PC World – Verizon on Tuesday introduced the newest Droid and the second from Motorola, but some Android fans may be disappointed to learn that it won’t ship with the latest operating system or the newest Flash Player. Source:Verizon Introduces the Newest Motorola Droid (PC World)

AP – Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. posted higher net income for its most recent quarter, driven by strong demand for the software package it sells to professional designers and developers. Source:Adobe posts higher 2Q profit as revenue soars (AP)

Reuters – A new software program that enhances the quality of CT images allowed doctors to cut in half the radiation dose needed for a colon scan and still produce clear images, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Source:Software cuts CT radiation dose in half : U.S. study (Reuters)

PC World – A new version of the popular open-source blogging software WordPress has been posted, the cadre of volunteers behind the software announced on Thursday. Source:WordPress 3.0 Blogging Software Released (PC World)

Reuters – Motorola Inc said on Thursday that it would launch a new phone based on Microsoft Corp software and that No. 3 U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel Corp will sell the phone to corporate customers. Source:Motorola and Sprint to sell Windows phone to businesses (Reuters)

AP – Shares of communications software company BroadSoft are sliding in their market debut. Source:BroadSoft shares slump after IPO prices low (AP)

AFP – Microsoft’s latest version of its popular Office software went on sale worldwide on Tuesday. Source:Microsoft Office 2010 goes on sale worldwide (AFP)

AP – JDA Software Group Inc. may have to pay department store operator Dillard’s Inc. $246 million in a dispute over a software licensing agreement, the software company said Wednesday. Its shares tumbled almost 20 percent. Source:JDA Software may have to pay Dillard's $246M (AP)

NewsFactor – On Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard rolled out the latest version of its Business Service Management software suite. The new management solutions are aimed at customers dealing with the challenges associated with hybrid delivery models. Source:HP Rolls Out Business Service Management 9.0 (NewsFactor)

AP – China is heightening trade tensions with the United States by taking steps that could make it harder for U.S. software, clean-energy and other cutting-edge companies to sell in the Chinese market. Source:China bid to spur innovation raises trade tensions (AP)

PC World – Some tech industry rumors have an extra-long life, and the one about SAP buying middleware vendor Software AG got an extension this week following public comments by top leaders of both companies. Source:Is Software AG a Good Fit for SAP? (PC World)

PC World – A Google engineer published attack code for a Windows XP zero-day bug just five days after informing Microsoft of the vulnerability, setting off a firestorm in the security research community this week. In other news, Apple kicked off the week unveiling the iPhone 4, while the World Cup kicked off at the [...]

PC World – With personal trainers producing YouTube fitness videos, iPod Nanos sporting pedometers, and yogis practicing tree pose using the Wii Fit–technology has become one of the best ways to set and maintain fitness goals. We consulted sports professionals, fitness enthusiasts, and tech companies to find the latest and most interesting hardware, software, and [...]

AP – Software maker Phoenix Technologies Ltd. said Thursday it is selling three virtualization software lines to Hewlett-Packard Co. for $12 million as it continues to pare assets and focus on the core systems software market. Source:Phoenix Tech selling software lines to HP for $12M (AP)

PC Magazine – DirecTV has begun advising customers on how to deal with an apparently glitchy software update the the company sent to its HD DVRs on Monday night. Source:DirecTV Posts Workaround for Unresponsive DVRs (PC Magazine)

Christopher Null – The rumors are true: iPhone 4 is real and it’s coming on June 24. Steve Jobs has just wrapped up his announcement of the 4th generation of the wildly popular iPhone on stage at Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, along with countless other surprises. Live blog updates appear [...]

PC World – Human rights activists are worried that new software mandated by Vietnamese authorities may lead to an Internet clampdown in the country’s largest city. Source:Activists Worry About a New 'Green Dam' in Vietnam (PC World)

AP – THE BUZZ: Apple CEO Steve Jobs is likely to show off a new version of the iPhone during an annual software developers conference that opens Monday in San Francisco. Source:Summary Box: Apple likely to launch new iPhone (AP)