Software Development

Verizon service prevents purchase, not playing, of MP3s

Files can be transferred from PCs to V CAST phones

Oracle offers SOA deployment suite

Fusion middleware is packaged with common install

CES tech news and gossip — from Google to Stevie Wonder

Reporter's Notebook: The story you didn't hear about Google's keynote, Wi-Fi woes, mobile porn, and AMD's act

Microsoft, mishaps, and accountability

CA buys IT support software maker Control-F1

Acquired technology designed to detect and repair end-user computer problems

US DHS funds security for open source

Grant to fund audits of more than 40 open source projects

Update: New Apple notebook and iMac unveiled

Six months ahead of the schedule, new Macs use Intel's Core Duo processor

Connexion to adjust in-flight Internet service prices

The Boeing Co. will also offer direct access to Yahoo's portal

Update: AOL buys video search engine

AOL will integrate Truveo's 'Visual Crawler' technology into its video search services

USPTO upholds Microsoft FAT patents

USPTO's final decision means Microsoft can continue to license FAT to third parties for a fee