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Skype for Business Is Rolling Out to the Public

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Skype for Business, Microsoft’s replacement for Lync, is rolling out to the public. Released a technical preview. For Business a replacement for its old business-centric video chat app nearly a month ago. Now, Skype for business is ready for a full roll-out. All Killer, No Filler. We’re bringing Momentum to New York: our newest event, showcasing only the best speakers and startups. Skype for Business is here! All 75 startups that will pitch on stage at TNW Conference: The votes are in! Napier Lopez is a ...

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Kaspersky Antivirus accused of creating fake malware for over 10 years

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Kaspersky Antivirus accused of creating fake malware for over 10 years. Here’s a crazy report: Kaspersky Lab. Makers of a popular antivirus service, might have created fake malware for over ten years to harm its competitors. The software was benign, but Kaspersky. Fooled other antivirus software into marking it as infected. Two ex-employees told Reuters. That the clandestine attack was originally meant to punish smaller rivals that Kaspersky felt were ‘stealing’ its technology. New York, are you ready?

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This $49 wearable Bluetooth speaker actually sounds pretty great

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This $49 wearable Bluetooth speaker actually sounds pretty great. Is a $49 Bluetooth speaker you strap on like a watch. That’s the basic pitch Bigr. Is selling on the Indiegogo campaign. They launched yesterday, albeit with a promotional price of $20 to start. At first glance, it looks like just another vain attempt to jump on the wearables bandwagon, but trying one out myself, it’s actually quite good. New York, are you ready? We’re building Momentum: an all killer, no filler event this November. It als...

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Microsoft Will Bundle Its Apps on Cyanogen OS

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Microsoft gets serious about Android takeover by bundling apps on Cyanogen OS. With Cyanogen which makes the modified Android build Cyanogen OS. That runs on devices like the OnePlus One. To make some headway into Google’s territory. The partnership will see several Microsoft apps preloaded onto its OS from later this year a move clearly aimed at locking Android users into Microsoft’s services, rather than Google’s. New York, are you ready? Some of the preloaded apps include Bing, Skype. Given Windows Ph...

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Google Docs Now Lets You Edit Office Files from Gmail

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Google Docs makes it easier to edit Office files from Gmail, adds support for 15 new file types. As popular as Google Docs is, Office remains the dominant suite of productivity apps. Google. Knows this, so it’s making it a bit easier to work with Office files with some new updates. Now, you can start editing Office files right from Gmail you’ll see a new edit icon on attachments. Once you click it, Google will automatically open the file in the relevant web app. New York, are you ready? New York City, US.

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iOS 8.3 with Racially Diverse Emoji Is Now Officially Available

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IOS 83 update with racially diverse emoji is now officially available. Seeded Yosemite 10.10.3. Users, but folks with mobile devices haven’t been forgotten: the company just released iOS 8.3 as well. IOS 83’s most notable feature is arguably its expanded collection of racially diverse emoji. Any human-looking emoji can be changed by tapping and holding on the icon, and there are more than 300 new ones. We’ve even written a guide. On how to use them if you need some help. All Killer, No Filler. Japan's PM...

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Facebook Is Retiring Its Like Box Plugin on June 23

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Facebook is retiring its Like Box plugin on June 23. Has quietly announced it’s retiring its old embeddable Like Box on June 23. The Like Box is variant of the embeddable Like Button that allows you to Like a page from other sites. The embed would also show off some of the other people who liked a given Page. All Killer, No Filler. We’re bringing Momentum to New York: our newest event, showcasing only the best speakers and startups. Via David Iwanow’s Blog. Share on Facebook (1558). Share on Twitter (772).

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Microsoft is enabling its automatic email de-cluttering feature by default

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Microsoft is enabling its automatic email de-cluttering feature by default. Back in November, Microosoft released Clutter. A feature that helps Outlook users keep their inboxes organized by automatically moving less important emails into a separate folder. From June, Microsoft. New York, are you ready? We’re building Momentum: an all killer, no filler event this November. Drunken impulse-buying as a service' is here. Share on Facebook (27). Share on Twitter (211). Napier Lopez is a writer based in New Yo...

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Basis launches a titanium fitness tracker, adds Apple HealthKit and Google Fit integration

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Basis launches a titanium fitness tracker, adds Apple HealthKit and Google Fit integration. Fitness trackers can provide a lot of useful health metrics to help you stay in shape and look good, but lets face it: most of them are designed to look more utilitarian than stylish. Basis is looking to change that with a new $299 Titanium Edition. Fitness tracker, a limited-time model available from today. That’s the same tannery that creates the Moto 360. All Killer, No Filler. Did with the original Pebble Steel.

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Project Spartan's Name Is Finally Revealed: Microsoft Edge

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Project Spartan’s name is finally revealed: Microsoft Edge. At its Build conference today, Microsoft. Finally revealed the official name for Project Spartan. Its replacement for Internet Explorer. It’s called Microsoft Edge, and the company’s prepared a little intro video for you. Microsoft also described some new features for the browser. For instance, developers can port their Chrome extensions into Edge, and hovering over a tab will now show you a preview of the site’s content. Share on Facebook (1227).