Get Microsoft Office 365 “free” when you buy Panda Internet Security 2013
Microsoft is currently offering a four-year subscription to Office 365 University together with a copy of Panda Internet Security 2013 for a mere 59.99. The license is valid on two computers, either PC or Mac, and offers the suite as a download rather than a boxed product, to cut down So for roughly…
Hotmail loophole leaves Facebook accounts vulnerable
Facebook users who login using Hotmail and other web-based email services might be vulnerable to account hijacks, due to a loophole related to expired addresses. Microsoft deactivates unused Hotmail accounts after 270 days of inactivity, reassigning the addresses to any new user who requests them after a certain period of Those…
The great migration from Hotmail to Outlook.com is complete
Microsoft announced Thursday that it had accomplished the herculean task of moving hundreds of millions of users from venerable webmail service Hotmail to the sleek new Outlook.com. Some 300 million users and 150 petabytes later, Hotmail is officially a ghost town. And it’s been a welcome change for most users: Hotmail…
Google Opens Up Push Messaging for Chrome, Chrome OS
According to Google, the company is now allowing developers to make use the company’s Google Cloud Messaging for Chrome feature throughout all Chrome channels a long and convoluted way to say that Google’s finally unlocking push notifications within Chrome OS and its Chrome browser. Naturally, a user has to be…
Updated Migration Manager for Exchange
Dell is releasing an updated Microsoft Exchange migration tool this month, along with other tools for IT pros. The new Dell Quest Migration Manager for Exchange product runs on the customer’s premises and features the possibility of carrying out single-step migrations. The "single-step" part refers to a claim by Dell…
X1 desktop search tool now indexes SharePoint, cloud email
X1 has released the biggest upgrade of its desktop search tool in four years, adding the ability to query SharePoint sites and tap webmail accounts. The upgrade, called X1 Search 8, also runs in virtualized thin clients, a first for the product, according to the company. X1 also redesigned the X1…
The war for mobile messaging is on
SAN FRANCISCO WhatsApp is one of Silicon Valley’s most buzzed-about companies, yet it actively avoids the spotlight, operating out of a small office in Mountain View, Calif., with no sign on the building entrance or on the office door. Unlike most start-ups eager for media attention, WhatsApp Inc. says it…
SharePoint Online Leaves Preview, Prepares Users For Upgrade CMSWire
Another milestone in the gradual upgrade of Office 365 SharePoint Online is finally out of preview. Although Microsoft doesn’t say when users will be able to get the new version, it does say that it will be soon and that users will be given notice of four weeks before they In…
Bing Now Allows Users To Like And Comment On Facebook Entries Right From …
Bing’s social sidebar, which shows relevant entries from your Facebook friends, Twitter, Klout, Quora and other services, just got a lot more interactive. You can now like Facebook posts in the social sidebar and add their own comments. In addition you can now also see all of the existing comments…
Boston Gets Gmail
If you correspond via email with any of Boston’s city employees, you probably won’t even notice a difference. But starting soon, the city of Boston will be switching its email system from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps, a cloud-based email and communication system that the city says will save about…
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