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Law Firm CIO Makes the Case for Microsoft Lync
Law firm Holland & Knight already had a who's who of best-of-breed communications products deployed when the firm's IT team decided it...
Nokia's Asha phones get music, photo improvements
Nokia's newest Asha phones are getting an OS upgrade that adds the company's free MixRadio music service, camera features and integration...
Google amends terms to clarify that data is analyzed for ads
In an attempt at clarity, Google has amended its terms of service to say that it analyzes private data, including emails, for purposes including the...
Startup's stethoscope adapter gets to the heart of the matter
Seeing the latest smartphone makes some people's hearts beat faster. Now there's an app that can hear them.
US development agency defends its Twitter-like service in Cuba
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday defended its work in setting up a Twitter-like service in Cuba to promote democracy...
New Windows Phone security necessary, but not groundbreaking
Microsoft, which is far behind Apple and Google in the smartphone market, has introduced a number of security features in Windows Phone that are not...
EU votes net neutrality into law, abolishes mobile roaming charges
Blocking and throttling Internet traffic will become illegal in the European Union following a parliamentary vote on Thursday.
Windows Phone 8.1 confirmed, with Cortana digital assistant
Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8.1 on Wednesday, and confirmed reports that the new OS includes Microsoft's first voice-activated digital...
Cortana, Microsoft's response to Siri, says 'Hello world'
Microsoft has unveiled Cortana, its response to Apple's Siri and Google's Now, as it seeks to make its Windows Phone OS a stronger competitor...
Enterprise software, devices to drive IT spending growth this year, Gartner says
Worldwide IT spending this year will rise 3.2 percent to US$3.8 trillion, driven by rebounding device sales and strong growth in the enterprise...
Google trumpets extra encryption for Gmail, but stays mum on other apps
Google recently trumpeted that it now encrypts Gmail messages while shuffling them among its data centers, an extra security layer aimed at thwarting...
Bing adds context to people, places with 'snapshot' feature
Bing is poised to function like a souped-up Yellow Pages, with visual search results offering more information about professionals such as lawyers...
Many SAP customers struggling to figure out its mobility strategy, user survey finds
It's been nearly four years since SAP got into enterprise mobility with the acquisition of Sybase, but many customers still don't quite...
'Significant' solar flare may affect communications, GPS on Wednesday
The sun emitted what NASA is calling a "significant" solar flare on Saturday that could affect communications systems on Earth on Wednesday.
Microsoft's Word for iPad cracks top 10 in gross revenue
Microsoft's new Word for iPad app has cracked the top 10 on Apple's App Store 'Top Grossing' chart.
Smartphone kill-switch could save consumers $2.6B per year, says report
Technology that remotely makes a stolen smartphone useless could save American consumers up to $2.6 billion per year if it is implemented widely and...
Judge blocks sales of Typo keyboard on BlackBerry request
A California judge has granted BlackBerry's wish to temporarily halt sales of an iPhone keyboard produced by start-up Typo Products while the two...
Dell's new research division wants computers to detect your mood
Dell Research, a new division of the recently privatized Dell, is conducting early experiments with brain and body sensors to detect a person's...
After outcry, Microsoft changes course and won't access user data in theft probes
Microsoft will no longer go through email messages and other personal data that users of its online services have stored on its servers, a decision...
Nadella unveils mobile managment suite for iPad, and eventually Android
Along with Office on the iPad, Microsoft Thursday released a comprehensive Enterprise Mobility Suite for managing and securing mobile devices, mobile...