Is Google Peeping into Too Many Places?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/27/2011

Some people fret that Google is growing far too nosy, in light of the search engine maven's buyout of face recognition specialist PittPatt, its insistence on "real names" in Google Plus, and its disclosure of the locations of notebook PCs and cell phones worldwide in 'Street View'.

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Back to School: Video Chat Makes the Grade from PCs to Smartphones

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/26/2011

Video chat is no longer just the stuff of Dick Tracy fiction. With options for face-to-face communications from PCs, Macs, iPhones, and Android smartphones, which video chat options are your best bet?

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As XP Dies, Will Users Step to Windows 7, 8 or Something Else?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/12/2011

As CEO Steve Ballmer crows about Windows 7 sales, another exec, Stephen Rose, blogged warnings about the final death knell of Windows XP. This all flies in the face of recent Windows 8 sneak peaks, an OS Ballmer calls their "riskiest move yet."

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Google+ Battles Facebook & Microsoft

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/11/2011

Google is planning further integration between Google+ and Gmail, along with a business edition of its emerging social networking service, two moves that could give Google's lineup a big leg-up against Facebook, Twitter, and even cloud-based office suites such as Microsoft's Office 365.

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IBM's Cloud To Offer Gold, Silver and Bronze Data Recovery to SMBs

By Jacqueline Emigh | 7/8/2011

For SMBs and enterprises alike, IBM plans to launch new cloud-based data recovery services later this summer, at gold, silver and bronze service levels and price points. In an interview with NBR, an IBM exec divulged details of the realtime recovery and restoral service, while also talking up a forthcoming data archive in the cloud.

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Microsoft Launches Office 365, SMBs Tout Productivity & Mobility

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/29/2011

"To compete, SMBs need an edge," contended Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, at an Office 365 launch event which revolved around how SMBs are starting to use cloud-based online editions of Exchange, SharePoint and Lync for productivity and mobility features that make them look and feel more like big businesses.

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Panasonic Updates Toughbook 19 with New Components

By Charles P. Jefferies | 6/11/2011

Panasonic has updated its Toughbook 19 with a new sunlight-readable display, second-generation Intel Core i5 processor and more RAM.

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Free PDF Editor Software Roundup

By Dustin Sklavos | 8/5/2010

The price tag on Adobe Acrobat is onerous at best and highway robbery at worst, but we shouldn't let that stop us from enjoying the benefits of the PDF format. In fact, we're so keen on getting the most out of the flexible filetype, we're rounding up five free software options for editing your own PDF files.

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Free Videoconference Software Buyers Guide

By Dustin Sklavos | 3/4/2010

Gone are the days when videochats and videophone calls are cutting-edge, high-cost CEO-only affairs; there are now several free videoconference applications available to the average consumer. But which offers the best bang for zero bucks? We break it down in this buyer's guide.

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Microsoft Pushing Windows 7 64-bit Compatibility

By Charles P. Jefferies | 9/30/2009

Microsoft today announced the Windows 7 logo program, which is designed to help customers make better buying decisions.

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Online Backup Service Buyers Guide 2009

By RickVanover | 9/17/2009

As the small business and home user become more dependent on technology, it is a great time to consider an online backup service. The question becomes: Which one do I use? Where will my money go the farthest? In this buyer's guide, we have reviewed six online backup products for use in home computing and small business settings.

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Internet Explorer 8 Better than Rivals at Blocking Malware Sites

By Charles P. Jefferies | 8/18/2009

NSS Labs has conducted benchmarks on web browsers and found that Internet Explorer 8 has better malware-blocking capabilities than any other browser.

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