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Palm opens doors to WebOS applications

News A new developer programme will allow mobile apps to be sold and installed without review by Palm, waiving fees for open-source developers [06 Oct 2009]

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Microsoft demos Windows 7 power-saving features Video icon

Microsoft demos Windows 7 power-saving features

Video ZDNet.com's Sumi Das talks to Microsoft's chief environmental strategist, Rob Bernard, about energy efficiency in the new operating system [06 Oct 2009]


Adobe brings Flash-built apps to the iPhone

News Flash developers will be able to create applications that run natively on the iPhone, but the ability to have Flash plugged into Safari remains missing [06 Oct 2009]

Shuttleworth: Amazon will win cloud battle

News EC2 is the only strong contender to eventually emerge as the leading cloud platform because it has open-source implementations, according to the Canonical chief [05 Oct 2009]

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Adobe puts LiveCycle into the cloud

News The new version of Adobe's web application development tool includes developer productivity improvements, accessibility from mobile devices and integration with Flash Builder [05 Oct 2009]

IBM takes on Google with LotusLive iNotes

News IBM's cloud-based email and calendar service is more than 10 percent cheaper than the rival Google Apps Premier [05 Oct 2009]

Microsoft finalises Windows 7 'XP Mode'

News The software maker says it has wrapped up work on an add-on to Windows 7 that lets users run a virtualised copy of the older operating system [02 Oct 2009]

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Microsoft warns of delay to Home Server update

News Compatibility issues with Windows 7 have delayed the planned Power Pack 3 update until later this year [30 Sep 2009]

Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement ruling

News A US district court has reversed an April ruling that would have seen Microsoft being forced to pay $388m in a patent-infringement case [30 Sep 2009]

Gov't open-source guidelines ignored, says Ingres

News Software tenders that have taken place since the government published its open-source policy in February have ignored those guidelines, according to database firm Ingres [25 Sep 2009]

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Lotus Connections gets Twitter-like updates

News IBM continues integrating social networking into its Lotus business collaboration tool by adding wikis and microblogging features [24 Sep 2009]

Microsoft Windows Cafe to open in Paris

News The software giant plans to allow the general public to discover Windows 7 while enjoying a cup of coffee [24 Sep 2009]

Microsoft fires up free tools for developers

News The new WebsiteSpark programme gives small web design companies access to Microsoft tools and marketing support [24 Sep 2009]

IBM and Microsoft back Zend's cloud API plan

News The two firms have signed up to a Zend initiative to create an open-source application-programming interface for the cloud [23 Sep 2009]

IBM pushes into Africa with Ubuntu alliance

News Canonical and IBM have teamed up to provide businesses in emerging markets with an office suite that works on-premise and in the cloud [23 Sep 2009]

Microsoft to make case in Word injunction appeal

News The software maker is due to go before an appeals court to argue that an injunction banning it from selling Word should be lifted [23 Sep 2009]

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Intel invites developers to write apps for Atom

News The chipmaker has set up a developer programme in a bid to have more applications written for small-screened systems running on its low-power processor [23 Sep 2009]

IDF 2009: Intel demos Moblin Video icon

IDF 2009: Intel demos Moblin

Video Intel product manager Claire Alexander shows chief executive Paul Otellini a demo of the Linux-based, open-source operating system Moblin [23 Sep 2009]


Screenshots: A peek at the Office Web Apps preview Camera icon

Screenshots: A peek at the Office Web Apps preview

Photos Microsoft has released the first official test build of its Office Web Apps to a pre-approved, select group of users [21 Sep 2009]

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Facebook to fork out £5.9m in privacy settlement

News The social network will set up an online-privacy foundation and cover plaintiff claims as part of a deal to settle a lawsuit over its Beacon advertising system's use of user data [21 Sep 2009]

University launches iPhone app for students

News The University of Central Lancashire is offering students a specialised iPhone application that includes information from the student union, entertainment listings and maps [21 Sep 2009]

Ubuntu goes after the Lynx effect

News Ubuntu patron and founder, Mark Shuttleworth, has detailed plans for the distribution's April 2010 release, code-named Lucid Lynx [21 Sep 2009]

Google tells FCC: Apple turned down Voice app

News Google told the FCC that Apple had rejected its Voice application from the App Store, in a direct contradiction to Apple's version of events [21 Sep 2009]

Microsoft announces Project 2010 beta

News Enhancements to the project-management application include improvements to the user interface based on the Office ribbon technology [18 Sep 2009]

Microsoft to offer cheap Windows 7 for students

News UK students will get the software for £30,those in the US can get it for $30, and students elsewhere are also said to be in line for a discount [18 Sep 2009]


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