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Microsoft To Rebrand Office Web Apps As ‘Office Online’
After the SkyDrive decision, Microsoft readies another product rebrand for its free 'Office Web Apps' cloud service
Microsoft Surprises With IE Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft springs a surprise and decides to include a massive IE update in its Patch Tuesday release. Meanwhile, Adob e fixes a small Shockwave flaw
Bill Gates Q&A Reveals Product Role at Microsoft
Bill Gates opens up during a playful Q&A session about his revised role at the software giant
Viber Denies Acquisition Rumours
The Cyprus-based messaging start-up is set to remain independent - denying all knowledge of the takeover story
Jolla Releases Source Code For Sailfish Browser
Sailfish browser becomes the first open sourced internal app as Jolla invites community to make improvements
Mozilla Improves Multi-Device Operation With Firefox Accounts
The upcoming feature will improve synchronisation, and prepare Firefox for introduction of new user-specific services
Microsoft Officially Brings Power BI Analytics To Office 365
Microsoft's business intelligence release brings big data analytics to one billion Office users
Bitcoin In Crisis: Mt Gox Claims To Be Fixing Network-Wide Vulnerability
The exchange resumes currency withdrawals, but refuses to send Bitcoins to third-party wallets until further notice
Russian Government Says Bitcoin Is Illegal
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office says Bitcoin is used for money laundering, and should be avoided
Apple Kills The Only iOS-Compatible Bitcoin Trading App
Apple has dumped the Blockchain application from its App Store – and Bitcoin users are threatening to dump their iPhones
Twitter Starts Taking Applications For ‘Data Grants’
A few lucky research organisations will get free access to the platform's public and historical data
Firefox 27 Boosts Security
Sean Michael Kerner welcomes Firefox 27, which fixes some holes and catches up on security tech such as TLS
Vivaldi: A Privacy-Friendly Social Network Opens For Business
Co-founder of Opera Software Jon von Tetzchner unveils his latest project in Iceland
BTC China Exchange Resumes Taking Deposits In Yuan
The largest Bitcoin exchange in the world says the memo banning virtual currency transactions was misunderstood
Chrome Apps Go Mobile For Android And iOS Users
Developers can now build their first Chrome Apps for mobile users running on the Android and iOS platforms
VoltDB Upgrades In-Memory Operational Database
VoltDB upgrades its in-memory database with enhanced analytics, expanded integrations, and MySQL migration
App Developers Face Deadline For In-App Purchases
Mobile app developers have just two months to comply with new in-app purchase regulations
Facebook Beats Expectations With Record Earnings
Facebook has beaten analyst expectations after it revealed its best-ever quarterly results
Cisco Touts ‘Fog Computing’ With New IOx Platform
Cisco's new IOx platform includes a Linux OS to push software to network edge for IoT
EasyGroup Attacks Crowdsourced Delivery Startup Easybring
London-based parent of EasyJet claims the crowdsourced delivery service infringes on its trademarks
Image Of Samsung Tizen Smartphone Surfaces On Korean Website
Alleged Tizen-powered Samsung ZEQ9000 image and specs leak onto the Internet
Maude: Open Formats Could Free UK Government From Microsoft Office
Government to save tens of millions of pounds through open formats instead of Microsoft Office software
OpenStack Revamps To Build Cloud Momentum
The OpenStack Foundation reveals its plan to get more users to contribute ideas to an open-source cloud effort
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Charlie Shrem Charged With Money Laundering
The co-founder of BitInstant allegedly conspired to supply Silk Road with Bitcoins
Microsoft Reveals Data Centre Secrets And Joins Open Compute Project
Facebook's Open Compute Project can share Azure, Bing and Office365 data centre designs now Microsoft has signed up
US Companies Allowed To Publish NSA Data Request Numbers
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo and LinkedIn win a battle against the NSA, but the war is far from over
Windows Store Delivers Greater Control For App Developers
Microsoft continues to woo the developer community as it relaxes certification requirements for its Windows Store
Google Reveals Service Outage Cause
Google blames a software bug for the service disruption to Gmail and its other services late last week
Oracle Won’t Block Open Source In The Public Sector
Oracle has claimed that open source increases risk. The evidence points otherwise, says Ed Boyajian