Why Chrome OS will fail -- big time (InfoWorld) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - The Chrome OS is here -- sort of. This week, Google was kind of enough to give the world a sneak peek at its nascent desktop operating system. And after months of speculation (and more than a few bogus screenshot galleries), I can finally say that I've seen the future ... and it's not Chrome OS.

Gameloft says it, others reining in Android plans (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:04:59 GMT Reuters - French mobile phone games company Gameloft said it and other software developers were cutting back investment in developing games and other applications for Google's Android platform.

Foxconn to Build JIL Handset for China Mobile (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:40:12 GMT PC World - Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn will make a handset for China Mobile next year that supports software developed by the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) joint venture, according to the head of China Mobile.JIL is a joint venture established by China Mobile, Vodafone, Verizon Wireless and Softbank Mobile to develop software and services for their 1.1 billion mobile phone customers.

Google says PC will start in seven seconds or less (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:02:06 GMT Reuters - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web.

Former CEO of Bricsnet indicted for embezzlement (AP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:54:25 GMT AP - The former head of San Francisco software company is being held without bail after a federal grand jury indicted him on embezzlement charges.

SkillSoft 3Q profit up 63 percent; raises outlook (AP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:47:31 GMT AP - Education software company SkillSoft PLC said Thursday its third-quarter net income rose 63 percent as lower costs offset a decrease in revenue, and it raised its outlook for the rest of the year.

Google-powered netbooks to debut next year (AFP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:47:55 GMT Google co-founder Sergey Brin meets with the press in Mountain View, California. Google on Thursday provided a peek beneath the hood of its new Chrome operating system, making the software public and promising it will run netbooks by the end of next year.(AFP/Glenn Chapman)

Auto-Updating Chrome OS Will Focus on Security (NewsFactor) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:13:46 GMT NewsFactor - Google sketched out more details Thursday about its Chrome operating system, which is slated to become available before the end of next year. Google said the project's initial target is to get Chrome OS up and running on the computing devices that depend most on Internet connectivity.

Benioff Trumpets Force.com Platform's Success (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT PC World - Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff on Thursday attempted to cement an image of the vendor as a full-blown application development platform provider, not merely a purveyor of SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications.

Google's Chrome OS to be ready for 2010 holidays (AP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:07 GMT AP - Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster.