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RealNetworks Appeals DVD-Copying Case

RealNetworks has appealed the DVD copying decision it lost in August, arguing that the federal judge overseeing the case should be overturned on several key points.

Microsoft Pulls Windows 7 Download Tool

Microsoft has pulled a tool that is designed to help users with existing Windows XP installations on their netbooks.

Panda Launches Cloud-Driven A/V Service

Panda on Tuesday pulled its purely cloud-driven anti-malware service Panda Cloud Antivirus out of beta after six months of user testing.

Windows 2000, Server 2003, XP All Get Patches

Microsoft issued six updates to Windows and Office today, fixing fifteen vulnerabilities. Three of the updates are rated Critical, and some are quite serious, especially on Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003. Windows 7, however, is off the hook.

Readiris Corporate 12

Readiris Corporate 12 is decent solution for highly automated OCR needs, but its no-frills approach may be too inflexible for some.

Navigon Adds Crowdsourced Traffic to GPS App

Navigon has added the optional Traffic Live service to its MobileNavigator iPhone GPS app.

Apple Patches 53 Holes in Massive Mac OS X Update

A large series of updates from Apple for OS X fixes 53 separate vulnerabilities. Many are critical and can allow arbitrary execution by unprivileged users. Four QuickTime patches were added as well.

Drugmakers Want FDA Safety Logo for Internet

A drug industry group on Monday urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to adopt a universal safety symbol for Internet content containing FDA-approved information about a medicine or medical device.

NY's Cuomo Settles With Tagged.com Over E-Mails

New York's attorney general said the operator of Tagged.com would pay $500,000 and overhaul its practices to resolve charges that the social networking site tricked members into providing personal details to lure new members and send out tens of millions of spam emails.

Revised Google Books Settlement Delayed Til Friday

The Author's Guild and Google have delayed the submission of a revised settlement regarding Google Books until Friday, an attorney for the Guild told a New York district judge Monday.