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Google: Weak XMPP Support, Capabilities Led Us to Proprietary Tech in Hangouts

The company is catching flak for its decision to build its new IM and audio/video chat service without support for the XMPP standard Full Story »
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Are We Ready for a Mobile-first World?

There's more work ahead before consumers rely mostly on their mobile devices

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Google Pursuing Broad Wireless Project for Emerging Markets, Report Says

The project reportedly includes South Africa, Kenya and Southeast Asia

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Reports: FTC Examining Google's Display Ads

The alleged inquiry concerns an ad grouping practice known as 'bundling'

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Google's Latest Penguin Update Lets You Squeal on Spammy Websites

The latest version of Google's sophisticated anti-spam algorithm, dubbed Penguin 2.0, was announced yesterday in an official blog post from the company's well-known webspam czar, Mike Cutts.

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Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup Playerscale

Yahoo said it would continue to support the gaming development platform

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Microsoft Turns Siri Against Apple in Hilarious New Windows 8 Ad

Who knew a soulless digital assistant could be so hilariously inept?

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9 Useful Subreddits Network Pros Should Follow

Reddit is not just filled with pictures of cats and silly memes. Seriously. There's a lot of good content on the popular social news aggregator for network professionals whether you're focused on security, Windows, VoIP, IPv6 or a mixed bag.

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Twitter: Now Brought to You by More Ads

Twitter's new Amplify advertising partnership program lets broadcasters deliver promoted tweets based on the shows you're talking about.

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Could the Bitcoin Network Be Used As an Ultrasecure Notary Service?

An Argentinian developer is experimenting using Bitcoin's blockchain to timestamp documents

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Facebook Delays Home in Europe, Wants a Stronger 'First' Impression

Facebook Home needs some customization features before it will ship on the HTC First outside the US

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T-Mobile Spurns Google Wallet

Mobile payment is kind of like a slightly more realistic version of the flying car, a technology we've been hearing about seemingly forever that never really takes off.

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Lyft Gears Up for International Expansion on Anniversary

$60 million in new funding will support the goal

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9 Facts (?) Learned From Bob Metcalfe's Reddit Q&A

Bob Metcalfe, who 40 years ago invented Ethernet along with David Boggs, spent two hours this week regaling Reddit users with his thoughts on everything from software-defined networking to Internet porn.

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French Police End Missing Persons Searches, Suggest Using Facebook Instead

A century-old administrative procedure has been made obsolete by the Internet, according to the Ministry of the Interior