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PC World – PowerPoint has long set the standard in presentation software, ubiquitous as it is through Microsoft’s Office productivity suite. Numerous alternatives have emerged in recent years, however, many of them priced far below the $280 cost of Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Business–or even free.

PC World – SAP has added support for the Google-backed OpenSocial programming standards for social applications to its StreamWork collaboration software, the company announced Wednesday.

Macworld – Microsoft has come to play, releasing the full version of Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac. The software, which allows you to sync your Windows Phone 7, er, phone with your Mac is finally out of beta and available as a free download—and, in an interesting twist, it’s only available from the Mac App Store.

PC World – Circumvent Sony’s PlayStation 3 security algorithms or run unauthorized software on your PS3 and Sony says it’ll sever your access to its PlayStation Network for good. That’s Sony’s not-really-surprising official position on unsanctioned PS3-fiddling, just announced courtesy its PlayStation Blog.

PC World – Qualcomm is demonstrating a number of augmented-reality games for Android-based smartphones at Mobile World Congress. The games were developed using its AR SDK software development kit.

AP – Google wants to become the hub of online travel, promising better bargains and more convenience by melding the Internet search leader’s wizardry with the Web’s top airline-fare tracker, ITA Software.

Reuters – Workforce management software firm ClickSoftware Technologies expects annual sales growth to surpass 20 percent in coming years and profit to improve on new mobility and cloud computing products.

Reuters – Nokia’s software pact with Microsoft allows it to tweak user interface (UI) on its phones, but it has no such plans, Nokia’s technology chief Rich Green told a developer conference on Wednesday.

Macworld – While Apple’s announcement of subscriptions coming to the iOS App Store was certainly the major news from Cupertino on Tuesday, Apple also released a small update to its iWeb Web-publishing software.

AFP – Computer security expert Eugene Kaspersky predicted on Tuesday that Google’s Android smartphone operating system will come to dominate the market, reducing Apple and BlackBerry to niche players.