PC World – Norton on Wednesday announced its 2011 versions of its Norton Internet Security suite and Norton Antivirus software. Norton also announced a new application–Norton Power Eraser–that is designed to remove the increasingly common fake antivirus malware.
PC World – Salesforce.com is working on a series of native mobile applications for its Chatter collaboration software, the company announced Wednesday. Supported platforms include Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, Google Android and Reseach in Motion’s BlackBerry.
PC World – Red Bend, a mobile software management company, has acquired VirtualLogix to stake its claim in the emerging field of mobile virtualization.
PC World – Google’s Android mobile operating system proved a formidable rival to the wildly popular iPhone in a recent real-world test.
PC World – Business and consumer demand for smartphones is growing rapidly, but no single mobile operating system will rule the market in the way that Windows dominates personal computers.
PC Magazine – The makers of the Eye-Fi Wi-Fi card for digital cameras and other portable devices announced a new developer program on Tuesday that will allow application developers to add support for the cards.
PC Magazine – Dell said Tuesday that it plans to stop offering Windows XP as a preloaded OS option beginning this month, as a prelude to Microsoft’s slow phase-out of the older operating system.
PC World – Intuit announced the release of QuickBooks 2011 for the Mac Tuesday, targeting small businesses that want to spend less time on bookkeeping and more time on making money. New features in the latest version of the software include multi-user support, the ability to set user permissions, improved handling of everyday tasks like tracking vehicle mileage and better integration with Apple’s spreadsheet program, Numbers.
PC Magazine – Samsung is reportedly considering the production of TV sets that will incorporate Google TV’s Android software.
PC World – Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has been appointed co-president of Oracle, the software company announced Monday.