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- AP source: Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job (AP) - AP - Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions said Sunday.
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Former HP boss may move to Oracle
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AFP - Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd, who resigned last month following a sex scandal, is in talks to join US software giant Oracle, the Wall Street Journal said on its website.
- Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World) - PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.
- School Uses Anti-bullying App After Suicide (PC World) - PC World - A school district in South Hadley, Massachusetts, is hoping a specialized software application will help stop tragedies like the one that befell Phoebe Prince, an Irish-born teen who committed suicide in January after an alleged bullying campaign by fellow students.
- Firefox Pushes Ahead on Android with Fennec Alpha Browser (PC World) - PC World - Even as Mozilla's Firefox recently garnered the No. 2 spot in the worldwide Web browser market overall, the software has taken a step closer to staking its claim on the Android platform as well.
- Germany to Launch Antibotnet Program for Consumers (PC World) - PC World - Germany will soon launch a service to help consumers remove malicious software from their computers in an attempt to stem the spread of spam-sending botnets.
- Security Program Automatically Tracks Down Missing Patches (PC World) - PC World - Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is now available in an open beta test,
- ArcSight posts higher fiscal 1Q profit (AP) - AP - ArcSight Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit tripled as the cybersecurity software and services company's sales jumped 39 percent.
- Take-Two posts 3Q profit, revenue soars (AP) - AP - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal third quarter Thursday, reversing a loss as revenue more than tripled thanks to largely to strong sales of "Red Dead Redemption."
- A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions (PC World) - PC World - One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.
- SAS Rolls out Predictive Analytics for Business Users (PC World) - PC World - SAS Institute on Thursday announced a new toolset aimed at giving business users the ability to work with predictive analytics software, which has historically been the province of specialized statisticians.
- Windows Phone 7 Goes to Mobile Device Makers (NewsFactor) - NewsFactor - Finishing touches complete, Microsoft sent its latest Windows Phone 7 operating system to equipment manufacturers Wednesday, paving the way for a round of Windows-based mobile devices to debut in time for the holiday season.
- Onapsis to Release ERP Vulnerability Testing Suite (PC World) - PC World - An information security company will soon release a tool that will allow companies to test their ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for security threats.
- Ping on iTunes - Not So Hot (PC World) - PC World - Apple's big overhaul of iTunes, announced Wednesday, turns the media management software into a fledgling social network thanks to a newly introduced feature called Ping. I would have expected more from Apple with this first attempt at building a community around iTunes. It's not all bad, but if Ping doesn't improve soon this music-oriented social network will bomb faster than an American Idol wannabe.
- iTunes Celebrates Centenary With Social Features Bonanza (PC World) - PC World - Apple on Wednesday introduced a social-aware version of iTunes, celebrating ten years of the jukebox and storefront software. iTunes 10 features a slightly revamped interface and a social networking feature called Ping, a combination of Facebook and Twitter, dedicated to music lovers.
- Taleo to buy Learn.com for $125 million (AP) - AP - Human resources software maker Taleo Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to buy software company Learn.com Inc. for $125 million in cash.
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Apple refreshes iTunes software, updates iPods
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AP - Users of Apple Inc.'s iTunes software will now be able to see what songs their friends are buying and where their favorite bands are playing next.
- At a glance: Apple unveils new iPods, Apple TV (AP) - AP - Apple Inc. refreshed its iPod media player lineup and unveiled software updates Wednesday:
- Apple Unveils New iPods, iOS, Ping Social Network (NewsFactor) - NewsFactor - In a jam-packed event full of new product details, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled new versions of all three iPod devices on Wednesday, introduced operating-system updates, and demonstrated a new social-media network designed to encourage more downloading from iTunes. He also unveiled a leaner version of Apple's less-popular Apple TV set-top box.
- Summary: Apple kicks off fall with iPod, Apple TV overhauls (Macworld.com) - Macworld.com - As expected, Apple refreshed its iPod lineup Wednesday, unveiling redesigned versions of its iPod touch, iPod nano, and iPod shuffle music players. But the company didnât stop there, using its annual fall music event to also announce an update to its iTunes software and an overhaul of its Apple TV set-top box.
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Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger
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AP - East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.
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1 'censored' bar won't stop online prostitution
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AP - Craiglist's "adult services" section has been shut down in the U.S., but prostitution on the Internet is alive and well — even, quite possibly, on Craigslist.
- AP source: Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job (AP) - AP - Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions said Sunday.
- Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation? (Ben Patterson) - Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.
- Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson) - Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.
- Apimac brings personal database solution to OS X (Macworld.com) - Macworld.com - If youâre one of those people who likes to keep their life organized (or, like me, one of those people who forget everything all the time), you may appreciate Apimacâs recently-announced release of a version of its iDatabase product that runs on OS X.
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Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings
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AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.
- Apple Photoshops One Icon Too Many on the New iPod touch (Mashable) - Mashable - The new iPod touch - with Facetime, multitasking, and the Retina display - is so close to an iPhone that even Apple can sometimes get confused.
- Nokia bets on new smartphones for recovery (Reuters) - Reuters - Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker by volume, will introduce new smartphone models next week at its annual media and industry event, aiming to assure investors the company is on track to recovery.
- Should You Search Social Media Sites for Job Candidate Information? (Mashable) - Mashable - This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.
- Aiptek I2 Shoots 3D Video on a Budget (PC World) - PC World - Aiptek has introduced the i2, a pocket-sized twin lens camcorder that can record 3D video, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
- The iWatch Is Real: It's the New iPod Nano [PIC] (Mashable) - Mashable - Apple makes computers, tablets, phones, portable media players, TV set-top-boxes, displays and a dozen other things, but to date, it hasn't made a wristwatch. Oh, wait, actually, it has! It's called "the new iPod nano."
- WordPress upgrades free app for blogging on the go (Appolicious) - Appolicious - The free WordPress for Android app was upgraded thanks to feedback from faithful users. Updates include fixes to numerous, annoying bugs like unexpected app crashes, log-in issues and more.Most notable in the recent upgrade is a new comment feature, which displays comments in real time as comments arrive in your Droid notification bar.
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Former HP boss may move to Oracle
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- AFP - Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd, who resigned last month following a sex scandal, is in talks to join US software giant Oracle, the Wall Street Journal said on its website.
- Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says (PC World) - PC World - The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009, research company IDC said on Friday.
- Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls (PC World) - PC World - A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.
- Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World) - PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.
- Former Google China Head Invests in Chinese Startups (PC World) - PC World - One year after leaving his position as head of Google's China operations, Kai-Fu Lee is funding a dozen startups with his new company Innovation Works to seize on opportunities with China's booming Internet market.
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- Aiptek I2 Shoots 3D Video on a Budget (PC World) - PC World - Aiptek has introduced the i2, a pocket-sized twin lens camcorder that can record 3D video, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
- Google (Investor's Business Daily) - Investor's Business Daily - Google must pay compensation after users uploaded videos of performances by a singer to YouTube in violation of copyright laws, a German court ruled.
- YouTube (Investor's Business Daily) - Investor's Business Daily - YouTube, which Google bought for $1.65 bil in '06, is expected to turn a profit for the first time this year on revenue of $450 mil, the New York Times reported. Google doesn't release YouTube earnings.
- German court rules against YouTube over copyright (AP) - AP - A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws.
- Logitech Revue: Hands-On Impressions (Digital Trends) - Digital Trends - Having conquered online search, webmail, and even online video, Google now wants to stick a blue, red, yellow and green flag in your 42-inch TV. Last spring, the company announced Google TV, a competitor to the likes of Apple TV, Windows Media Center and even free software like Boxee. The first hardware company to pick up Googleâs latest experiment? Logitech, with its Revue set-top box.
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YouTube to turn profit this year: NY Times
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AFP - Google-owned videosharing website YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year on revenue of 450 million dollars, The New York Times reported Friday.
- Panasonic Debuts First Consumer 3D HD Camcorder at U.S. Open (PC World) - PC World - Panasonic used the broiling, hectic setting of the U.S.
- Apple TV could help Netflix growth (Reuters) - Reuters - Shares in Netflix Inc neared their all-time high on Thursday, after Apple Inc said that the company's streaming video service would be added to a new version of Apple TV.
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AOL renews search deal with Google
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AFP - Google will power Internet search across AOL properties and AOL video will appear on YouTube under an agreement reached on Thursday between the Web companies.
- Google to Power AOL Search for the Next 5 Years (Mashable) - Mashable - Google and AOL have signed a deal that extends the search and advertising partnership between the two companies for another five years. The agreement also includes mobile search and adds a content sharing partnership with YouTube.
