Melodeo inks deal with Alltel Wireless to stream podcasts to cell phones; more U.S. carriers to follow.

TechWeb - Microsoft Corp. said that it is dropping any plans to update its Virtual PC virtualization software to enable it to work on Apple’s new Intel-based Macs.

Deal worth $60 million part of plan to strengthen Nokia’s multimedia and enterprise units.

The new Mac OS is due in spring, which would put it after Vista. But if the Windows update slips again, that could let Apple get in first.

AFP - Apple Computer showcased its Leopard operating system, due out next year, to the cheers of software developers gathered for a major conference.

AP - Apple Computer Inc. completed its switch to Intel Corp. microprocessors and previewed its next-generation operating system Monday, shifting attention — for the moment — from the company’s troubles surrounding the mishandling of stock options.

Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. on
Monday introduced the last of its computer models to be
converted to Intel chips and said it would launch the next
version of its operating system in spring 2007, but some
investors expecting a new iPod were disappointed.

TechWeb - IBM shows that it still has faith in speech recognition software with a handful of announcements about speech-driven apps.

Please go to our rivals for Windows virtualization, it says. So what about Office for Intel-based Macs?

Images: Messenger 6.0 for the Mac

TechWeb - The Mac Pro and Xserve, introduced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, signal Apple’s completed transition to Intel. The upgraded Mac operating system, code-named Leopard, will offer improved animation and backup and recovery capabilities.

It’s always a big to-do when Steve Jobs takes the stage. This time around, in San Francisco for his company’s Worldwide Developers Conference.

TechWeb - VMware is touting virtual machine software for the Mac that will run any x86 operating system — including Windows, Linux, and Solaris — beside Apple Corp.’s Mac OS X.

PC Magazine - The software maker announces at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference that it is discontinuing support of Visual Basic scripting in the next version of Office for Mac.

InfoWorld - Borland Software will bring back the Turbo product moniker on Tuesday with the introduction of language-specific developer tools.

PC Magazine - The software giant is offering its own design ideas for the PC hardware that will surround its forthcoming Windows Vista operating system.

Reuters - Time Warner Inc.’s AOL online division on
Monday said it launched a free anti-virus program for online
users, providing real-time scanning and hourly updates.

TechWeb - Citrix Systems said Monday it plans to acquire Orbital Data, a San Mateo, Calif.-based maker of software that optimizes application delivery over WANs.

Cable unit cites “severe” harm to itself, customers because FCC ordered company to reinstate NFL Network.

Still-unnamed product will run Windows, Linux and more on the Mac; unveiling set for Apple developer conference.

InfoWorld - IBM opened its wallet Wednesday and acquired Webify Solutions, a privately held startup that specializes in industry-specific software and services for SOA development and deployment. One day later, the shopaholic whipped out the gold card, agreeing to acquire industrial asset and service management company MRO Software for a cool $740 million in cash.

With satellite-based phone service in place, captains will switch on “no mobile” sign during takeoff.

PC Magazine - New software that will debut at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference lets Intel-based Macs run x86 operating systems, including Windows and Linux.

Steve Jobs will definitely give developers a taste of the upcoming Mac OS X. A shiny new Intel-based box may also appear.
Photos: Behind the WWDC curtain

Worried about prices and power outages, the telecom company is a case study of a business out to deliver its own energy.
Photos: Verizon fuel cell project

A judge dismissed the case of Capitol Records v. Foster in Oklahoma. RIAA had only been able prove that the defendant paid for the Internet service associated with the alleged copyright infringement. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice. In a…

Continue.

AFP - The most vexing weakness in computer security is not in the hardware or the software, it is in the people who use the machines, according to top hackers and cyber safety specialists.

P2P CEO and blogger Marc Freedman is serving as an expert consultant and witness in Sony BMG et al v. Kimberly Arellanes, a music copyright infringement lawsuit. Stay tuned here as he follows the case with news, background, and…

Continue.

A current list of casualties and friendlies in the RIAA war against P2P developers follows. RIAA Body Count In active litigation Limewire 8-06 Morpheus 10-01, latest Received cease & desist letter eDonkey 9-05 Agreed to transition to authorized business Kazaa…

Continue.

AP - When Microsoft Corp. said it planned to begin checking for pirated copies of its Windows operating system using the method it set up to send people security fixes, even some of the company’s traditional critics could sympathize.

AFP - Far away from home, university graduates are being trained by one of India’s biggest software companies to become top-notch software programmers within just 16 weeks.