China Testing Mac Version of Green Dam Web Filter (NewsFactor) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:21:38 GMT NewsFactor - Despite the delay in China's requirement to install Green Dam Web-filtering software on all new PCs, the controversy is not dead. PC makers are including the software with new PCs even though the July 1 deadline has been postponed indefinitely.

PC makers offer China Internet filter (AFP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:31:24 GMT Chinese workers use their computers in a coffee shop in Chengdu, 2008. Several PC makers said they were voluntarily including China's controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite Beijing's decision to postpone making it mandatory.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - You win some; you lose some. This week China decided its Web censorship filtering software was not quite ready for prime time, while U.S. courts sentenced phone hackers and file swappers to some crime time.

Suit Over China's Web Filter to Target Lenovo, Acer, Sony (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:40:00 GMT PC World - A U.S. company will seek legal action against Lenovo, Acer, and Sony next week over their shipment in China of controversial software that the company says stole its programming code.

Wall Street Beat: After a Strong Q2, What's Next for Tech? (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:20:11 GMT PC World - The second quarter officially ended on June 30 with technology stocks leading all others. The question is, after a strong second quarter run, where do they go from here? Some analysts predict a dip in coming months as people avoid buying new PCs, opting instead to wait until late October when they can buy computers with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7.

Oracle plans to lay off up to 1,000 in Europe: AFP (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:28:20 GMT Reuters - Oracle Corp plans to lay off up to 1,000 workers in Europe, or about 1 percent of its global staff, as the recession erodes the giant software company's earnings, French news agency AFP reported on Thursday.

Oracle to cut up 1,000 jobs in Europe: unions (AFP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:16:47 GMT US software giant Oracle has unveiled plans to cut 850 to 1,000 jobs in Europe in light of weaker than expected growth projections, trade unions said.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)

PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China (AP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:08:24 GMT Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday July 1, 2009. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo)

China paper says Web filter only a matter of time (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:40:51 GMT Customers use computers at an internet cafe in Hefei, Anhui province July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jianan Yu

Windows 7 May Get Family Pack Discount (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:40:00 GMT PC World - Microsoft may be introducing a Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, with a shared license for three computers in the same household. The license details in the latest build of Windows 7 have the following clause under ‘Installation and Use Rights': "If you are a ‘Qualified Family Pack User,' you may install one copy of the software marked as ‘Family Pack' on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there," according to ZDNet's Ed Bott.