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CA Shares Fall on Lower Outlook

Shares of Business software firm CA Inc. (NYSE: CA) fell more than 7 percent, a day after reporting a smaller fourth quarter loss, but also warning that its financial forecast for fiscal 2008 would be lower than Wall Street estimates.

DivX Shares Rise on Higher 1Q Outlook

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Shares of audio and video software firm DivX Inc. (Nasdaq: DIVX) rose on Tuesday after the company raised its revenue outlook for the first quarter of 2007.
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Microsoft Shares Fall after Vista Warning

Shares of software giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) fell on Friday after Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, said analysts' revenue predictions for Windows Vista were a 'little overly optimistic.'
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BlackBerry vs. BlackJack Suit Settled

Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM), maker of the Blackberry handheld email device, settled a lawsuit between itself and South Korean electronics maker Samsung this week.
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EA Launches Story-Focused Sims Game

Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS), the world's largest video game publisher, announced today that it is adding a new title to its popular Sims series, which is more story-focused than previous releases.
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Steve Jobs Says Apple Would Support DRM-Free Music

Steve Jobs posted a statement on Apple Inc.'s website on Tuesday which said his company would embrace the notion of major record companies selling music without the digital rights management scheme that enforces copyrighting.
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Apple Inc. Settles with Beatles' Apple

The Beatles and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ended their long standing trademark dispute, possibly paving the way for the band's music to appear on the Apple iTunes online music store.
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Apple: Vista May Damage iPod

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is advising Windows customers who use its iTunes music software to delay upgrading to Microsoft's next-generation operating system, as it addresses a number of incompatibilities, one of which may damage a connected iPod.
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Sony BMG Settles Spyware Case

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Sony BMG agreed to settle charges from the commission that it secretly installed software on users' computers that would monitor listening habits for marketing purposes, while also limiting the ability to play the music on certain devices and make copies.
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Software Sales Slow in 2006

Computer software sales declined in 2006 compared to the previous year, due in part to consumers waiting for the release of Windows Vista and diminished purchases of tax software, according to a report.
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Microsoft Investigating Word 2000 Attacks

Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, said that it is investigating a flaw in its Microsoft Word 2000 word processor that may allow remote users with malicious intent to take control of a user's computer.
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HP Expands Virtualization Services

Technology company Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is adding new services to help businesses increase the efficiency of their current servers by allowing customers to virtualize their entire infrastructure.
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Windows Vista: XP Upgrade or Not?

Consumers are preparing for the next generation operating system Windows Vista to hit store shelves next week. Yet for those who have already paid for Windows XP, is the upgrade really worth it?
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Adobe Releases Flash Player 9 for Linux

Adobe Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBE) released Flash Player 9 for Linux on Wednesday, allowing users of the open-source operating system to create or use multimedia applications with the latest version of Flash.
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New Chip to Move BitTorrent Beyond PCs

Trading movies and other large data files through the popular BitTorrent delivery platform may soon happen on simple consumer devices, thanks to a pair of companies that are creating specifically designed processors that can handle what PCs can do today.

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