http://www.mail.com/subjects/12290-software.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/12290-software.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2097674-yahoo-to-regain-cool-with-tumblr-deal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to ... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:10:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2097674-yahoo-to-regain-cool-with-tumblr-deal.html 2013-05-21T00:10:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089862-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers to sites containing criticism of the ruling party. The move Th... Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089862-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html 2013-05-17T03:32:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088004-google-boosts-photo-offerings-to-rival-facebook.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online and on mobile gadgets is growing more popular. Many of the 41 new features being added to Google Plus beginning Wednesday will draw... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:24:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088004-google-boosts-photo-offerings-to-rival-facebook.html 2013-05-15T23:24:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2088932-highlights-music-maps-photo-google-tools.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the company cement its role in people's technological lives. Here's a look at some of the announcements made at Wednesday's keynote at Google I/O.... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:20:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2088932-highlights-music-maps-photo-google-tools.html 2013-05-15T23:20:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087574-google-unveils-maps-photo-music-features.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming service and enhancements to its Google Plus social network, including tools for editing and sharing photos. ... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087574-google-unveils-maps-photo-music-features.html 2013-05-15T23:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086584-russians-attempt-to-topple-google-vietnam.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S web companies. That's not deterring a newly launched Russian-Vietnamese outfit which believes it can unseat the American search engine in this fast-growing Asian market and also contend with a jittery, authoritarian government seeking ... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:48:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086584-russians-attempt-to-topple-google-vietnam.html 2013-05-15T15:48:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2082818-gms-supercomputers-will-recalls-check.html WARREN, Mich. (AP) — General Motors Co. says a new supercomputing data center and a fledgling shift to bring software development in-house should help it limit the size of future safety recalls. The Detroit automaker, which formally opened the giant data storage center in suburban Warren, Mich., on Monday, said the changes are examples of how it is moving... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:20:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2082818-gms-supercomputers-will-recalls-check.html 2013-05-13T21:20:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069418-microsoft-extends-search-guarantee-yahoo-deal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft has extended a guarantee that provides Yahoo with financial protection as part of the two companies' Internet search partnership. An arrangement requiring Microsoft Corp. to pay Yahoo Inc. a minimum amount per search on Yahoo's website expired March 31. That had raised concerns Yahoo might make less money from the Microsoft ... Wed, 08 May 2013 01:10:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069418-microsoft-extends-search-guarantee-yahoo-deal.html 2013-05-08T01:10:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069692-common-windows-8-gripes-solutions.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is preparing an update to Windows 8 for release later this year. It says the changes are designed to address complaints and confusion with the new operating system. Windows 8 is the most radical overhaul of Microsoft's operating system since Windows 95 came out nearly two decades ago. It was revamped to embrace the types of touch... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:14:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2069692-common-windows-8-gripes-solutions.html 2013-05-07T22:14:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067690-microsoft-touching-up-windows-8-to-address-gripes.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up announced Tuesday won't be released to consumers and businesses until later this year. The changes, part of a software package given the coden... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:44:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067690-microsoft-touching-up-windows-8-to-address-gripes.html 2013-05-07T18:44:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2066674-adobe-shifts-to-subscriptions-software-package.html NEW YORK (AP) — Adobe says it is moving to an online subscription-based model for the software package it sells to designers, Web developers, video editors and other creative professionals. Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday that it will not release new versions of its Creative Suite software package. Instead, the maker of Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat, ... Mon, 06 May 2013 20:20:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2066674-adobe-shifts-to-subscriptions-software-package.html 2013-05-06T20:20:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2065988-bmc-software-agrees-to-sold-66-billion.html NEW YORK (AP) — BMC Software Inc. has agreed to be sold to a private investor group for about $6.6 billion in cash. The Houston-based maker of system management software for businesses said Monday that the deal is for $46.25 per share. That's less than 2 percent above Friday's closing stock price of $45.42. With roughly 143 million shares outstanding, acc... Mon, 06 May 2013 14:08:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2065988-bmc-software-agrees-to-sold-66-billion.html 2013-05-06T14:08:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2065820-ahead-bell-reports-detail-bmc-buyout.html Shares of BMC Software climbed before the opening bell on new reports that a team of private equity firms may attempt to buy the information technology company as soon as Monday. There were several reports that Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Group were close to finalizing an agreement to buy the Houston company in a deal valued at more than $6.5... Mon, 06 May 2013 12:05:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2065820-ahead-bell-reports-detail-bmc-buyout.html 2013-05-06T12:05:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2055640-mozilla-uk-spyware-company-hijacking-brand.html LONDON (AP) — The maker of one of the Internet's most popular browsers is taking on one of the world's best-known purveyors of surveillance software, accusing a British company of hijacking the Mozilla brand to camouflage its espionage products. The Mozilla Foundation — responsible for the Firefox browser — said late Tuesday that Gamma International Ltd. ... Wed, 01 May 2013 12:04:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2055640-mozilla-uk-spyware-company-hijacking-brand.html 2013-05-01T12:04:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2050998-google-invades-siris-turf-with-iphone-ipad-app.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Siri may be feeling a little job insecurity. The sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's iPhone and iPad is facing competition from an up-and-coming rival made by Google. The duel began Monday with the release of a free iPhone and iPad app that features Google Now, a technology t... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:57:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2050998-google-invades-siris-turf-with-iphone-ipad-app.html 2013-04-29T22:57:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043608-google-agrees-to-change-search-display-europe.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Google has agreed to change how it displays search results in Europe — including a better labeling of its promoted content and displaying links to competitors — to appease concerns it might be abusing its dominant market position, the European Union's antitrust body said Thursday. Google's search engine, which is the world's most influenti... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:47:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043608-google-agrees-to-change-search-display-europe.html 2013-04-25T12:47:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030270-venture-investments-slide-1q-software-grows.html NEW YORK (AP) — A new report says funding for U.S. startups fell in the first quarter, as venture capitalists raised less capital and spent less money on fewer deals than a year earlier. The software industry was a notable exception, where both the amount funding and the number of deals increased, according to a study set to be released Friday. The MoneyT... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:43:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030270-venture-investments-slide-1q-software-grows.html 2013-04-19T04:43:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028280-yahoo-adds-2-applications-to-mobile-arsenal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is taking the next step in its effort to make some of its most popular services more appealing and accessible to the growing audience connecting to the Internet on smartphones and tablet computers. The mobile push being orchestrated by CEO Marissa Mayer has hatched Yahoo's first email application for Apple Inc.'s iPad and other ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:04:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028280-yahoo-adds-2-applications-to-mobile-arsenal.html 2013-04-18T19:04:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028394-app-helps-icelanders-avoid-accidental-incest.html REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — You meet someone, there's chemistry, and then come the introductory questions: What's your name? Come here often? Are you my cousin? In Iceland, a country with a population of 320,000 where most everyone is distantly related, inadvertently kissing cousins is a real risk. A new smartphone app is on hand to help Icelanders avoid ac... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:56:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028394-app-helps-icelanders-avoid-accidental-incest.html 2013-04-18T15:56:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2027242-linkedin-spruces-up-mobile-app-to-widen-appeal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Online professional networking service LinkedIn is dressing up its mobile application to impress people who are increasingly scrolling through content on smartphones. The changes being unveiled Thursday mark LinkedIn Corp.'s first major overhaul of its mobile app in 20 months. Since then, more than 80 million additional accounts have ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:11:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2027242-linkedin-spruces-up-mobile-app-to-widen-appeal.html 2013-04-18T04:11:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026176-aclu-slow-smartphone-updates-privacy-threat.html LONDON (AP) — One of the leading U.S. civil-rights organizations is taking on an unusual cause: spotty smartphone updates. The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate what it considers a failure by U.S. wireless carriers to properly update the Google-built operating system used on Android phones. The ACLU ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026176-aclu-slow-smartphone-updates-privacy-threat.html 2013-04-17T18:00:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2023416-facebook-brings-chat-heads-feature-to-iphone-app.html NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has updated its iPhone and iPad applications to let people keep using its chat feature even when they are doing other things, such as reading friends' updates. Facebook Inc. also said Tuesday that it's bringing its "chat heads" feature to its Apple apps. It's called chat heads because friends' profile photos pop up when they send ... