San Francisco - With a product introduction on Tuesday, Novell will enable developers to use Microsoft's Visual Studio software development platform to both build and debug .Net-based applications for deployment on Linux and other non-Windows platforms. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The European Commission has objected on competitive grounds to the proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems by US business software giant Oracle, Sun said on Monday. Full Story »
Has Google found the final piece of its voice-calling puzzle? Rumors have it that the acquisition-happy search giant has acquired Gizmo5, a Skype-like VoIP startup. TechCrunch is reporting that Google has plunked down $30 million in cash for Gizmo5, which offers a software app that lets you make free phone calls to other Gizmo users, as well as inexpensive calls to landlines and cell phones. It supports SMS and instant messaging, too. Full Story »
Google is somewhat new to the mobile operating system and mobile device markets, but one market it understands, arguably better than any other entity, is online advertising. So, there is reason to raise an eyebrow when Google throws down $750 million to purchase a company like AdMob that is focused on mobile advertising. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO - Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry phones, on Monday announced plans to make it easier to create games and other software for the phones. Full Story »
On its fifth birthday, Firefox must be considered both an incredible success and somewhat of a failure. The open source Web browser is a great product and quite an achievement, but has not tremendously advanced the cause of "free" software. Full Story »
The European Commission objected to software company Oracle Corp's acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc, citing a threat to competition, bringing the $7 billion deal into question. Full Story »
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion is making it easier for software developers make money from the applications they develop for its popular BlackBerry smartphone as the company falters in the face of stiff competition from rivals like Apple Inc. Full Story »
DETROIT - Business software and services provider Compuware Corp. has completed its $295 million acquisition of a company that manages, tests and measures the performance of corporate Web sites and mobile applications. Full Story »
REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will buy some assets of SourceGear LLC that will bolster its software design products. Full Story »
Vitamin D, a startup founded by some of the original designers of the Palm OS, has developed a beta application that uses off-the-shelf webcams to try and replace commercial security systems. The advantage? The software can be taught to recognize what it sees. Full Story »
San Francisco - Microsoft plans to acquire technology that has enabled Microsoft's TFS (Team Foundation Server) software to be an ALM (application lifecycle management) server for different software development platforms. Full Story »
San Francisco - I'm one of the people who answers your call or e-mail when you have a computer or software problem. Full Story »
High Tech Computer (HTC), which developed the first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile operating system, saw revenue decline in the third quarter due to increased competition and weak sales in Europe. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software. Full Story »
Initial sales numbers for Windows 7 are in and it seems that the operating system is delivering the redemption for Windows Vista that Microsoft was hoping for. Lower revenue and lower PC hardware sales figures related to Windows 7 hint at issues, but those figures have to be put in perspective. Full Story »
Onlookers say that Google is in charge of Android development, despite pitching the software as a community project. But experts say that could be the only way Google can ensure that the software is actually released. Full Story »
PARIS (Reuters) - Computer giant Apple Inc will open its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. Full Story »
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