Firm: Toyota, industry need more rigorous testing Latest problems linked to Toyota show the auto industry needs to fix the way it tests software, says company that specializes in software integrity. Read more … Startup News & technology | Firm: Toyota, industry need more rigorous testing

Microsoft Outlook makes friends with MySpace The software maker said it is ready with a version of its Outlook Social Connector that links the e-mail program with the youth-oriented social network. Read more … Startup News & technology | Microsoft Outlook makes friends with MySpace

Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market (AP) AP – Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software. Read more [...]

Twitter Fights Phishing, Malware With Link Scanning Service Twitter has announced it will begin scanning links posted by users to thwart phishing attacks and the spread of malware on the site. – Twitter has announced plans to route all links through a scanner in a bid to boost security and weed out malicious [...]

Apple, Other Smartphone Makers Hit With Infringement Suits A little known company called SmartPhone Technologies files lawsuits against Apple, AT T, Research in Motion, Samsung, Sanyo, LG and Motorola for violating patents owned by the company. – The smartphone patent lawsuit derby continues with a company named SmartPhone Technologies LLC suing Apple, AT amp;T, [...]

IT Managers Seeking — and Getting — More Help to Control Far-flung Assets The No. 1 most talked-about product genre at Data Center World 2010 is data center management software. Avocent, Aperture, AccessIT, BMC, EMC, Dell, Methode, nLyte, Aptare, Modius, Rackwise — those are just some of the companies coming to the fore with interesting products [...]

Google Gesture Search Rekindles Android Fragmentation Debate Google’s Gesture Search feature for Android smartphones reignited the complaint about fragmentation and inconsistency among Google’s mobile operating system platform because it only works on devices running Android 2.0 or greater, such as the Motorola Droid and Google Nexus One. Laptop Magazine’s Mark Spoonauer said this means Google [...]

Cloud video game service OnLive to launch in June SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – OnLive is set to launch its “cloud-based” video game service in June, as the closely watched start-up looks to challenge home console heavyweights with the promise of on-demand gaming. Read more … Startup News & technology | Cloud video game service OnLive to [...]