Microsoft Buys Yammer for $1.2 Billion
Yammer, a social networking vendor, was acquired by Microsoft yesterday for a whopping $1.2 billion. Yammer will be joining the Microsoft Office team led by President Kurt DelBene. The team will continue ...
3 Tips That Will Help Your Marketing Skills
When you just don’t have any more ideas for marketing, sometimes you think the answer is looking outside of your firm for a professional. However, professionals are so expensive that they’re ...
The Flame Virus Has Paved the Way for More Cyberattacks, says US and Israel
The Flame virus was a huge virus that infected thousands of computers in Israel and the surrounding area. It was designed to steal data and spy on the computers it infected. As ...
British Telecom IP Blocks The Pirate Bay; Circumvented Hours Later
British Telecom is the most recent IP to block The Pirate Bay, a well-known website that allows users to download copyrighted material without permission. This move was made following a court order ...
Verizon’s 4G LTE Expands into Another 46 Markets
Verizon Wireless has been pounding the metaphorical pavement when it comes to fully launching their new 4G LTE network. Today alone, the company has expanded into 46 new markets with another 22 ...
Windows 8 Phone Allows Multicore Processors
The new Windows 8 phones are shaping up to be quite the competitors with the ever-popular iPhone and Android devices. The new Windows OS for phones promises mobile payments, new hardware, and ...
Face.com Purchased by Facebook for Unknown Amount
Rumors about the companies Facebook and Face.com being in negotiations have finally been confirmed as of yesterday when Facebook officially purchased the facial-recognition software. Face.com announced on their blog today that they ...
Hacker Allegedly Hacked 79 Banks and Released Customer Data
A hacker recently claimed that he hacked into almost 80 banks and stole thousands of pieces of information, including addresses, phone numbers, and names. The file was released onto the internet a ...
Canadian Airport Beginning to Keep Track of Conversations
Starting next month, the Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier Airport is installing microphones in random locations – within the airport itself, as well as in planes – in order to track conversations. The conversation tracking isn’t ...
According to Google, Government Censorship is “Alarmingly High”
In the past six months, Google has received more than 1,000 government requests – from governments around the world – to remove links such as search listings and YouTube videos. The search ...
