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June 28, 2011
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* Our Top Stories
Office 365 vs. Google Docs Showdown: Feature by Feature
With Tuesday's launch of Office 365, Microsoft is ready to go
head-to-head with Google on its own turf. How do the Web-based
Microsoft tools stack up against Google's?
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Symantec Compares Apple's iOS and Android Security
Apple's iOS and Google's Android smartphone platforms are more
secure than traditional desktop-based operating systems.
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Microsoft's Office 365 Launch Puts Google on Defensive
Microsoft's launch of Office 365 has Google feeling pressure to
explain why businesses should use Gmail and Google Docs.
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Why Google Health Failed: Too Litle, Too Soon
Google's personal health record service, Google Health, failed to
take off due to poor marketing and a lack of functionality that
consumers insist is required.
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Microsoft's Top IE Exec Bashes Mozilla Over Firefox Support
Microsoft's top IE executive Monday joined another exec at the
firm to criticize Mozilla for new Firefox support plans.
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LulzSec's Parting Trojan Is a False Positive
The LulzSec hacking group sailed off into the sunset Saturday,
leaving behind a treasure trove of stolen data .
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Ubuntu Linux, Day 27: Working With GIMP
I don't really use photo editing tools much, so today I enlisted
the support of my wife--a professional photographer--to take a
look at GIMP and explore its features and capabilities.
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Office 365: A Hands-on Look at Microsoft's Cloud Services
After testing the beta tools for months, here's a first-hand look
at the features and functions of Microsoft's new cloud-based
productivity service, Office 365.
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Desktop PCs: Dead as a Doornail, or Maybe Just a Fax Machine
The corporate desktop has looked the same for decades: computer,
keyboard, mouse, desk phone, maybe a printer.
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Microsoft Office 365 vs. Google Apps: In Pictures
We compared Microsoft's new Office 365 with the purely
cloud-based Google Apps for Business.
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Android and Red Hat Prove Linux's Merit on Phones and Servers
A booming quarter and 500,000 activations per day demonstrate the
open source operating system's growing clout.
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Mastercard.com Slammed Again as Punishment Over WikiLeaks
MasterCard's main website was unavailable for some time on
Tuesday as it appeared hackers were again targeting the company
for its refusal to process donations...
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2877715/65384188/216127/0/
Cellcrypt Releases Encrypted Voice Call App for the IPhone
Cellcrypt released a version of its voice encryption software for
Apple's iPhone on Tuesday, adding to its portfolio of software to
prevent eavesdropping on...
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2877715/65384188/216128/0/
Why Firefox's Rapid Release Schedule Is No Big Deal
Despite the well-publicized protests of a few vocal critics,
there's absolutely nothing wrong with Mozilla's new strategy.
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Microsoft Office 365 Goes Live
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched the much-awaited Office 365
on Tuesday, after a beta program of about nine months, as the
company responds -- some critics...
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Ericsson Demonstrates LTE Advanced to Regulators
Using commercial hardware, telecommunications equipment vendor
Ericsson demonstrated LTE Advanced to regulators in Stockholm on
Tuesday.
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Microsoft Says HealthVault Still Going Strong
Microsoft said it remains committed to HealthVault, its service
that lets users store all their medical information in one place,
despite Google's announcement...
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2877715/65384188/216132/0/
Alcatel Leaps Ahead With 400-gigabit Routing Chip
Alcatel-Lucent is charting a course to the next generation of
carrier routers with new silicon that is focused today on
delivering services from the edge of a network, but could also
power a massive packet engine for the core.
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Oracle Aims 'Exastack' Program at ISVs
Oracle is hoping to convince independent software vendors to
certify and run their products on its high-end Exadata and
Exalogic appliances through a program called Exastack.
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/2877715/65384188/216134/0/
Groupon India Data Published on Internet, Said Researcher
The user database of Groupon's Indian subsidiary, SoSasta, was
published on the Internet and indexed by Google, according to an
Australian security consultant.
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Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2011
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Rootkit Infection Requires Windows Reinstall, Says Microsoft
Microsoft is telling Windows users that they'll have to reinstall
the operating system if they get infected with a new rootkit that
hides in the machine's boot sector.
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Mobile Payments: Don't Buy Into It
If you're anywhere close to my age, you might remember the late
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Kids' Computers Through the Ages
The evolution of toy computers for children mirrors that of
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Tablet Showdown
We looked at the latest challengers to Apples iPad 2, and found
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The new version of Windows Phone 7, code-named Mango, includes
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