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Macworld.com - Ayluro on Wednesday announced the release of Corkboard 1.1, an update to their data management software for Mac OS X. It costs $12.99, and upgrades for registered users are free. A demo is also available.
AP - Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows — and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be ...
AP - Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp is completing its split into five publicly traded companies Thursday — a move intended to give each business more focus and value than the previously cluttered whole.
Reuters - Huge numbers of Chinese are turning to
the Internet to watch the Olympics at work, as bosses stop them
from watching the Games on television.
AP - Salesforce.com Inc. kept its financial guidance within the range of analyst estimates Wednesday, disappointing investors who expected a more bullish forecast from one of the Internet's most popular software services.
AP - Semtech Corp.'s second-quarter profit increased 29 percent to top analyst estimates on rising sales of the company's chips, which help manage power and protect circuits in computers, cell phones and other high-tech gadgets.
AFP - A US firm said Wednesday it had filed legal actions against Japanese-based Nintendo claiming patent infringement by the wildly popular Wii game console.
AFP - US videogame giant Electronic Arts (EA) confirmed Wednesday it shifted from a hostile bid for "Grand Theft Auto" maker Take-Two Interactive to friendly talks about its two-billion-dollar offer.
NewsFactor - Struggling device-maker Palm Inc. introduced its new Windows Mobile-based, touch-screen Treo Pro Wednesday. The business-targeted smartphone will be released in Europe and Australia, although an unlocked version will be available directly from Palm in the United States and Asia Pacific, as well as in some parts of Europe.
Reuters - Indian conglomerate Reliance ADA
Group's media and entertainment division is launching Jump
Games U.S.A., a publisher and developer of mobile video games,
in its latest effort to expand into the United States.
NewsFactor - In a move that could help it avoid an iPhone 3G-like software drama, Google wants bug hunters to test its Android mobile platform. On Monday, the Android Security Team posted a message to introduce itself to the security research and vulnerability communities.