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Article | 4/02/2013 Google and Mozilla hail WebRTC interop between Chrome and Firefox

Developers now can create audio and video communications applications that work across the Chrome and Firefox browsers without the need for plug-ins.

Article | 1/02/2013 At IBM Connect, IT execs talk about betting on enterprise social

Unused intranets. Siloed departmental portals. Excessive email use.

Article | 29/01/2013 New Office suite for consumers available now

Microsoft will begin selling worldwide on Tuesday the new consumer version of the Office suite, making it available both via a subscription model and ...

Article | 28/01/2013 IBM to beef up content management, analytics in Connections enterprise social product

IBM will launch before mid-year several new and improved collaboration and communication products, including a new suite for human resources tasks and...

Article | 24/01/2013 Microsoft revenue up, aided by Windows unit sales, though profit declines

Though Microsoft's second-fiscal-quarter profit declined, company revenue increased, helped by its Windows division, where sales shot up more than 20 ...

Article | 18/01/2013 Windows 8 Pro upgrade price to rise to $199.99 after Jan. 31

The price for upgrading to Windows 8 Pro will shoot up after Jan. 31, when the existing special offers to acquire the new OS lapse.

Article | 17/01/2013 Cisco virtual desktop users to get access to Jabber HD voice and video

Users of Cisco's virtual desktop system will soon be able to engage in voice and video communications with their colleagues using the Jabber instant m...

Article | 14/01/2013 New Chrome browser beta adds voice recognition API

A new beta version of Google's Chrome browser for PCs can run Web applications controlled via user voice commands, so that people will be able to play...

Article | 12/01/2013 Facing federal charges, Internet innovator and activist Aaron Swartz commits suicide

Aaron Swartz, the brilliant Internet pioneer, passionate political activist and computer programming prodigy, committed suicide on Friday as he faced ...

Article | 10/01/2013 Morgan Stanley downgrades Microsoft over Win 8, PC market concerns

Concerns over Windows 8 sales and over the PC market dynamics have prompted Morgan Stanley to downgrade its recommendation on Microsoft's stock.

Article | 10/01/2013 After rumors, Microsoft announces purchase of R2 Studios for its Xbox business

Microsoft has acquired id8 Group R2 Studios to boost its Xbox team, in a deal that unnamed sources leaked to some media outlets last week.

Article | 8/01/2013 Microsoft: Windows 8 passes 60 million licenses sold

Microsoft has sold more than 60 million [m] Windows 8 licenses so far, a number that is "roughly" in line with the performance of Windows 7 at the sam...

Article | 8/01/2013 SharePoint Online upgrades cause problems for some users, developers

Recent back-end upgrades by Microsoft to Office 365's SharePoint Online are causing problems for some users and developers whose workflows and applica...

Article | 3/01/2013 Google finds unauthorized certificate for google.com domain, scrambles to protect users

Google has taken steps to close potential security holes created by a fraudulent certificate for its google.com domain, discovered in late December.

Article | 18/12/2012 After 2012 launch splash, Windows 8 faces enterprise skepticism

Among the raft of recent and upcoming Microsoft upgrades, Windows 8 towers in importance but its chances for success remain cloudy among enterprise cu...