Microsoft has gone after Google before in ads attacking its search and Gmail products, but today the big M has launched a new off-kilter commercial showing off Google Apps’ biggest weaknesses.
The video, titled “Googlighting,” portrays the Google Apps productivity …
Cloud collaboration startup Huddle has unveiled an intelligent file synchronization tool called Sync intended for use in large enterprises.
Huddle Sync, currently in private beta, is intended to let every worker in an organization gain secure access to the company’s …
After several leaks, Microsoft has confirmed that its SkyDrive cloud storage solution is about to receive a major update with desktop syncing, a SkyDrive Metro app for Windows 8, secure remote access, and other helpful additions.
There has been much …
Using your hands is so 2010. Voice-activated controls may be on the way for Google TV, according to a patent filed by the company last year that was recently discovered.
Patently Apple has found a filing by Google that lays …
New York-based startup MightyMeeting has its sights on boosting mobile productivity in the enterprise. In keeping with the growing trend of using tablets to do work, MightyMeeting is unveiling a collaboration app called MightyTeams for the iPad and Android tablets.…
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Apple is making a big deal about how its newly-announced Mountain Lion operating system comes with built-in iCloud syncing and storage. But if you cut through the deafening hype, iCloud is still a woefully limited solution that most consumers and …
Google’s long-rumored cloud storage solution, Drive, has been spotted on one user’s account. Not surprisingly, it looks about the same as Google Docs and a handful of the company’s other online services.
A reader forwarded the above screenshot to Geekwire, …
WebMobi, a new mobile application builder for businesses, has added integration with online storage provider Box to easily collect customer information.
WebMobi helps businesses create apps for all the major mobile platforms without the need to understand coding. All you …
Dropbox Automator, a cloud-based service that will process files for you when you add them to your Dropbox account, just got updated with new features.
Dropbox has become a very popular place to store files off your hard drive for …
Hookflash, an iPad app maker looking to make workplace communication streamlined and more productive, has pivoted to focus on connecting you with your LinkedIn contacts. The company is releasing its inaugural app in March, and it will help you communicate …
Social game maker Zynga has shifted 80 percent of its game traffic to its own private data center servers, known as the zCloud, the company revealed yesterday in its earnings call.
But it didn’t mention one of the prime benefits …
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It all began with the sounds of a dial-up modem screeching as it connected to the Internet. Then these connections graduated to a …
Cloud file management startup FileTrek has exited stealth mode with good news: it has raised $10 million in second-round funding and is ready to show businesses that it’s the best option for securely sharing and tracking files in the cloud.…
Couch potatoes nearly doubled the amount of streaming videos played on mobile devices and smart TVs in fall than it did in the summer, according to Ooyala’s fourth quarter 2011 video index report.
Ooyala offers a video platform for content …
An update to Google Maps is putting an end to the annoying process of searching and re-searching for directions online.
This happens to me all the time: I look up a new place I want to go on Google Maps, …
Email is a ball and chain. We’re locked to it, and it sucks. So anything that makes it easier to deal with, well, we’re going to try it out, right?
ZigMail is a nifty new email service that gives you …
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Tumblr has been spending several million dollars per month on web hosting, sources tell VentureBeat.
“You wouldn’t believe the amount they are spending just to keep the site up and running,” said a source familiar with Tumblr’s expenses. “It’s crazy …
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As chief executive of Gears of War developer Epic Games, Tim Sweeney has been on the forefront of video game graphics for a couple of decades. So the DICE Summit, which is giving him a high honor today, turned to …
Search king Google is close to launching its own cloud storage service similar to Dropbox and Amazon CloudDrive, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
If the report holds true, Google will be entering an extremely crowded market …
Software titan and now cloud services provider Oracle has agreed to acquire talent management cloud company Taleo for $1.9 billion, the companies announced today.
The deal greatly mirrors the $3.4 billion acquisition of employee performance management software provider SuccessFactors by …
