CompanionLink Releases Easy Gmail Outlook Calendar Sync

CompanionLink has just released Gmail Outlook Calendar Sync as an alternative to the discontinued Google Calendar Sync. CompanionLink for Google is recommend by productivity masters such as Tim Ferriss to sync Outlook calendar, contacts, tasks, categories, and contact photos between Gmail and Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, and 2013. "CompanionLink has supported Google Calendar…

Posted on: January 22, 2013 9:00 am

Best free Microsoft Office alternatives

Looking to put Microsoft Office behind you? Here are our picks for the five best, free alternatives that will leave you wondering why you waited so long to make the switch. Microsoft Office was once the go-to source and industry standard for office productivity applications. As the office suite landscape…

Posted on: January 22, 2013 9:00 am

Les utilisateurs d’Outlook.com se plaignent de la migration depuis Hotmail

Outlook.com semble etre un succes. Fin novembre dernier, Microsoft annoncait avoir atteint 25 millions d’utilisateursavec sa nouvelle messagerie en ligne. Lance en juillet, le serviceest une refonte complete de Hotmail qui reprend l’interface moderne de Windows8. Reste que la migration entre le vieux Hotmail et le tout nouveau tout beau…

Posted on: January 21, 2013 7:00 pm

Google makes Microsoft sweat over Sync cutoff, but Windows Phone will get …

Google’s decision to drop Exchange ActiveSync support, a protocol used to sync Gmail calendar, contacts, and mail items on mobile devices, left Microsoft surprised and disappointed. The change means new Windows Phone users after January 30th with personal Gmail accounts will be unable to sync calendar and contact items. The…

Posted on: January 21, 2013 7:00 pm

Rogers HTC 8X users reporting OS update now available, fixes messaging issues

Although most of Rogers Android device updates have been pushed to February, users of the Windows Phone 8 HTC 8X can go forth today and upgrade to OS 8.0.10211.204. This is the same WP8 update that Nokia Lumia 920 users reported last week. The update size is just over 2788412KB – Messaging improvements….

Posted on: January 21, 2013 7:00 pm

China’s Xiaomi Aims its MiTalk Messaging App at Southeast Asia, Japan, and …

China’s Xiaomi not only makes a range of popular Android-based smartphones (a whopping 7.19 million sold in 2012) but also its own group messaging app. Called Miliao in Chinese (and now with the English name MiTalk), it’s a smaller rival to WeChat, Line, KakaoTalk, Whatsapp, and many others. Now MiTalk According to…

Posted on: January 21, 2013 7:00 pm

CommuniGate Systems Launches Secure Unified Messaging for Virtualization …

CommuniGate Systems Launches Secure Unified Messaging for Virtualization Environments January 21st, 2013 By: THN News Email, IM and the group calendar are core components to business processes and are a staple offering for web hosting companies. These "core offerings" keep the customers happy and maintain loyalty with brand retention. There are…

Posted on: January 21, 2013 7:00 pm

Jongla Releses Stickers, HTML5 App To Target Crowded Mobile Messaging …

Is there room for another mobile messaging player? Jongla, the Helsinki-based messaging app, tells us they’re seeing some initial traction as they try to break into the crowded messaging market. The app is available to download on iOS, Android, or on the web or other phones with HTML5, and is…

Posted on: January 21, 2013 7:00 pm

A Fond Farewell to Windows Live Messenger

Anyone who has spent hours of their life communicating with friends and family on Windows Live Messenger may want to shed a small tear on the 15th of March. This is when the hugely popular messaging system will be switched off for good. The official word from Microsoft is that…

Posted on: January 21, 2013 2:00 pm

SharePoint Solutions Webinar Will Explore Process to Automate SharePoint Site …

SharePoint Solutions will host a webinar Jan. 23 that explores a way to completely automate SharePoint site creation and provisioning while enforcing consistent governance and uniformity. The 30-minutesite creation automation webinar, which is free and includes Q&A time, begins at 11 a.m. EST. "Webinar participants will see for themselves…

Posted on: January 21, 2013 2:00 pm