Bad BitDefender update clobbers Windows PCs

From InfoWorld: Users of the BitDefender anti-virus software started flooding the company's support forums Saturday, apparently after a faulty anti-virus update caused 64-bit Windows machines to stop working.

The company acknowledged the issue in a note explaining the problem...

Xerox Researches Technologies for Emerging Markets in India

From PC World: Small print shops in India and other emerging markets often cannot afford to buy the software required for print and design services. Xerox researchers in Chennai in southern India are investigating the option of delivering the software to these businesses as a low...

China State Media Cranks up Google Tension Amid Speculation

From PC World: State-controlled Chinese media accused Google of political motives in its threat to exit China, suggesting a hostile government stance as speculation grows that Google could act on a plan defying the country's regulations.

Other editorials published in recent days...

Novell rejects Elliot takeover bid as 'inadequate'

From CNET News.com: Novell has rejected an unsolicited $2 billion takeover bid from Elliot Associates, the business software provider announced in a statement Saturday.

"Our board of directors has concluded, after careful consideration, including a review of the proposal with its...

Desperate times for Palm

From CNET News.com: When you report earnings in March, madness is not exactly the term you would like associated with your announcement. However, that's exactly what is surrounding Palm a day after it reported that its comeback hopes are dwindling as consumers fail to respond to the...

Dell Returns Adamo XPS to Own Stores

From X-bit Labs: Dell said this week that it had returned the high-end Adamo XPS laptop to its own online store in the U.S. The company said that it had not discontinued the notebook, still, the offering is somewhat exclusive and limited and the company had to build up “sufficient...

Microsoft, Adobe confident there is room for Silverlight, Flash

From InfoWorld: The HTML5 specification could be a game-changer in the rich Internet application realm, but representatives of Microsoft and Adobe Systems, both of which have proprietary plug-ins for Web applications, remained confident Thursday in their companies' Web strategies...

Google's Nexus One Heads to Four Big US Networks

From PC World: Even though the Nexus One has had a slow start on Tmobile, you have to believe that the current flagship Android phone will have a little bit more success on AT&T...and Verizon... and now on Sprint.

That's right. You will soon be able to get a Google Nexus One on any...

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