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:54:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2023416-facebook-brings-chat-heads-feature-to-iphone-app.html 2013-04-16T16:54:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2023084-rights-group-sues-uk-exports-spy-tech.html LONDON (AP) — A human rights group is suing the British government over the export of sophisticated surveillance technology that has been used to spy on dissidents in Bahrain and elsewhere. Privacy International said Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit before London's High Court over the government's refusal to say whether it was investigating U.K.-based Gamma... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:13:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2023084-rights-group-sues-uk-exports-spy-tech.html 2013-04-16T15:13:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020050-google-clears-step-eu-antitrust-case.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Google has taken another step toward settling a European antitrust investigation focusing on whether the Internet giant is abusing its dominant position of online search and advertising markets. Google Inc. has submitted a list of remedies in legally binding form to address the concerns voiced by the European Commission, which acts as the ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:18:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020050-google-clears-step-eu-antitrust-case.html 2013-04-15T11:18:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2015194-coding-boot-camps-promise-to-launch-tech-careers.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science. Instead, he quit his job and spent his savings to enroll at Dev Bootcamp, a new San Francisco school that teaches students how to write software in nine weeks. The $11,000 gamble pa... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:12:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2015194-coding-boot-camps-promise-to-launch-tech-careers.html 2013-04-13T00:12:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007486-googles-android-target-antitrust-complaint.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of companies led by Microsoft have called on European authorities to launch an antitrust investigation into Google's dominance of Internet usage on mobile devices. The complaint comes from the "FairSearch" initiative of 17 companies, including Microsoft Corp., Nokia Corp., and Oracle Corp. The group claims that Google is acting unf... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:22:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007486-googles-android-target-antitrust-complaint.html 2013-04-09T19:22:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2005582-ericsson-to-buy-microsofts-tv-software-unit.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ericsson, the Swedish maker of telecommunications equipment, has agreed to buy Microsoft's Mediaroom business, which makes the software that powers AT&T's U-Verse TV service, the companies said Monday. Neither company said how much Ericsson is paying. Mediaroom gives phone companies a way to provide cable-like TV services over phone lines.... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:51:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2005582-ericsson-to-buy-microsofts-tv-software-unit.html 2013-04-08T16:51:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1999884-facebook-barges-google-turf-with.html NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor created. Home will operate on phones running Google Inc.'s Android software and present Facebook status upda... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:08:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1999884-facebook-barges-google-turf-with.html 2013-04-05T22:08:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1997296-facebook-tweaks-android-phones-to-build-home.html MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — With its new "Home" on Android gadgets, Facebook is trying to prove that a company doesn't have to make a smartphone or operating system to define how people interact with mobile technology. The audacious move will provide further insights into how pervasive Facebook has become, testing whether people want to be greeted with content from the social ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:05:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1997296-facebook-tweaks-android-phones-to-build-home.html 2013-04-05T18:05:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1985280-google-to-deliver-goods-to-online-shoppers.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Internet search leader Google is taking another step beyond information retrieval into grocery delivery. The new service, called Google Shopping Express, will initially provide same-day delivery of food and other products bought online by a small group of consumers in San Francisco and suburbs located south of the city. The company, b... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:53:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1985280-google-to-deliver-goods-to-online-shoppers.html 2013-03-29T15:53:04Z