Apple’s AppStore closes in on $500m in software sales

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Bonanza for some, kill switch for others

Analysis Apple is as usual dazzling the market with stunning headline figures that frequently overshadow underlying problems and dissatisfaction with its iconic iPhone and associated services. As bullish analysts say the device is set to sell almost 4.5 million units this quarter on the back of aggressive international expansion, CEO Steve Jobs crowed that the AppStore, launched a month ago with the 3G iPhone, has already processed 60 million downloads and is generating $1m a day in sales of paid-for software, and could crack the half-billion dollar mark within a year of opening.…

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GlobalSign revokes cert of rogue security app

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Certified malware exposes shortcomings of digital certificates

GlobalSign has revoked the digital certificate of a rogue security application, which acquired the veneer of respectability by parading the credentials while trying to scam users.…

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ISO rejects Office Open XML appeal (redux)

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Microsoft wins the day

The International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) has rejected appeals by four countries to reject Microsoft’s Office Open XML formats as an international standard. No further appeals can be made against the decision by two technical boards, so ISO/IEC DIS 29500, Information technology - Office Open XML formats can wend its way to publication in coming weeks.…

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Did we say you can read that?

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When the police replace librarians

An issue that refuses to go away is whether some academic research now needs a license from the local police. Regular readers may remember the case of Hicham Yezza and Rizwaan Sabir, which we reported on in May.…

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Michael Dell mulls ‘Newcastle Utd investment’

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We are not making this up

Here’s an odd one, from the sports pages of yesterday’s Daily Telegraph (can’t find a link online, sorry). Citing reports, the paper says Michael Dell is mulling an investment in Newcastle United, the Premier League football club.…

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