Software

Software

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  Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets

  Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad ... 

• Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying

  Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus ... 

• Forecast sees big payoff for Google's mobile ads

  Google will sell more mobile advertising than the rest of its rivals combined for the second straight year, according to a new forecast that ... 

• Waze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech

  Google Inc.'s $1.03 billion purchase of Israeli navigation software maker Waze marks an important milestone for the country that affectionately calls ... 

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  Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software

  Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, ... 

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  APPLE EVENT: New software, MacBooks, music

  Apple announced a digital radio service, new MacBook Air laptops and updates to its operating systems for Mac and mobile devices Monday. 

• Microsoft unveils operating system update

  Software giant Microsoft has unveiled the updated version of its touch-enabled Windows 8 operating system at the world's second largest computer show ... 

• Microsoft aims to simplify with Windows 8.1

  Microsoft is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows. It's making the operating system easier to navigate and enabling ... 

• EU demands Google do more to settle antitrust case

  The European Union's antitrust chief said Tuesday that Google will have to offer more changes to the way it displays search results to settle a ... 

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  Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

  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 ... 

• Google challenger in Vietnam redirecting queries

  A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the ... 

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  Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook

  Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its ... 

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  Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools

  Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online ... 

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  Google unveils maps, photo, music features

  Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. 

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  Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam

  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 ... 

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  GM's supercomputers will keep recalls in check

  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 ... 

• Microsoft extends search guarantee in Yahoo deal

  Microsoft has extended a guarantee that provides Yahoo with financial protection as part of the two companies' Internet search partnership. 

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  Common Windows 8 gripes and possible solutions

  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 ... 

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  Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes

  Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a ... 

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  Adobe shifts to subscriptions for software package

  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 ... 

• BMC Software agrees to be sold for $6.6 billion

  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 ... 

• Ahead of the Bell: Reports detail BMC buyout

  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 ... 

• Mozilla: UK spyware company hijacking our brand

  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 ... 

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  Google invades Siri's turf with iPhone, iPad app

  Siri may be feeling a little job insecurity. The sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's ...