Software giant Microsoft claims that consumers are taking to subscription models in a big way with the news that it has sold more than one million subscriptions for Office 365 Home Premium since its launch in January. The company claims ...
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The NASDAQ stock exchange has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with violating security laws as a result of its "poor systems and decision making" during the initial public offering (IPO) and secondary market ...
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Add LinkedIn to the list of Internet companies trying to make themselves safer from cyberattacks by adding two-step authentication. Users of the professional social-networking site now have the option to add two-step verification to their ...
LEGO City teams up with Chat magazine for special competition. LEGO City has partnered with women's magazine Chat offering readers the chance to nominate a 'real life hero' to be made into a life-size LEGO statue. For example, the hero ...
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A TOP Facebook executive says authors of misogynist posts on the social network will now have to "put your name on your sexism" instead of being anonymous. "Pages on Facebook are allowed to be anonymous, and that is really important; ...
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Britain’s favourite brown sauce brand said that it is giving loyal Facebook fans the chance to win 1 of 100 personalised HP Sauce bottles to celebrate Father’s Day. According to the firm, the personalised bottles are being ...
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Google is feeling the heat over its decision to build its new Hangouts IM and audio/video chat product with proprietary technology that doesn't support server federation via the XMPP industry standard, but the company is defending its move. ...
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Zoho is getting into the business social-networking game with a new product called Pulse, which also ties back to many of its other applications. Pulse features the now-familiar mix of activity streams, private messaging, notifications, ...
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A 17-year-old German student contends PayPal has denied him a reward for finding a vulnerability in its website. Robert Kugler said he notified PayPal of the vulnerability on May 19. He said he was informed by email that because he is ...
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The all-new BMW X5 will be available with both rear-wheel drive and a four-cylinder diesel engine for the first time, highlighting the German manufacturer’s pursuit of greater efficiency and affordability from its next-generation ...
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People connect with their social networks via their smartphones, but when it comes time to buy, they turn to their tablets, according to a new analysis by Flash Networks, a provider of mobile Internet optimization and monetization ...
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Tumblr is now putting ads in users' feeds on the desktop, in what could be the first move toward making sure the social blogging site is a profitable business for Yahoo. Tumblr started placing ads in users' streams on mobile devices in ...
Google is reportedly bidding for crowd-sourced map app provider Waze, igniting a possible bidding war with Facebook. Citing unnamed sources, Businessweek today reported that Google is one of multiple companies negotiating to buy Waze, ...
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For the 8,000 or so people who signed up this spring to be Glass Explorers, your wait for the computerized eyeglasses may just about be over. Google announced Thursday on its Project Glass page on Google+ that it is getting ready to ship ...
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TECHNOLOGY professionals are still not getting the message when it comes to ensuring that company systems are compliant with privacy legislation. System privacy specialist and consultant Stephen Wilson said that most technicians and ...