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PC World – A botnet responsible for a significant amount of spam has been crippled but may reconstitute itself in a matter of weeks, according to vendor M86 Security.

PC Magazine – On September 1, New Yorkers will have a chance to peer inside the sleazy world of cybercrime when the “Norton Black Market Experience” rolls in to Times Square via a converted semi truck.

AP – Security hardware and software maker Blue Coat Systems Inc. on Tuesday named Michael J. Borman its new president and CEO.

NewsFactor – Details about Palm webOS 2.0 are beginning to emerge. On Tuesday, a software development kit and application programming interfaces were released to developers with some of the new features. The final 2.0 is expected to be released later in 2010.

Macworld.com – After building up a good deal of buzz, Realmac Software has released Courier, a file sharing utility for Mac OS X that lets you quickly and conveniently share files on your Mac to multiple online services.

PC World – Software patents have figured prominently in the news in recent weeks, thanks not just to Oracle’s attack on Google but also–more recently–to Paul Allen’s breathtaking multi-victim onslaught.

Macworld.com – Media mavens will be pleased to see that a substantial update to Plex, the media center software for Mac OS X, has arrived as of Tuesday. Dubbed Plex/Nine, the program now incorporates a separate media manager application to help you organize and catalog your movies, TV shows, music, and more. In addition, Plex has released a companion app for the iPhone and the iPad.

AP – VMware Inc., a maker of computer virtualization software, said Tuesday it has bought two smaller companies — Integrien and TriCipher.

PC World – The tech industry is going through a serious consolidation phase, and Intel is one of the leaders of the ongoing buying spree. Intel purchased the wireless unit of Infineon this week, after recently spending nearly $8 billion to buy the McAfee. The moves don’t make sense at first glance, but in an era of commoditized PCs and decreasing profit margins Intel has to look for alternate revenue streams.

PC World – Bringing AutoCAD software to Mac, iPhone and iPad might be a logical move for the company Autodesk, but it’s an even bigger deal for Apple. The introduction of AutoCAD gives Apple’s tablet a much-needed validation as a productivity tool as opposed to a toy for surfing the Web and playing games.