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UK Takes The Lead In Use Of Business Video Chat
A Citrix study has found that UK workers have the highest proportion of workplace video chat usage, while Americans prefer in-person meetings
Facebook To Encrypt User IDs After Privacy Concerns
Facebook is planning on encrypting user IDs to allay privacy concerns after popular apps were found to be transmitting user information
Is Criticism Of Android’s Openness Justified?
According to Facebook developer Joe Hewitt, Android is being manipulated by operators. A Facebook engineer complaining about openness? Hmm... says Clint Boulton
Logitech’s LifeSize Unveils Scalable Video Conferencing
LifeSize has released a video conferencing bridge with a modular design so users can scale the product as required
Facebook Developer Sued Over Privacy Breach
Zynga, the developer behind the popular FarmVille app on Facebook, is being sued over allegations of privacy violations
Salesforce’s Benioff Calls Zuckerberg ‘Next Bill Gates’
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff used his Gartner conference keynote to talk cloud evolution, Mark Zuckerberg, and his recent Oracle spat
Mobile Operators Need To Wake Up To Wi-Fi
Operators don't like voice over Wi-Fi says Wayne Rash. If they don't change their ideas soon, they will face a colossal bandwidth crisis
Salesforce.com Chatter Social Media Tool: Review
Salesforce.com Chatter eases user adoption while adding significant search and recommendations to the business-class social media platform
Ray Ozzie Quits Key Microsoft Role
Ray Ozzie is to step down from his role as Microsoft's chief software architect, with no plans to refill the position
Adobe Unveils Acrobat X Portfolio
Adobe has announced the latest version of its Acrobat suite of products, that focuses on better security, collaboration, and easier PDF reading
SonicWall Shows Off Anti-Spam Service
SonicWall has announced an integrated anti-spam service for SMBs struggling to deal with the rising amount of unwanted emails
Facebook Admits To New Privacy Breach
Facebook has just got poked in the security department after some of its most popular apps have reportedly been transmitting user information
Unified Comms Suite From Star Targets SME Market
A unified communications service is being offered by Star as a SaaS service for £45 per user per month
Apple Launches MobileMe Calendar
Apple has now released MobileMe Calendar application that syncs calendar schedules across its devices
Half Of Broadband Users ‘Don’t Care’ About Speed
Only 6 percent of broadband users think speed is the top priority, with most people preferring value for money
Mark Zuckerberg Believes Google Lacks Innovation
Facebook's Zuckerberg believes Google is no longer leading innovation, which he why he chose to partner with Microsoft on social search, says Clint Boulton
Facebook, Bing Team Up Over Social Search
Microsoft has enhanced its partnership with Facebook so that the Bing search engine shows US users which sites and products their Facebook friends like
Windows Phone 7 Could Shake Things Up
Microsoft has got our attention, says Peter Judge. Now we need to be sure that Windows Phone 7's tiles are properly grouted
One-Time Password Security For Facebook
Facebook users skittish about using their real password on public computers can now get a one-time password sent to their mobile phones
Exploring The Underground Credentials Market
Due to the difficulties of monetising stolen credit cards, fraudsters are turning to other data sources to gain illicit monetary advantage, says Amichai Shulman
Windows Phone 7: A First Look
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 is a bold re-invention of the user interface which could entice consumers and business people onto the platform
Stephen Fry Welcomes Windows Phone 7
Stephen Fry says Microsoft has "repented" in producing a phone OS with a good user interface
Facebook Offers Users ‘Complete Control’ Of Data
The new Facebook apps are designed to give users more control of the posts, photos and videos they have posted on Facebook over the years
Citrix Lays Out Its Vision At Synergy Event In Berlin
Citrix Systems announced release of XenDesktop 5 this quarter, high definition conferencing screens, and wider-ranging support for virtualised mobile devices
MoD Advises Staff To Avoid Facebook Places
The Ministry of Defence is warning military personnel not to expose their locations of Facebook
Skype Jumps Aboard With Android App
Skype has jumped aboard the Android bandwagon as it released its VoIP app for the Android operating system, version 2.1 and above
Twitter’s Dick Costolo Takes The Reins As CEO
Twitter CEO Evan Williams has handed over command to COO Dick Costolo, who got the of the micro-blogging site's ad initiatives running
Cisco Executive Joins Skype As CEO
Tony Bates will leave Cisco to become Skype's CEO, with a focus on increasing the number of the service's paying customers
Adobe Updates Facebook Developer Platform
Adobe has updated its software developer kit for developers wishing to bring Flash together with social networking