Google Brings Its Cloud Messaging Push Notification Service To Chrome

At last year’s I/O, Google launched its Cloud Messaging push notification service for Android and this week, it extended this service to Chrome and Chrome OS. This, Google says, allows Chrome apps and extension developers to wake up their apps remotely and/or send alerts to users. While mobile…

Posted on: May 10, 2013 2:00 pm

Former Washington high school players on WNBA rosters

The list of former Washington high school players looking to play in the WNBA continues to grow. Here’s a look at who’s where: Ashley Corral, point guard, Prairie High School, Washington Mystics Outlook: Cut from 2012 Storm training camp, then played in China. New Mystics roster features veteran point guards, Briann…

Posted on: May 10, 2013 9:00 am

Hijacking Facebook accounts via expired Hotmail accounts Help Net Security

Posted on 10 May 2013.Three researchers from Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, have discovered a simple way to hijack Facebook accounts by just by misusing existing features and responses of Facebook, Microsoft’s Hotmail web-based email service and its Windows Live Messenger.According to their research, Microsoft automatically retires any Hotmail…

Posted on: May 10, 2013 9:00 am

Boston goes Google as its drops Microsoft e-mail services

Whether Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who doesn’t even have a computer on his desk, actually uses it is another matter. But he’s moving to Google, and bringing some 20,000 other city employees with him. Boston has dropped its longstanding e-mail system, Microsoft Exchange, for Google Apps, the search giant’s suite…

Posted on: May 10, 2013 9:00 am

‘Hotmail, since you changed to Outlook, you’ve been a massive pr**k’

Quotw This was the week when Nokia took some acrimonious advice from shareholders at the AGM, one of whom suggested the firm was on its way down to the pits of doom. Tired of the firm’s direction and the absence of the much-promised turnaround, shareholder Hannu Virtanen told chief exec…

Posted on: May 10, 2013 9:00 am

KakaoTalk Partners With AdPOPcorn, Brings Ads To Its Messaging Platform As It …

Another move in the oh-so-hot mobile messaging space today: South Korea’s Kakao Inc, which owns the KakaoTalk cross-platform mobile messaging app, has inked an agreement with digital marketing company IGAWorks to bring its mobile ad product, adPOPcorn, to the messaging app. IGAWorks will also provide adPOPcorn to game developers whose…

Posted on: May 10, 2013 9:00 am

With New Gmail And Chrome Integrations, Is Google Trying To “Colonize” iOS …

Is Google simply trying to create a better user experience on the iPhone and iPad or is it trying to "colonize" iOS with its apps? It all depends on your point of view though, it’s probably a bit of both. When the new Gmail app for iOS was released May…

Posted on: May 9, 2013 7:00 pm

AvePoint Announces Platinum Sponsorship of SharePoint Summit Toronto 2013

Sag Baruss, Director of AvePoint Client Services North America, to lead sessions entitled "Governance in Small Steps" on Tuesday, May 14, and "Optimizing SharePoint for Capacity and Performance" on Wednesday, May 15 Jersey City, NJ (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 AvePoint, the leader in governance, compliance, and management solutions for social enterprise collaboration platforms, today…

Posted on: May 9, 2013 7:00 pm

Microsoft’s Outlook.com Getting Limited Preview for Skype Video Calling

Though everything’s on a preview basis as of the moment, Microsoft will soon be launching Skype video calling for its Outlook.com email service, which was announced on Monday, April 29. This marks another step on Microsoft’s part to further expand Skype coverage across its different consumer electronics products and services….

Posted on: May 9, 2013 7:00 pm

Demand Prompts Second Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Event Industry Today

Microsoft Gold Partner, Blue Chip, hosts a further Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 event in response to customer demand. Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it? Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday Following the success of Blue Chip’s Tech Live Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 event in March, IT specialist and Microsoft Gold Anthony…

Posted on: May 9, 2013 7:00 pm