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27 Dec, 2012

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Microsoft to Acquire Yammer for a Reported $1.2 Billion

15 Jun, 2012

In an effort to bolster its Microsoft Office software, Microsoft has decided to buy business software company Yammer for a reported $1.2 billion. The Yammer acquisition will bring to the table...More >

Apple Introduces New MacBook Pros, iOS Update and New Maps App at WWDC

11 Jun, 2012

Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is under way and the company has already announced new offerings and updates to its MacBook lines, Mac OS and iOS, as well as a new 3D Maps app, among...More >

Report: Hard Drive Costs Will Climb Through 2014

06 Jun, 2012

The repercussions of last year's flooding in Thailand will be seen on hard drives for a while to come, according to a new report released today. The "I.H.S. iSuppli Memory and Storage Market Brief"...More >

Hackers Attack LinkedIn: Experts Recommend Changing Passwords

06 Jun, 2012

"Salt Free" can be a very bad thing, at least when it comes to password hashing. Security experts strongly recommend that users of LinkedIn's social network - all 161 million of them - change their...More >

Google Buys QuickOffice to Get a Leg Up in the Mobile Office Space

05 Jun, 2012

Mobile users have long been left out in the cold when it comes to accessing Microsoft Office documents. Google Docs works well for users on the go, but not for those accessing it on a mobile browser...More >

Yahoo's Axis Search Browser Revolves Around the Mobile Web, Stumbles

04 Jun, 2012

Beleaguered Yahoo! strikes back in the Browser Wars. The company's Axis search tool, as Cult of Mac describes it: [P]romises to give you smarter, faster search results, and allows you to explore new...More >

Samsung Acquires Wireless Chip Maker Nanoradio

01 Jun, 2012

Samsung has announced today that it has acquired Nanoradio, a maker of ultra-low-power WLAN chipsets that it based in Sweden. In an IDG News Service release on Computerworld, Geoff Blaber, a research...More >

Yahoo's Axis Search Browser Revolves Around the Mobile Web

30 May, 2012

strikes back in the Browser Wars. The company's Axis search tool, as CultofMac describes...More >

Facebook, Zuckerberg Sued by Shareholders over IPO

23 May, 2012

Facebook went public less than a week ago and there are already lawsuits against the company, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a number of banks and even the Nasdaq. The lawsuit was filed today in a U.S....More >