- Samsung HMX-T10 Camcorder: Full HD with Comfort-Tilted Lens (Digital Trends) - Digital Trends - Samsung Digital Imaging has announced its new HMX-T10 high-definition camcorder, which aims to put high-definition video shooting comfortably in consumers’ hands: the camcorder’s lens features a 20-degree tile so users can hold the unit more naturally while shooting video.
- Google and AOL Ink Five-Year Search Deal (Digital Trends) - Digital Trends - Internet giant Google and struggling online portal AOL have announced a new five-year deal that will see Google continue to provide search results for AOL’s network of content and services; however, the new deal will be expanded to include mobile search capabilities and YouTube.
- New Apple TV: Living Room as Tech Battleground (PC World) - PC World - Todayâs unveiling of a smaller, cheaper Apple TV set-top box is the latest in a long line of tech industry efforts to conquer the living room. Recent reports and rumors have Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Sony all developing low-cost entertainment devices that would stream entertainment bitsâmovies, TV shows, music, photos, and so onâfrom the Internet to your HDTV.
- Apple Seeks Its First Apple TV Success With New $99 Device, 99-Cent Rentals (Investor's Business Daily) - Investor's Business Daily - Apple (NMS:AAPL) — after big success with computers, phones and music players — is taking another swing at its hobby, the tough-to-crack market for providing streaming video content to TVs.
- Panasonic Unveils 3D Camcorder, Blu-ray Home Theater Systems (PC Magazine) - PC Magazine - Panasonic on Wednesday unveiled a new consumer-friendly 3D camcorder, and two new Blu-ray home theater systems.
- Sony Unveils Cloud-Based Qriocity Music Service for PS3, HDTVs (PC Magazine) - PC Magazine - Sony on Wednesday announced an unlimited, cloud-based music service that will initially be accessible via PlayStation gaming consoles and other Web-connected devices.
- Gmail Glitch Plays Music Upon Sign-In for Some Chrome Users (PC Magazine) - PC Magazine - A glitch with a YouTube video intended to notify users about Google's new Priority Inbox feature has resulted in some unwanted Gmail background music.
- Video of Puppies Thrown into River Spark Outcry and Sleuthing (PC World) - PC World - A disturbing YouTube video showing a young woman throwing puppies into a river has sparked cries of outrage among Internet users with many vowing to hunt her down.
- Netgear Announces NeoTV HD Media Players (Digital Trends) - Digital Trends - Networking gear maker Netgear is aiming to tap into all the digital media content folks have stashed on computers and devices around their homes and bring it to the living room HDTV with its new NeoTV 350 HD and NeoTV 550 Ultimate HD media players. The devices are designed to easily enable people to tap into movies, photos, and music on their personal digital media collections via a home network, and bring them out to the the HDTV and home theater system with no muss or fuss. Plus, the units support a wide range of codecs and file formats, and sport USB media and have media card inputs for bringing media directly to the HDTV.
- Hands On: Bloggie Touch, Sony's New Pocket HD Camcorder (PC Magazine) - PC Magazine - Sony on Wednesday announced the Bloggie Touch, its first pocket HD Camcorder to feature a touchscreen.
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- Nokia bets on new smartphones for recovery (Reuters) - Reuters - Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker by volume, will introduce new smartphone models next week at its annual media and industry event, aiming to assure investors the company is on track to recovery.
- Mozambican radio: 9 who call for protests arrested (AP) - AP - Mozambican mobile phone users found Monday they could not send text messages, technology that has been used to call for protests in this impoverished country over increases in food, water and electricity prices.
- GoGear Connect Plays Music and Movies, Runs Android (PC World) - PC World - Philips introduced the GoGear Connect, an Android-powered device that can play music and movies, take pictures and surf the web, during the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
- Google plans to sell music online (Investor's Business Daily) - Investor's Business Daily - The search giant is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would let its mobile phone users play songs wherever they are. Google (NMS:GOOG) hopes to launch the service by Christmas, according to sources. Google is trying to compete with Apple, which dominates via its iTunes Music Stores, accounting for 70% of all U.S. digital music sales. It rose 1.5% to 470.30.
- Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World) - PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.
- Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans on Top Phones (NewsFactor) - NewsFactor - In what could be the first phase of a transformation in the way its smartphone users pay for Internet use, the nation's biggest carrier, Verizon Wireless, has introduced prepaid data plans. The no-contract plans, which go into effect Sept. 28, offer unlimited 3G access on select handsets for $30 per month, or $10 per month for 25 megabytes, with a 20-cent charge for each additional megabyte.
