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Article | 17/11/2012 New SharePoint development model triggers hopes, questions

SharePoint's new application development model has piqued the interest of ISVs and enterprise developers who create applications for Microsoft's enter...

Article | 13/11/2012 Yammer impacting Microsoft's software development process

Microsoft has started to adopt some key software development practices from Yammer, the ESN (enterprise social networking) vendor it acquired several ...

Article | 12/11/2012 Microsoft to address Yammer integration plans at SharePoint conference

Microsoft will shine the spotlight this week on SharePoint's new 2013 version at a conference devoted to the popular collaboration server, but recentl...

Article | 8/11/2012 Microsoft launches Skype-centered hub for small businesses

Microsoft has unveiled a commercial networking site where small businesses can promote their products and services and interact with potential custome...

Article | 6/11/2012 Google updates Chrome browser with battery-saving feature

Google has released a Chrome browser update with a video decoding enhancement that the company claims will help users save battery life.

Article | 6/11/2012 Microsoft to close Messenger and consolidate IM service on Skype

Microsoft will shut down Windows Live Messenger next year, compelling users to migrate to Skype, whose latest version can import users' Messenger cont...

Article | 31/10/2012 Google Drive files can now be shared via Google+

Users can now share files from their Google Drive storage account on their Google+ social networking profile, a capability that could be particularly ...

Article | 31/10/2012 Microsoft sued over use of live tiles in Windows

Microsoft has been slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit over its use of dynamic "live" tile icons in Windows, including in the newly launched Wi...

Article | 29/10/2012 Yammer broadens integration capabilities for its enterprise social software

Yammer said it has simplified and expanded the ways in which its enterprise social networking (ESN) software can be integrated with third-party busine...

Article | 29/10/2012 Google to issue credits for App Engine outage

Google will give refunds to paid subscribers of App Engine, its Web application development and hosting service, which suffered a partial outage on Fr...

Article | 25/10/2012 Microsoft seeks to catch up in tablet market with Windows 8

Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft.

Article | 24/10/2012 Zuckerberg dazzles Wall Street with Q3 mobile progress

Facebook, which had been in the doghouse with Wall Street since it went public, wowed investors with its third-quarter report on Tuesday, in particula...

Article | 23/10/2012 Facebook grows revenue more than 30 percent in Q3, but also posts loss

Facebook, under extreme pressure to cheer up its disappointed investors, posted revenue growth of more than 30 percent in its third quarter on Tuesday...

Article | 23/10/2012 Mayer vows improvements across the board at Yahoo

Marissa Mayer, participating in her first Yahoo earnings conference call since becoming CEO, outlined a broad range of areas in which the company need...

Article | 22/10/2012 Office Web Apps upgrade offers better iPad experience

An upgrade of Microsoft's Office Web Apps has been finalized, and a combination of enhancements makes this Web-hosted Office version work much better ...