Ethiopia gets Microsoft software in Amharic (AFP)
| AFP - US software giant Microsoft has launched Windows Vista in Amharic, the first operating system in the national language of Ethiopia, the official news agency said Saturday.
Time to Rethink Google Books? (PC World)
PC World - Google Books is a wonderful idea that is having a hard time meeting legal requirements. That’s the upshot of the latest round in the battle between the world’s search leader and the people who actually create the content Google exploits for huge profits.
China shuts down hacker training operation (AFP)
AFP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training company that taught thousands of people how to launch cyberattacks and provided them with spy software, media reports said Monday.
SAP CEO resigns, replaced by 2 co-chief executives (AP)
AP - The chief executive of German software company SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, has resigned after his contract was not renewed and will be succeeded by two co-CEOs, the company said Sunday.
SAP names two new co-CEOs (AFP)
AFP - German-based SAP, the world’s largest professional software group, announced Sunday that Leo Apotheker was stepping down as chief executive officer and was being replaced by two company insiders.
Amazon reshelves Macmillan titles but not e-books (Reuters)
Reuters - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc resumed selling hardcover and paperback books from Macmillan Publishers late on Friday in a sign the two companies are getting closer to resolving a pricing dispute over Macmillan’s electronic books, which remain unavailable on Amazon.
World of Warcraft Seeks Reapproval in China Gov’t Tangle (PC World)
PC World - The China operator of World of Warcraft, one of the world’s biggest online games, said Sunday it will seek new government approval for the game, dragging it further into a turf war between two Chinese regulatory agencies.
NetEase suspends new user registration for hit game (Reuters)
Reuters - China’s third-largest online game operator NetEase.com said it has suspended new user registration for World of Warcraft (WoW) in China and will reapply for a license to operate the expansion pack of Activision Blizzard’s hit game.
Facebook Expands Bing Deal, Drops Banner Ads (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - On the heels of its revamped homepage, Facebook will also expand its partnership with Microsoft and its Bing search engine, a deal that involves ditching banner ads on the social networking site.
After China Pull-out Bluster, Will Google Backtrack? (PC World)
PC World - It has been a long three and a half weeks since Google made the dramatic announcement that it will no longer censor its search results in China, even if that means exiting that huge Internet market.