PC World – Researchers at Russian security company Kaspersky Lab say they’ve discovered the first malicious software program to target Google’s Android mobile operating system.
PC World – Pesky pedestrians can be removed from Google Street View with some experimental software developed by a graduate student at the University of California, San Diego.
AP – Shares of Nuance Communications Inc. took a hit Tuesday after the speech-recognition and digital imaging software maker posted disappointing results for its fiscal third quarter and was downgraded by Goldman Sachs.
Macworld.com – Codewave Software has updated its placeshifting iPhone app, MyTunesRSS, adding video playback controls, playlist shuffling, bug fixes, and more.
PC World – IBM made the latest in its long run of acquisitions on Tuesday, announcing the purchase of document capture software vendor Datacap. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
PC World – Verizon is doubling-down on Android devices, according to reports, with a bevy of new devices headed to consumers soon based on the Google mobile operating system. New Android tablets and smartphones are on their way to Verizon, according to a scoop from BoyGeniusReport. The devices are said to come toward the end of this year and in early 2011, sources told the gadget blog, along with Android 3.0.
PC Magazine – On Tuesday, Verizon Wireless and Motorola today announced the long-awaited Droid 2, a new version of the company’s popular Motorola Droid cell phone with a better keyboard, faster processor and updated software.
Reuters – McAfee Inc, the No. 2 security software maker, said production of software code known as malware, which can harm computers and steal user passwords, reached a new high in the first six months of 2010.
PC World – Defects in Amdocs software code will push back the introduction of a new customer care and billing system at Clearwire until next year, the wireless broadband provider said in a regulatory filing.
AP – Networking software maker Novell Inc. on Monday cut its fiscal third-quarter revenue outlook, saying customer jitters over the company’s possible sale are hurting sales.