Google puts its foot down, says cops need a warrant before accessing Gmail …

Google (GOOG) has run into its own share of user privacy controversies in the past, but that hasn’t stopped the company from putting its foot down when it comes to giving law enforcement officials access to its users’ Gmail accounts. Per Ars Technica, Google spokesman Chris Gaither said flatly this…

Posted on: January 28, 2013 9:00 am

Microsoft Office 2013: Is it worth the upgrade?

Microsoft’s Office 2013 brings modest improvements to an already fully featured Office 2010. The perennial question with every Microsoft Office release is whether the new features are worth the cost of an upgrade. The software giant will claim these additions are all worthy of your cash. We investigate to see if this…

Posted on: January 28, 2013 9:00 am

Carriers’ messaging nightmare gets worse as Apple’s iMessage growth pulls …

As mobile operators across the world seek ways to cope with SMS volume erosion, two leading messaging services are now running neck and neck with triple-digit annualized growth rates. Apple (AAPL) announced on Wednesday evening during its first-quarter earnings call that its iMessage service is transmitting more than 2 billion By…

Posted on: January 27, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft Office 2013 Release Date Jan. 29? Prices and Features Detailed

Microsoft’s new Office 2013 is set to launch on Jan. 29 for non-business customers. Rumors of the pre-order date were confirmed by The Verge that reported sites such as Future Shop, a Canadian retailer, have already started to offer the touch-friendly Office 2013 with the shipping date at the end of the The…

Posted on: January 27, 2013 7:00 pm

Hotmail! Lovers’ emails do the rounds

AN office girl’s graphic email sex chat with her fiance was sent to colleagues by mistake… and is now trending on Twitter! Melanie Anderson bombarded "handsome, sexy" Eric Knisz with raunchy comments from the reception desk at the oil services firm where they work. And his red-hot replies included lines…

Posted on: January 27, 2013 7:00 pm

DBWC concludes Network Majlis session

Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) recently concluded its first session of the Network Majlis in 2013 discussing the impact of the TMI Time Manager principles on the productivity and effectiveness of Microsoft Outlook (MS) 2010 users. The event was held with Edward Matti, managing partner at CCM Consultancy, and participants learned to…

Posted on: January 27, 2013 2:00 pm

Text Messaging Woman Falls Into Freezing Canal [Video]

A woman by the name of Laura Safe learned an important lesson recently pay attention to where you are walking while text messaging. Laura was paying attention to her phone when she walked down a flight of stairs and right into an icy cold canal. Laura was lucky that someone…

Posted on: January 27, 2013 2:00 pm

Microsoft Office deal opens to most at Defense

Under a licensing deal signed in December, Army and Defense Information Systems Agency employees can now buy Microsoft Office 2013 — which includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — for their home computers for the bargain price of $9.95, versus a suggested retail price of more than $100, a Microsoft spokeswoman Navy and Marines…

Posted on: January 27, 2013 9:00 am

Microsoft Outlook For Windows RT Currently Being Tested

Microsoft Windows RT users may soon have access to a native version of MS Outlook. When first released Microsoft chose to skip over a functional email client for its lower powered tablet OS release. The software giant is already believed to be testing a free version of Office that will…

Posted on: January 27, 2013 9:00 am

New Skype app update adds Messenger buddies, removes People Hub …

A post on the Skype Garage blog announced an update for Skype for Windows Phone 8, officially dubbed the "Skype for Windows Phone 8 Preview 2.1" (glad the Skype kids are fitting right in at Microsoft with the naming policies, anyway). The release, available from the Windows Phone Marketplace, provides The app has,…

Posted on: January 26, 2013 7:00 pm

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