Apple Plans Iphone Battery Software Update

Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. is working on a software update that improves battery life on iPhones running its newest iOS operating system after some customers complained.

Apple Plans IPhone Battery Software Update

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Iphone China Rival Focuses On Software For Half-price Device

Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Xiaomi Technology Co. aims to attract users to its first smartphone by pricing the handset at less than half that for Apple Inc.’s iPhone 4 and plans to make money through software for the device.

IPhone China Rival Focuses on Software for Half-Price Device

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Comscore Accused Of Installing Data-mining Software

The company’s secret installation of the programs, which come bundled with free screen-saver software and other applications, violates Illinois and U.S. laws including the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act, according to a federal lawsuit filed yesterday in Chicago.

Comscore Accused of Installing Data-Mining Software

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Hp Makes ‘big Bet’ On Software, Not Likely Target, Fiorina Says

Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is making a “big bet on software” by acquiring Autonomy Corp. and weighing a spinoff of the personal computer business, former Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina said in an interview.

HP Makes ‘Big Bet’ on Software, Not Likely Target, Fiorina Says

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Bain Agrees To Buy Australian Software Company Myob From Archer

Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Bain Capital LLC agreed to buy MYOB Pty Ltd., an Australian business management software maker, for an undisclosed sum to benefit from selling products to faster- growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region.

Bain Agrees to Buy Australian Software Company MYOB From Archer

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Autonomy Sale Signals Software Boom As Sap May Be Targeted

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.’s $10.3 billion takeover of Autonomy Corp. bolstered valuations for European software makers, highlighting their attraction compared with hardware providers.

Autonomy Sale Signals Software Boom as SAP May Be Targeted

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Senior Software Engineer, Data Mining at Polyvore, Mountain View, CA

identify patterns in user behavior data that will drive key product initiatives and business decisions; bring algorithmic innovation that will dramatically improve our search quality, recommendations, and personalization, and build production systems on a massive scale.

Senior Software Engineer, Data Mining at Polyvore, Mountain View, CA

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Tech Mahindra Plans to Buy Software Developers in Latin America

Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Tech Mahindra Ltd., partly owned by BT Group Plc., plans to acquire software companies in Latin America to help more than double sales in the next three years.

Tech Mahindra Plans to Buy Software Developers in Latin America

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Google Pushes Education Software Through App Store

Google is talking with makers of educational software to help build a marketplace for online learning programs, an industry whose value may approach $5 billion

Google Pushes Education Software Through App Store

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Google's Education Software Push

Google is talking with makers of educational software to help build a marketplace for online learning programs, an industry whose value may approach $5 billion

Google's Education Software Push

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China to Act on Software Piracy, Spur Farm Exports

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- China agreed to take steps that would counter mounting losses for U.S. software companies from piracy and spur shipments of farm goods, as the two nations sought to ease trade tensions.

China to Act on Software Piracy, Spur Farm Exports

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Qualcomm to Disclose Software Data to Allow Competition in Korea

Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Qualcomm Inc., the largest maker of chips that run mobile phones, will start disclosing information that will allow South Korean companies to develop software for its chips, the country’s antitrust regulator said.

Qualcomm to Disclose Software Data to Allow Competition in Korea

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Software Development Engineer in Test II at Microsoft, Redmond, WA

Are you tired of working on a product with a long ship cycles, tired of running regression passes on a huge matrix of test platforms? Are you interested in doing something different and work on services to deliver on innovation in rapid fashion? Do you want to protect Microsoft customers from fraud and corruption on the internet? Can you think like a spammer/phisher to break protection mechanisms and develop a framework for testing complex algorithms? Do you want to be part of the success of the largest web service at Microsoft (service more than 5 Billion requests a day)? The Windows Live Safety Platform group has a ground-floor opportunity for you!

Software Development Engineer in Test II at Microsoft, Redmond, WA

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