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U.S. software stocks push higher (AP via Yahoo! News) - Software stocks have been on an upward tear since August as seasonal consumer and enterprise software spending patterns and an attractive upcoming slate of new products coincided with changes in software business models and corporate IT needs.

Voice Recognition Software Put To Test (CBS News) - While suffering from a temporary physical handicap, CBS News Technology Analyst Larry Magid tried out NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software. He reports on the system's effectiveness and even tries it out while "writing" his column.

Judge: Morpheus Software Encouraged Piracy (PC World via Yahoo! News) - A U.S. federal judge has ruled the Morpheus software program promoted illegal file sharing.

Yahoo software to be preloaded on HP computers (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Internet search engine Yahoo announced that its software was being preloaded onto Hewlett-Packard personal computers sold in Europe and North America.

Bits&Bytes: Wizzard Software scoops up Blast Podcast, Switchpod.com (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - The maker of Rex, the talking pill bottle, scooped up its second podcasting company this week. Oakland-based Wizzard Software Corp. has jumped into the increasingly crowded pool of podcast hosts -- buying Washington, D.C.-based Blast Podcast this week and Switchpod.com last week.

Tibco Software posts $11.3M profit in Q3 (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Business software maker Tibco Software Inc. reported a profit of $11.3 million for the third quarter, down from a profit of $13.8 million in the same quarter last year.

Software Lets Podcast Listener Leave Audio, Video Feedback (TechWeb) - Podcast Ready launches free software designed to allow podcast subscribers to record and leave audio or video messages on any blog, social network or Web site.

Hardware for Your Software Radio (Spectrum Online) - What’s going to be the next big thing in wireless technology? My bet is software-defined radio, and thanks to a piece of hardware called the Universal Software Radio Peripheral, or USRP, you can get right to the bleeding edge today.

Ahead of the Bell: Tibco Software (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Shares of Tibco Software Inc., a maker of business integration software, fell in premarket trading Friday, a day after the company posted a lower third quarter profit, weighed down by stock options expenses.

Software Investor: Software as a Service Beyond Tipping Point (eWeek) - The consummate software investor Ann Winblad talks about emerging trends, and what's missing with on-demand software.