Four knowns and four unknowns in Google's Alphabet soup
When Google announced on Monday that it would create a new holding company called Alphabet, of which Google Inc. will be just one part, Larry Page said the new structure would allow the company to get...
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Outlook 2016 review: A new coat of paint on the same reliable personal...
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The new Outlook 2016 for Mac is the same solid, dependable, occasionally cluttered app it’s always been, for good or ill. If you’re looking for...
View ArticleGoogle spotlights, open-sources experimental Android apps
Google is putting some of the most Google-y Android apps in the spotlight, and is sharing their source code to spur development of other apps.The site Android Experiments is showcasing Android apps...
View ArticleTwitter drops 140-character limit for direct messages
Now you can really vent next time you want to say something privately on Twitter.The company has removed the 140-character limit for its direct messaging tool, in a move that could increase its...
View ArticleGoogle's Niantic Labs to become independent company
Two days after announcing a sweeping reorganization, Google has detailed its first departure. Niantic Labs, an augmented reality unit of Google, will be spun off into an independent company.The split,...
View ArticleLG launching high-fidelity music download service
LG Electronics is joining the high-quality audio delivery business with the launch of a service that can be used with premium smartphones.Available on the LG SmartWorld app and website from later this...
View ArticleSeller of melanoma detection apps settles FTC complaint
Smartphone users might be better off seeing a doctor than relying on a family of mobile apps to diagnose whether moles on their skin are cancerous.The final defendant remaining in a U.S. Federal Trade...
View ArticleApple, Intel cite gains in hiring women and minorities
Apple and Intel are both making progress in their efforts to hire more women and minorities, according to figures released by the companies this week.In the first six months of the year, more than 43...
View ArticleFujitsu brainstorm room lets you write on the walls
If you take the concept of the paperless office seriously, Fujitsu has a meeting room just for you.The electronics manufacturer is showing off a user interface (UI) designed for brainstorming. It...
View ArticleSeller of melanoma detection apps settles FTC complaint
Smartphone users might be better off seeing a doctor than relying on a family of mobile apps to diagnose whether moles on their skin are cancerous.The final defendant remaining in a U.S. Federal Trade...
View ArticleMozilla tests a true stealth mode for Firefox
Mozilla wants to make private browsing truly private.The company is testing enhancements to private browsing in Firefox designed to block website elements that could be used by third parties to track...
View ArticleBusiness booms for African sites dedicated to used goods
The online market for used items in expanding rapidly in Africa, as new sites pop up in countries around the continent and sales for the online marketplaces take off.Lithuania-based Mobofree, the...
View ArticleSpam King pleads guilty to Facebook hack, email scheme
A notorious spammer is facing up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to sending millions of unwanted email messages after breaching Facebook's computer network.Sanford...
View ArticleThe Listserve: Your chance to send a message to 25,000 people.
I posted this piece elsewhere sometime in 2012 and I’m revising it for my next post:There are millions of email lists on the Internet. Some lists you’re probably on but would rather not be, such as...
View ArticleLinkedIn spruces up messaging ... and adds GIFs and emojis
The next time "sincerely" won't do while writing to a prospective employer on LinkedIn, how about you try closing that cover letter with a big, round smiley face?Buttoned down LinkedIn is adding a...
View ArticleMicrosoft, US face off again over emails stored in Ireland
A dispute between Microsoft and the U.S. government over turning over emails stored in a data center in Ireland comes up for oral arguments in an appeals court in New York on Wednesday.Microsoft holds...
View ArticleHillary Clinton aides worried about antiquated technology, use of personal email
Senior aides to Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state expressed concerns about the poor level of computer technology at the State Department and the use of personal email by staffers,...
View ArticleMicrosoft stays in the on-premises email server game with launch of Exchange...
Microsoft has been aggressively pushing its cloud services for applications such as email, but it also remains committed to selling software that customers run in their own data centers. That's why,...
View ArticleWhy Verizon's email service sucks and what to do about it
I’ve covered Verizon many times in my writing career and, having once been a customer, I know first hand that the company has some huge flaws not only in how it treats customer (which is generally...
View ArticleEU Safe Harbor ruling could have bearing on Microsoft email dispute
Microsoft has cited a ruling by an European Court on transatlantic transfers of personal data as having a bearing on its litigation over turning over email held in Ireland to U.S. law enforcement. The...
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