TouchPal Keyboard Tablet tops Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:30:00 GMT Appolicious - The touchscreen keyboard gets an upgrade with TouchPal’s Keyboard for Android tablets. It lets you easily switch between swiping and tapping, as well as gestures to get the most out of your finger follies. This week also brought some big name updates to the Android Market, including special upgrades from McAfee Security and Mint’s personal finance app. Salesforce debuted its Rypple app this week, as did Eventbrite for managing events on-the-go.

Google tightens security in Android app store (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:50:25 GMT Reuters - Google Inc has been quietly policing its online store for months now in an acknowledgement of malware's growing threat to its increasingly popular Android mobile software.

Man indicted on software copyright charge arrested (AP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:06:47 GMT AP - Federal prosecutors say a former Baltimore man has been arrested in the U.S. after fleeing to Pakistan before he was indicted on a software copyright infringement charge.

More than 50 percent of Facebook’s monthly active users are on mobile apps (Appolicious) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:54:00 GMT Appolicious - We already knew Facebook’s various mobile apps were popular, be they on Apple’s iPhone or iPad, on devices running Google’s Android operating system, or even on BlackBerry devices and feature phones.

AVG Technologies prices at $16/share: source (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:32:51 GMT Reuters - Anti-virus software maker AVG Technologies NV priced its initial public offering at $16 per share, at the low end of the expected range, according to a market source.

Nokia revamp will hurt most of 2012 results: Chairman (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:36:28 GMT Reuters - A major revamp at Nokia that includes a deal to use Microsoft Corp software in its smartphones will impact the earnings of the Finnish handset maker throughout most of this year, Chairman Jorma Ollila said on Wednesday.

Open Text Q2 profit jumps 28 percent (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:32:29 GMT Reuters - Business software company Open Text posted a 28 percent jump in second-quarter profit on Wednesday on solid demand from services, technology and financial customers.

Apple engineers ‘heavy into’ near-field communication for iPhone 5, rumor says (Appolicious) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:52:00 GMT Appolicious - Near-field communication seems poised to be the next major technology to sweep the smartphone market. Already there are smartphones running Google’s Android operating system that contain the technology, and we recently heard about a chip embedded in a smartphone case that brings the capability to any current iPhone.

Ukraine shuts down top file sharing website (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:36:48 GMT Reuters - Ukrainian police on Tuesday shut down the former Soviet republic's most popular file sharing website, Ex.ua, accusing its owners of illegally distributing copyright-protected software, music and videos.

Gaming firms 888, Caesars extend licensing deal to U.S. (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:57:15 GMT Reuters - 888 Holdings Plc said a unit of private equity-owned Caesars Entertainment Corp extended its UK software licensing agreement with the British online gaming company to the United States.