Apple unresponsive to iPhone IM app developers
Sometimes radio silence is a good thing. For example, say you're planning on defecting to the U.S. with an experimental military submarine--that would be an occasion where loose lips might literally sink ships. However, somebody might want to let Apple know that the Cold War is over and that not communicating with developers is not an appropriate reason to stay mum.
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Should Facebook, Twitter follow IM providers and block access to U.S. 'enemies'?
Facebook and Twitter should join instant messaging (IM) services and block access to U.S.-sanctioned countries in order to avoid running afoul of the government's trade embargoes, say legal experts.
Microsoft, HP expand unified communications push
Microsoft and HP have expanded their partnership to develop and sell a common platform for delivering voice, video and messaging services to office workers.
Yahoo Messenger for iPhone
Yahoo Messenger is one of the more popular chat clients, boasting millions upon millions of users. Connecting and communicating with those multitudes gets a wee bit easier with the free Yahoo Messenger mobile app for the iPhone and iPod touch. A pleasant interface and the promise of future enhancements by Yahoo makes this an ideal mobile app for Yahoo Messenger users.
Esther Schindler
If the comments are ugly, the code is ugly
claird
SVG a graphics format for 21st century
pasmith
Take Chrome OS for a test spin
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Solaris Tip: Have Your Files Changed Since Installation?
jfruh
Android fragments vs. the iPhone monolith
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What Gizmodo missed about the Pro WX Wireless USB disk drive
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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