PayPal courts outside developers (AFP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:42:45 GMT A person uses a mouse at a Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Online payment firm PayPal has opened its software platform to outside developers in a move designed to unleash a flood of creative uses for the service.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)

XP's End Means Enterprises Will Move To Windows 7 (NewsFactor) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:55:46 GMT NewsFactor - To upgrade or not to upgrade? Enterprises may not have the choice they did between Windows Vista and Windows XP, when many opted to continue with XP rather than switch to Vista.

Sybase Smooths Enterprise Path for IPhones (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:20:52 GMT PC World - Sybase is extending its Afaria mobile-device management platform and database software to the Apple iPhone, taking advantage of new enterprise features in Version 3.1 of the iPhone's software to give IT departments more control and capabilities on the popular handset.

Windows XP Smartphone Raises Functionality Questions (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:20:39 GMT PC World - A new smartphone that runs Windows XP and blends in PC features is starting to generate buzz, though some analysts are questioning its purpose and practicality.

iPhone Under Attack from Android Invasion (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:53:00 GMT PC World - There are only three days until Verizon joins the Android invasion. T-Mobile was first to embrace the open source Google operating system, but with the addition of Sprint, and now Verizon, Android is mounting a quiet revolution that could see it squash the iPhone OS and rise to a dominant position among mobile operating systems.

Fix Old Flaws to Stop New Attacks (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT PC World - In further confirmation that Internet crooks tend to grab for the low-hanging fruit, a new Microsoft report reveals that the most common browser-based attacks tend to go after old software flaws. Making sure you've closed those holes can go a long way towards keeping your PC safe.

Software Shields Online Banking on Infected PCs (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:00:15 GMT PC World - A U.K. security company is giving to banks, for free, security software that it says can block malicious software from manipulating online banking transactions or stealing data, even if the computer is infected.

Sony Ericsson unveils first Android phone (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:36:46 GMT A Sony Ericsson XperiaTM X10 is seen in a handout photo. REUTERS/Sony Ericsson/Handout

Alleged Cable Modem Hacker Indicted in US (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:20:13 GMT PC World - A U.S. man is facing federal criminal charges for allegedly selling modified cable modems and software that enabled free Internet access at super-fast broadband speeds.

Yahoo donates Traffic Server to Apache (InfoWorld) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:21:26 GMT InfoWorld - Yahoo is debuting on Monday an open source version of its Traffic Server software, which serves as a high-performance application server for cloud computing services.