Read more software stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3946/software.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:47:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74493/microsoft-office-2010-worthy-but-not-worth-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest edition of the Fantastic Four of productivity—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook—is worthy but not actually worth buying, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate . Out next year but now available in a beta edition, Microsoft Office 2010 offers some definite improvements: It lets you preview how text or...http://www.newser.com/story/74493/microsoft-office-2010-worthy-but-not-worth-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 9:45:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71636/apples-snow-leopard-devouring-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rare but extremely damaging bug is causing users of Apple's Snow Leopard operating system to lose huge amounts of data. Apple says it's working on a fix for the bug. The glitch wipes out personal data for users who have upgraded from Leopard to Snow Leopard and log on...http://www.newser.com/story/71636/apples-snow-leopard-devouring-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 2:57:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68937/firefox-teams-email-program-a-winner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe're getting flooded with more and more email, but the tools used to read messages haven't matured much in recent years, says Wall Street Journal tech writer Katherine Boehret. A new program called Postbox, from the same developers behind the Firefox web browser, aims to change that—it features real-time...http://www.newser.com/story/68937/firefox-teams-email-program-a-winner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 7:54:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68713/web-monitoring-firm-sells-kids-chatter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA company that polices children's Internet chatter is also selling it to companies that want marketing data on the quick, CNET reports. Sentry Parental Control Software, which monitors kids online—and triggers a phone call to parents when kids go astray—is amassing their chatter about products and selling it....http://www.newser.com/story/68713/web-monitoring-firm-sells-kids-chatter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 18:55:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65107/switchover-to-windows-7-a-big-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest Windows incarnation beats Vista and XP, but don’t expect a smooth transition: upgrading from XP to Windows 7 is an ordeal, writes Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal . “In fact, the process will be so painful that, for many XP users, the easiest solution may be to...http://www.newser.com/story/65107/switchover-to-windows-7-a-big-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 9:56:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63940/why-googles-os-wont-beat-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft needn’t stress about Google’s planned operating system, writes Joseph Tartakoff for paidContent. Five reasons why: Windows 7 will put Microsoft on firmer ground, having won great reviews so far—and it will have been out 9 months by the time Chrome OS appears. Google’s not the only behemoth that...http://www.newser.com/story/63940/why-googles-os-wont-beat-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 11:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62821/microsofts-windows-7-prices-include-early-bird-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA pre-ordered upgrade to Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system will cost US customers $49 or $99 from tomorrow until July 11, depending on version: Home premium or Professional, CNET reports. Also starting tomorrow, anyone who buys a new Vista PC will get a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it’s...http://www.newser.com/story/62821/microsofts-windows-7-prices-include-early-bird-discount.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 11:14:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61614/microsoft-to-release-free-anti-virus-software-soon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft is developing free anti-virus software to compete with subscription services from Symantec and McAfee, Reuters reports. The program, codenamed Morro, will be released in beta “soon” and will likely have similar features to other companies’ entry-level products that cost about $40 a year. Microsoft made an attempt to enter...http://www.newser.com/story/61614/microsoft-to-release-free-anti-virus-software-soon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 14:08:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61311/insurer-sees-games-as-boost-for-old-brains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn experiment by Allstate Insurance and a San Francisco software startup that aims to use computer games to improve the mental health of all ages is getting good reviews, the Chronicle reports, including from one local who says improved reaction time and peripheral vision saved him from an accident. “I’m...http://www.newser.com/story/61311/insurer-sees-games-as-boost-for-old-brains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 15:00:01 CDT