Gmail goes down, Google investigating the cause

Google’s Gmail service went down Friday, taking some Google+ services along with it and forcing the world onto services like Twitter to complain. Users who tried to access Gmail about 11:15 AM PT on Friday received the message at the top of the page: "We’re sorry, but your Gmail account By…

Posted on: January 24, 2014 7:00 pm

Does OTT Video, Messaging, Cannibalize Linear TV, Text Messaging?

Some common rules of thumb about changes in application demand are so entrenched it is hard to envision other outcomes. Consider the impact of over the top video on linear video subscriptions, or the impact of over the top messaging services on text messaging. The conventional wisdom is that over…

Posted on: January 24, 2014 7:00 pm

Google glitch sends thousands of emails to man’s Hotmail account

Updated at 6:06 p.m. ET:A Google spokesperson says the search glitch that flooded Peck’s inbox was not related to the Gmail outage. Here’s the statement provided to NBC News: "Due to a technical glitch, some email addresses on public webpages appeared too prominently in search results. We’ve fixed the…

Posted on: January 24, 2014 7:00 pm

Your ultimate mobile office: The tools you need to work on any device

Whether work follows you out of the office or your office is wherever you happen to be, you can’t be tied down. You need to edit documents, access files, track projects, and more, from your laptop or from any major flavor of mobile device. Here are the tools anyone needs…

Posted on: January 24, 2014 2:00 pm

Eight Steps To Powerful Startup Messaging

I was asked recently how early stage startups can create an effective marketing program. It’s a loaded question but it boils down to one key ingredient: powerful and compelling messaging. processIt’s something I describe as "core messaging" because it sits at the core of a startup’s marketing and sales effort…

Posted on: January 24, 2014 2:00 pm

Cloud Provider Launches Hosted Email Exchange Service

Cloud Hosting provider, drive2go launches outlook2go, a hosted Microsoft Exchange email service for businesses that rely on mobile workforces and BYOD environments. Irvine, CA, January 23, 2014 –(PR.com)– drive2go, an established online file storage and cloud sharing service for small to mid-sized businesses, announces the launch of a new hosted…

Posted on: January 24, 2014 9:00 am

Apple’s latest iWork update improves compatibility with Microsoft Office

Apple issued a number of updates to its iWork suite of productivity apps today, in a move that added some key functionality for competing with Microsoft Office. The new updates have filled in a few missing features, including improved compatibility with importing documents from Office 2013, so that it’s easier Numbers,…

Posted on: January 24, 2014 9:00 am

Kroll launches PowerControls 7.1

Data recovery specialist Kroll Ontrack has released its latest version of PowerControls to address externalised content storage. PowerControls 7.1 allows IT administrators to access, search and restore externalised data from Metalogix RBS (Remote BLOB Storage), including externalised Microsoft SharePoint 2013 shredded files, as well as collect and export data from "As a…

Posted on: January 24, 2014 9:00 am

Games for Windows Live Drohendes Server-Aus für Spiele

Im August 2013 hatte Microsoft das Aus fuer Games for Windows Live beschlossen. Die Server fuer die Authentifizierung, Erfolge und andere Onlinefunktionen laufen aber noch. Vermutlich nicht mehr allzu lange: Laut einem inzwischen geloeschten Dokument von Microsoft selbst droht Ende Juli 2014 die endgueltige Deaktivierung der Server. Nun hat das Fachmagazin Joystiq.com…

Posted on: January 23, 2014 7:00 pm

Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium: 3.5 million subscribers

Microsoft’s Office 365 Home Premium subscription business is continuing to grow steadily, and is now at more than 3.5 million subscribers. The latest tally was reported by Microsoft as part of its second quarter fiscal 2014 numbers. In October 2013, Microsoft officials said there were more than 2 million Office 365 Home Premium Office 365 Home…

Posted on: January 23, 2014 7:00 pm