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Microsoft Deal Will Boost Open Skype Alternatives

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May 11, 2011
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Microsoft Deal Will Boost Open Skype Alternatives Though it promises otherwise, Microsoft is unlikely to keep Skype going on competing platforms. Here are a few open source options.
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Senator Questions Google on Wi-Fi Snooping A U.S. senator resurrected year-old questions about Google Street View cars sniffing Wi-Fi networks Tuesday.
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Amazon's Cloud Failed: How Can Yours Be Better? Amazon's cloud services failure will likely lead to reservations by corporations to deploy solutions in the public cloud.
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Microsoft Downplays Server Bug Threat, Say Researchers Microsoft is downplaying the threat posed by one of the three bugs the company patched today, said security researchers.
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IPad Cannibalization Talk Is Crazy, Says Analyst Apple's iPad hasn't materially affected consumer PC sales, as some have claimed, according to survey data compiled by the NPD Group.
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R.I.P. iFlowReader: How Apple Policy Crushed a Small Company Killed by fees imposed by Apple, iFlowReader is forced to close its doors and shut down the company.
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Microsoft Brings Skype from Living Room to Board Room Skype is an icon of online communications for consumers, but the Microsoft purchase gives Skype established credibility with business customers as well.
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Symantec Says Facebook Applications Leaked Information A programming bug on Facebook's website may have accidentally given advertisers and others access to a treasure trove of personal information, according to...
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Was the Chrome Browser Sandbox Cracked? Security researchers claim to have bypassed the Chrome browser sandbox protection, but some suggest that the exploit may actually take advantage of Adobe Flash.
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Microsoft Unleashes Critical Update for Windows Server There are only two new security bulletins for this Patch Tuesday, but one of them exposes many organizations to remote attack. IT admins need to take this light Patch Tuesday seriously.
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Day 10: Organizing Files in Google Docs After working with Google Docs for the past 10 days, I have accumulated a fair amount of files, and I need some way to organize them logically for future reference.
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Consumer SSDs to Break out in 2012, Gartner Says Consumer solid-state drives will have a break-out year in 2012 due to falling prices, which will make SSDs a primary storage option for mainstream users, Gartner...
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