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No Big-bang Apps News At I/o, but Some Announcements Merit Attention

Improvements to Gmail, Drive, Plus and Hangouts are relevant for Apps customers Full Story »
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At Google I/o, Developer Services Hogged the Spotlight

Further opening the company's services to developers was a focus at the show

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Wall Street Beat: Market Stokes Tech IPOs, As Tableau and Marketo Debut

IPOs ride the market rise, but not all tech companies may benefit

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T-mobile Drops Challenge to FCC's Net Neutrality Rules

The company inherited the challenge when it merged with MetroPCS

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The 4 Best Things About the Google+ Redesign

Google announced a complete overhaul of its social network, Google+, at this week's I/O conference in San Francisco. Here's an in-depth look at all the changes and why they make Google+ better.

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Big Data Investigations: Opportunity and Risk

Experts say large-scale security analytics can cut through the noise to find key intelligence. But connecting the dots can lead to legal trouble.

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SAP CEO 'Not Concerned' with Rise of Third Party Maintenance and Support Players

Jim Hagemann Snabe said that almost all customers are opting for more expensive support from SAP.

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Tech Titans Talk: The IDG Enterprise Interview Series

In the IDG Enterprise Interview Series, you'll hear from technology CIOs and CEOs on today's burgeoning trends, ongoing headaches and upcoming product plans. Check out this informative series from IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and his team of editors.

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Mozilla postpones default blocking of third-party cookies in Firefox

A patch to only allow cookies from sites visited still needs more work, Mozilla's CTO said

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Google Glass Ecosystem Grows with Twitter, Facebook and CNN Apps

Google is working to build out the app ecosystem for its upcoming Glass, showing off work today at Google I/O from partners like Twitter, Facebook, CNN and Elle.

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New Google Maps Make Maps Interesting Again

Google Maps gets a facelift and learns a few tricks. Meanwhile, Bing Maps continues to gather dust in the corner.

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Tibco Offers Free R to the Enterprise

A new free edition of Tibco's R runtime engine might entice more organizations to use the programming language

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Microsoft responds to Larry Page remarks, but Oracle is quiet

Larry Page criticized both companies in response to questions at Google I/O, just after lamenting negativity in the tech industry

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Jive Software Adds Integration Tool for its Enterprise Social Platform

The add-on was built with technology Jive acquired when it bought a company called StreamOnce

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Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr Try Out Social Networking Apps for Glass

Several social networking services now have apps aimed at connecting Google Glass wearers