http://thevarguy.com – New VMware Global Channel Chief Dave O'Callaghan must empower channel partners to master software-defined data centers, vCloud Hybrid Service, desktop as a service (DaaS) out to smartphones and tablets, and more. read more (IT news)

http://techcrunch.com – Real-time parking startup ParkMe wants to help find you parking — in real-time. The company, which originally started out on the Web, has been making a big push behind mobile apps, which is really smart, because most times when you’re looking for parking, you’re not on a PC, but you have a smartphone nearby. (IT news)

http://techcrunch.com – MavenSay, a social recommendation app, just got a surge of unplanned downloads coming from Indonesia, and its founders are moving quickly to include Southeast Asia in its expansion plans, as a result. The company’s Toronto-based co-founder, Jesse Dallal, said the two-month old app got 100,000 downloads over the past fortnight. (IT news)

http://techcrunch.com – Google Checkout is being sunsetted as the company focuses on shaping Google Wallet into a viable PayPal rival. Google Commerce announced today that Google Checkouts will be retired on November 20. Google suggests that merchants who do not have their own payment processing transition to Braintree, Shopify or Freshbooks, which are offering discounted rates for Google Checkout users. U.S. (IT news)

http://news.softpedia.com – The KDE developers are planning to release the next branch of KDE, 4.11, very soon and a lot of features have been planned.Soon after releasing the 4.10.2 version of KDE, the development for 4.11 has picked up some steam, and it’s gathering features and changes.Highlights of the upcoming KDE 4.11:• The Nepomuk controller will receive a QML version;• Windows that are moved to anothe (IT news)