Hoping to raise awareness about the importance of keeping software up to date, several major software companies, including Microsoft and Symantec, participated in an initiative called International Technology Upgrade Week earlier this ...
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A recent study by four UCLA documents what some wireless data customers have long suspected -- that users can be charged for wireless data they never received. In the most extreme case of overcharging, an unnamed carrier charged the ...
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IDG News Service - Microsoft revenue rose slightly but due to several one-time items, it posted a net loss during its fourth fiscal quarter, when the Windows division's sales fell 13%. Revenue in the quarter ended June 30 came in at ...
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Icebreaker New Zealand Ltd., which manufactures merino innerwear from wool sourced exclusively from New Zealand Merino sheep, will utilize cloud services offered by Microsoft Office 365 for its Intranet to support global expansion. ...
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Skype, a division of Microsoft, confirmed on Monday that a glitch in its software has led to instant messages being shared with unintended parties. The company said it will deliver an update to fix the problem in "the next few days." ...
Consumers worldwide are projected to spend some spend $2.1 trillion in 2012 on digital information and entertainment products, such as mobile phones, computing equipment, digital media and services, according to Gartner. The Gartner ...
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Microsoft has announced it intends to "retire" its instant message chat tool Windows Live Messenger in favour of Skype's messaging tool. The announcement comes just 18 months after Microsoft announced plans to acquire internet telephony ...
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Citrix predicts that the rise of consumerisation and the Bring-Your-Own (BYO) phenomenon will force IT departments to focus on the challenge of apps and data governance. 2012 saw the proliferation of smart phone and tablet use, followed ...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - IT leaders say they enjoy working with startups, but doing so successfully requires understanding the level of risk, managing that risk and setting reasonable expectations. That was the consensus during a panel ...
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Liberty Slots Casino is hosting a month-long slots tournament on its new Amanda Panda: Jackpot Journey slot machine game that will award a total of $15,000 in prize money. LibertySlots.eu is a new online casino that became immediately ...
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Microsoft this week raised prices of its Office suite by as much as 17% and eliminated multi-license packs, all part of a plan to push consumers and small businesses toward new subscription programs, analysts said. On Monday, Microsoft ...
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Microsoft's purchase of Yammer is probably as much about Yammer's marketing model as it is about social networking prowess. Microsoft's social networking capabilities are perceived as weakA--and the aim of its recent $1.2 billion purchase ...
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The Windows version of Crisis, a piece of malware discovered in July, is capable of infecting VMware virtual machine images, Windows Mobile devices and removable USB drives, according to researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec. Crisis ...
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Converscient Pte. Ltd., an emerging mobile applications and lifestyle solutions developer, is excited today to announce the recent launch of iCallU onto the Apple App Store. Universally compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch, and available ...
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Virgin Media is in discussions with 30 cities across the UK about deploying free fibre-based Wi-Fi networks using small cell technology. Duncan Watts, head of business development for fixed and wireless at Virgin Media Business, revealed ...
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