A former Google executive has said the company is so focused on advertising and its increasing rivalry with Facebook that …
Google restores interoperability with AOL AIM
Google and AOL have restored the interoperability between their two instant messaging (IM) networks, a little over two weeks after …
Motorola to target business users with VMware hypervisor
Motorola Mobility has joined LG and Samsung among the companies building VMware’s hypervisor into their phones. The move is part …
CIO=supply chain manager
A few years back, only a large company could afford sophisticated back-office and front-office automation. Whether it was SAP, Siebel, …
Google Apps adds around-the-clock phone support
Addressing a major source of complaints with its Apps suite, Google has announced that it will now offer around-the-clock phone …
Computing while commuting
Guy Whitcroft tells us how a light-weight iPad can replace a notebook, making commuting and general meetings more productive Sometime …
Samsung Galaxy SII
Launched in June of this year, global unit volumes have already crossed the 5 million mark. A hands-on feel on …
Google launches group deals aggregator in China
Google has launched a new portal in China that catalogs group buying deals, a return to activity there after pulling …
Google Web History vulnerable to new Firesheep hack
Two researchers have shown how a modded version of the Firesheep Wi-Fi sniffing tool can be used to access most …
Nearly 300,000 Iranian IP addresses likely compromised
Close to 300,000 unique IP addresses from Iran requested access to google.com using a rogue certificate issued by Dutch digital …
Hackers steal SSL certificates for CIA, MI6, Mossad
The tally of digital certificates stolen from a Dutch company in July has exploded to more than 500, including ones …
RIM launches smartphone management for small businesses
Research In Motion (RIM) launched a free online service for small businesses to help them centrally manage BlackBerry smartphones in …
Google to extend SMS-chat gateways in MEA
Google already allows Gmail users to exchange chat messages with mobile phone users via SMS in 23 countries worldwide, but …
Google to drop support for Microsoft IE7
Google will drop support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Mozilla’s Firefox 3.5 browsers for its online apps, including …
Who Controls Your Brand?
The old order is being turned on its head; companies used to being in control of their customers and their …
Google launches Chrome OS
Google co-founder Sergey Brin said Windows and other traditional PC operating systems are “torturing users” at Google’s Chrome OS launch …
Google gets social
Google is diving deeper into social networking. The company hasn’t released a long-rumored but unconfirmed social networking platform , but it …
Google to add offline storage to Apps by year end
Google is working to restore offline storage capabilities for its Apps productivity software and should have it done by the …
A rewarding job
When Ben Fried left his post as IT managing director at Morgan Stanley and took over as Google’s CIO in …
Google launches Cloud Print
Apple’s AirPrint technology may not be quite ready for primetime (at least outside of a few specialised printers), but that’s …