- Hands-On With iOS 4.1 GM (PC World) - PC World - Now that Iâve been using the GM release for the past 24 hours, I can safely say- iOS 4.1 on iPhone (including the 3G) is the most solid, responsive iOS release to date. With some cool new features to boot.
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Texting on the rise among US adults: Pew survey
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AFP - More American adults are texting but they are not tapping out nearly as many messages per day on their cellphones as teenagers, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.
- Firefox Pushes Ahead on Android with Fennec Alpha Browser (PC World) - PC World - Even as Mozilla's Firefox recently garnered the No. 2 spot in the worldwide Web browser market overall, the software has taken a step closer to staking its claim on the Android platform as well.
- Samsung GalaxyTab brings new life to Android (Appolicious) - Appolicious - This was a big week for the mobile OS wars, with previews of upcoming Android tablets emerging in the days leading up to the IFA event in Germany. Just before the conference kicked off, however, Steve Jobs debuted a redesigned line of iPods, along with an updated iTunes that features a social network.
- ViewSonic Puts Windows 7, Android on 10-inch Tablet (PC World) - PC World - On Friday, ViewSonic launched its second tablet during the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin. The ViewPad 100 runs Windows 7 Home Premium and Android version 1.6.
- Discover web intelligence with StumbleUpon for Android (Appolicious) - Appolicious - The free StumbleUpon app is a whole new way to experience the overpopulated Internet. Simply select your favorite topics from a given menu, and the app surprises you with smart, silly and savvy web site suggestions, including articles, videos and photos, pending your taste.
- iOS Bigger than Linux and Android Combined [STATS] (Mashable) - Mashable - According to the latest numbers from Net Applications, iOS is the third most popular platform on the Internet, surpassing Linux and Android combined.
- Verizon Prepaid Smarphone Data Plans (Digital Trends) - Digital Trends - Looking to capitalize on the popularity of smartphones—and tap into the range of consumers put off by multi-year contractual commitments—Verizon Wireless has announced new pre-paid 3G data plans for smartphone users. Customers will be able to select between a $10 per month plan that handles up to 25 BG of data—with an addition $0.20 per megabyte for overages—or a $30 per month plan that offers unlimited data. The plans go on sale September 28.
- Stream TV Android Froyo Tablet: Sneak Peak Now, Preorders Next Week (PC World) - PC World - For all of this year's chatter about the coming army of Android tablets, the near radio silence has been deafening. Until now. First, at consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin, came news of a global launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. And starting next week, you can hop onto Amazon.com to pre-order the Stream TV eLocity A7.
- IPad faces new tablet challengers (Investor's Business Daily) - Investor's Business Daily - Electronic giants Samsung and Toshiba each unveiled new tablet PCs running Google's (NMS:GOOG) Android OS that aim to tap consumer demand ignited by the Apple (NMS:AAPL) iPad. Samsung's Galaxy Tab features a 7-inch touch screen and WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Samsung said pricing will be $200-$300, depending on required 3G phone plans. Toshiba's Folio 100 features a larger 10-inch screen, but initially will only have WiFi connectivity. It'll be priced at $510. Apple rose 0.7% to 252.17.
- Verizonâs New Prepaid Plans: No Great Savings Here (PC World) - PC World - Verizon Wireless on Thursday unveiled new prepaid data plans for some multimedia and 3G smart phones, including several BlackBerry and Droid handsets. The offerings include an unlimited data package for $30 per month; and a $10 plan with a stingy 25MB monthly cap (with a 20-cents-per-megabyte overage fee).
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Burger King agrees to $3.3 billion sale to 3G Capital
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Reuters - Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion, giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business and close the gap with leader McDonald's Corp.
- See what iPhone users are listening to with SongStumblr (Macworld.com) - Macworld.com - When you walk into a cafe and note the numerous iPhone-toting denizens with telltale white earbuds firmly embedded in their ears, do you wonder what theyâre listening to? If so, Frimbyâs new music discovery and sharing app for iOS, SongStumblr, could help you find out. Recently updated to 2.0, SongStumblr uses your iPhoneâs 3G and Bluetooth abilities to let you see what others are listening to around the world as well as around the block.
- Toshiba Will Offer Android-Based Folio 100 Tablet (NewsFactor) - NewsFactor - The rapidly growing category of tablets has a new family member. On Thursday, Toshiba announced that its Folio 100, a 10.1-inch, Android 2.2-based tablet computer, will be on sale in Europe by the end of October.
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