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Featured Whitepapers
Featured Reports
DataCell Wins WikiLeaks Donation Case
April 24, 2013
Iceland's Supreme Court upholds ruling against Valitor, a local processor of Visa and MasterCard payments that declined to credit donated funds to DataCell client Wikileaks.
Apple CEO Promises Fresh Product Crop
April 24, 2013
Reporting strong earnings, Apple says it plans to boost its stock with a $55 billion increase in its capital return plan.
Apple iCloud Has Service Issues, Again
April 23, 2013
Latest iCloud technical problems affect "some users," according to Apple.
Google Now Destined For Google.com?
April 23, 2013
Telltale code on a Google test web page suggests that Google Now, the service that displays appointments and other personalized info on Android screens, will soon be part of the desktop.
Salesforce Unveils Social Ad Management System
April 23, 2013
Social.com makes real-time customer and social sentiment data available for Facebook, Twitter marketing campaigns.
Google App Makes Charity Social
April 22, 2013
One Today encourages users to give $1 a day to nonprofit organizations.
Google Wants To Pay More For Clean Power
April 20, 2013
To encourage energy utilities to offer major customers clean power, Google suggests businesses pay an optional tariff.
Google Profits Top Estimates
April 19, 2013
CEO Larry Page hints at future products and defends his company's long-shot bets.
Twitter Music Now Playing
April 18, 2013
Twitter lets you discover new musical artists with the help of your friends and followers.
Mozilla Weighs Excommunication For Certificate Authority TeliaSonera
April 18, 2013
Swedish telecom provider accused of helping governments spy on citizens.
Google Apps Service Restored
April 17, 2013
Service disruption that affected a small percentage of Google Apps customers on Wednesday has been resolved; Google has no statement on cause.
Google Offers Life Support For Old Internet Explorer Versions
April 17, 2013
Google's Legacy Browser Support extension helps Chrome co-exist with Internet Explorer; cloud-based management tools also debut.
Google Glass Gets Mirror API
April 16, 2013
As Glass hardware rolls off the production line, Google says it's ready to start shipping.
Mozilla TowTruck Drives Real-Time Collaboration
April 16, 2013
Service allows website publishers to easily integrate collaboration and communication.
EU Accepts Google Antitrust Proposal
April 15, 2013
Google escapes serious sanctions, but will change the way it displays some search results in Europe.
Twitter Preps Music App
April 13, 2013
Twitter expected to introduce iOS music discovery app this weekend at Coachella, but you may have to wait until next week.
Google Project Glass Gets Venture Funding
April 12, 2013
Venture capitalists form the Glass Collective to invest in start-ups that can create products and services based on Google's Project Glass.
Google Tools To Control Data After Death
April 11, 2013
New tools aim to help users maintain privacy should something happen, remove data after set period of inactivity.
Twitter Kills Ribbon Payment Button In Tweets
April 11, 2013
Twitter blocks a startup's scheme to offer 'buy' buttons in tweets.
Google Searches Show Seasons Shape Mental Health
April 10, 2013
Research showing an association between seasons and mental health affirms the value of search queries for public health surveillance.
Android's A 'Trojan Horse,' Microsoft-Backed Group Charges
April 09, 2013
FairSearch.org says Google's decision to offer Android at no cost represents predatory pricing.
The Freedom From Information Act
April 09, 2013
The U.S. government needs to takes transparency more seriously.
Google Seeks Allies Against Patent Trolls
April 08, 2013
Along with BlackBerry, EarthLink and Red Hat, Google is urging the Federal Trade Commission to limit "privateering."
Google Opens Compute Engine To Cloud Customers
April 05, 2013
Wider availability, a price reduction and new features could help Google Compute Engine gain ground among cloud computing service providers.
Facebook Home: Visual Tour
April 05, 2013
Facebook Home gives Android devices a new type of social wrapper that's not quite an OS. Take a closer look at what it does to your smartphone.