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Microsoft Preps Office 365 For Late June
Microsoft is said to be readying its cloud suite, Office 365, for an official launch later this month
SugarCRM Offers Alternative To Saleforce: Review
CRM software isn’t child’s play, but SugarCRM proves oddly comforting, and is cheaper than Salesforce
Salesforce Chatter Update Tweaks: First Look
The enterprise social media tool gets file-sharing capabilities and a 'Favorites' facelift
Facebook To Kill Google? Oh Please…
Facebook could kill Google? And monkeys can fly... What is that they say about living in a world of pure imagination, asks Clint Boulton
Russian Reverse Engineer Praises Skype
Good products can't stay proprietary for long, says Efim Bushmanov, the Russian who published an open source version of Skype's protocol
Hacker Lays Security Blame On Software Vendors
Software vendors need more incentives to secure their products, says iPhone hacker Charlie Miller
Google Winds Down App Support For Old Browsers
Users of older browsers beware after it was revealed that Google Apps is moving to HTML5 browsers
Open Source Researcher Reverse Engineers Skype
A researcher from Russia plans to reverse-engineer Skype, and has posted his source code online
EMC Data Domain Analytics Engine From Index Engines
An appliance that indexes EMC Data Domain backup-image content to be extracted for business purposes
Feckless Sony Gets Yet Another Jolly Rogering
Sony is either the most unfortunate or the most careless company to fall for simple SQL injection attacks - again and again, says Eric Doyle
Microsoft Creates New Conference For Developers
Microsoft continues its wooing of the development community, this time with a new conference
Asus Releases Open Source Ubuntu Netbooks
Asus is reafirming its commitment to open source with the news that it will ship netbooks running Ubuntu
UK Tech Growth Lags Behind Global Average
Technology growth in Britain is sluggish, but the UK still accounts for a large part of the EU’s tech revenues
Patent Site Broadens Access To Review Process
The UK's Intellectual Property Office is trialling a social networking-style system for improving patent quality
Microsoft Unveils Windows 8 Tile Interface
Windows 8 will bring Windows Phone 7's 'live tile' interface to desktops and tablets
Nokia’s Windows Phone Transition Could Be Rough
Nokia's move to Windows Phone could be rough, even as it fends off Android's assault on its low-end market, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Google’s Schmidt Admits Social Networking Mistakes
Google's executive chairman admits he failed to move quickly enough to address the threat from Facebook
OpenOffice.org Project Moves To Apache
Oracle has donated the source code for OpenOffice to Apache in a surprise move
Polycom Buys HP Video Collaboration Business
With its acquisition of HP's telepresence business Polycom is stepping up its competition with Cisco
Massive Chinese Phishing Cyber-Attack Targets Gmail
Google has disclosed that a large-scale, spear-phishing attack focused on government officials and activists
File-Sharing Grandmother Gets 3 Years’ Probation
58-year old nurse Anne Muir has escaped a jail term, after being convicted of illegal file-sharing
Twitter Launches ‘Follow’ Button
Companies can now embed a 'Follow' button on their websites, to encourage readers to follow their tweets
Server Immersion Offers Cooling Benefits
Green Revolution Cooling claims that totally immersing servers in oil can cut cooling costs by 95 percent
Autodesk Helps Design Eco-Friendly Prototypes
Autodesk is using Granta Design's materials database to improve the sustainability of product prototypes
Google Removes 26 Infected Apps From Android Market
Google has removed 26 Apps said to be infected with a stripped down version of DriodDream
Quarter Of US Web Users Opt For VoIP Calls
Research has shown that 24 percent of web users in the US utilise some form of voice over IP service
Why Google Wallet Isn’t Ready yet
Google Wallet is great in theory, but the phone, payment, and retail options are too limiting, according to Clint Boulton
Sophos Urges Vigilance Over Fake Firefox AV Warnings
Firefox users beware, as Sophos has discovered advanced scareware that utilises fake Firefox virus warnings
CEOP Protects Hundreds Of Kids From Online Abuse
CEOP protected over 400 children from online threats last year, as parents turn to tech to track their offspring