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Google exec touts universal search model

Google's recently introduced universal search model represents a major change for the company, a Google official said at the Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose last Thursday.

Worried companies block Facebook

The security backlash against Facebook has taken a new twist with a survey finding that large numbers of employees are now being blocked from accessing it.

VOICECON - Microsoft: Skype outage shows work to be done

A Microsoft executive on Tuesday addressed the recent Skype outage by comparing VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) to early automobiles in a horse-drawn world.

Google struggles with phone number 'for life'

Google's GrandCentral Communications is finding it tricky to keep its promise to provide its clients with a single phone number "for life."

Bebo adds Microsoft's IM to its social network

Bebo, operator of the Bebo social networking site, and Microsoft on Tuesday announced an agreement to offer the Windows Live Messenger instant messaging service to Bebo users.

iiNet zones in on Wi-Fi hotspot technology

iiNet has struck a deal with Tomizone Limited, a New Zealand-based company offering services that allows Wi-Fi routers to share Internet bandwidth.

Vendor warns over Skype eavesdropping

Skype is an easy target for hacking and offers a way inside a corporate network.

Skype users don't buy outage explanation

Ebay's explanation for last week's failure of its Skype communication service has left many users still wondering what caused the worst outage in Skype's five-year history.

Skype blames Patch Tuesday for triggering blackout

Skype has blamed last week's Windows security updates for triggering a bug in its software that brought down the Internet telephony service for more than 48 hours.

Trackvia is latest entrant in Database 2.0 market

It's the rare Web 2.0 start-up that has the guts to brag that it's resisting a jump onto the Facebook application bandwagon.

First exploit appears for Patch Tuesday vulnerability

A security researcher has published the first exploit against one of the 14 vulnerabilities patched last week by Microsoft, security company Symantec has warned customers.

Skype: It's alive! Alive!

Skype announced late Friday that all users could now again log on to the voice-over-IP service, marking the end of an outage that affected millions and lasted more than 48 hours.

Femtocells: Obscure name, bright future

For all the speed mobile operators are building into their networks, a lot of it doesn't reach subscribers trying to make calls or surf the Web indoors. While some carriers look to Wi-Fi and dual-mode phones to bridge the gap, another technology is c...

Google Maps unveils new features

Google announced this week new features developed by its Australian R&D team which will soon make Google Maps more accessible to users.

Warning: 'Clpwn' cavorting on unguarded sites

A self-proclaimed hacker crew calling itself "clpwn" -- as in "clown" -- that's been bragging about how it's defaced sites such as CNN and Playboy Casino isn't doing anything earth-shattering, said a security researcher Wednesday. But the group is a ...