org has issued a patch for a security vulnerability affecting several versions of the open-source office suite. -- read full article
NewsFactor - Linux vendor Red Hat announced Wednesday that it has settled patent-infringement claims filed against it by two companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. -- read full article
NewsFactor - Apple is making headlines with the new iPhone 3G, and the academic world is seeing some opportunities for business case studies. -- read full article
Reuters - Game publisher Majesco
Entertainment has announced a partnership with celebrity
fitness trainer Jillian Michaels for an exercise-themed video
game for the Nintendo Wii.
