Amazon courts software developers for apps and games Jul 25th, 2012 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has focused single-mindedly on consumers for much of its existence. Now it has a new obsession: developers. The world's largest Internet retailer is ratcheting up its courtship of apps software developers... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : amazon, courts, software, developers, apps, games, Top Keywords

India software group Wipro's net profits up 18% Jul 24th, 2012 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) India's third-largest software firm Wipro on Tuesday said net profit climbed 18 percent in the fiscal first quarter but said the global outlook remained uncertain after it gave a muted revenue outlook. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : india, software, group, wipro's, profits, games, Top Keywords

‘Minority Report' software becomes a reality [video] Jul 23rd, 2012 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) Large-scale motion and gesture-controlled computing is no longer confined to science fiction movies, as Los Angeles-based Oblong Industries again demonstrates its exciting software that gives users a fresh new way to interact with computers. Dubbed '... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ‘minority, report’, software, becomes, reality, [video], Top Keywords

Al Franken Doesn't Like Facebook's Facial Recognition Software Jul 19th, 2012 - 04:20h (CET +01.00) Everyone gets freaked about technology sometimes, screaming "Skynet is coming! Skynet is coming!" even though we know that's not true. Facial recognition software freaks people out ("The machines can recognize us!" they say),... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : franken, doesn't, like, facebook's, facial, recognition, software, Top Keywords

Apple wins ‘mother of all smartphone software patents' – could spell trouble for Android Jul 18th, 2012 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) Apple (AAPL) on Tuesday was granted 25 new patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, but one patent in particular stands out among the rest. Patent No. 8,223,134 - or, the 'mother of all smartphone software patents,' as Phandroid ca... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, wins, ‘mother, smartphone, software, patents’, could, spell, trouble, android, Top Keywords

Dell wins bidding to buy Quest Software for $2.4B Jul 2nd, 2012 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) Dell is buying Quest Software for $2.4 billion to expand its offerings as its personal computer business weakens in an era of smartphones and sleeker devices like the iPad. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dell, wins, bidding, quest, software, $24b, could, spell, trouble, android, Top Keywords

United Technologies sold military software to China: US Jun 28th, 2012 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) United Technologies Corp. and two of its subsidiaries have pleaded guilty to exporting software that helped China build its first military attack helicopter, US officials said Thursday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : united, technologies, sold, military, software, china, could, spell, trouble, android, Top Keywords

Microsoft says new phone software closer to Windows 8 Jun 20th, 2012 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp announced the latest version of its smartphone software called Windows Phone 8 on Wednesday as it looks to beef up its challenge to Apple Inc's iPhone and Google Inc's Android devices. The world's lar... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : microsoft, says, phone, software, closer, windows, could, spell, trouble, android, Top Keywords

Apple integrates Facebook into iPhone software Jun 11th, 2012 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) Fresh off a disappointing initial public offering, Facebook is getting a big boost from Apple, which is building the social network deep into its iPhone and iPad software. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, integrates, facebook, iphone, software, windows, could, spell, trouble, android, Top Keywords

Iran to crack down on web censor-beating software Jun 10th, 2012 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) Iran's cyber police force is poised to launch a new crackdown on software that lets many Iranians circumvent the regime's Internet censorship, media reported on Sunday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran, crack, down, censorbeating, software, windows, could, spell, trouble, android, Top Keywords