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Microsoft bulks up security; brings encrypted email to Office 365 Enterprise bundles
Enterprises sending email via Office 365 will be able to encrypt those messages starting next year at no extra charge, making it possible to send...
Microsoft preps mobile app for Office 365 admins
IT administrators of the Office 365 cloud email and collaboration suite will now be able to check their management console from their mobile devices.
Russia's Mail.ru jumps into crowded US messaging, games market
Russia's Mail.ru Group made its first foray in the U.S market on Tuesday, launching three mobile applications.
Gmail iOS app gets better navigation, message handling on iPads
Google has updated its Gmail iOS app with improvements aimed at simplifying user-interface navigation and enhancing message viewing and composition...
DOJ says Lavabit cannot prevent search warrants by 'locking its front gate'
Even after obtaining the encryption keys from secure email provider Lavabit through a court, the government was prevented by the court order and...
Google adds more shortcuts to Gmail
In its ongoing efforts to simplify Gmail's inbox management, Google has rolled out more buttons to let people perform common actions without...
Google Apps, once a leader, faces growing cloud app rivals
When Google Apps arrived in 2006, it stood on the cutting edge of Web-hosted email and collaboration suites for businesses, a bold pioneer clearing a...
Outlook.com calendar maintenance enters its second week
Maintenance work on Outlook.com's calendar application is now in its second week, and the lengthy, ongoing tune-up could be causing problems for...
Blackberry sees 10 million BBM downloads in 24 hours
Blackberry says its new app that opens up the proprietary BBM messaging platform to Android and Apple users was downloaded 10 million times in just...
'Russian Facebook' CEO Durov disses Zuckerberg, but loves Edward Snowden
Pavel Durov, the CEO of the Russian social networking site VK, does not think very highly of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Edward Snowden instead is...
What do people hate most about the new Yahoo Mail?
When Yahoo Mail turned 16 earlier this month, the company celebrated by giving it a new, Gmail-like interface. It might now wish that it hadn't...
Pointdrive eyes smarter, more polished marketing emails
Marketers are always looking for a way to stand out, especially when it comes to email, and Chicago-based Pointdrive thinks it has the answer.
Whirlpool CIO: Google's consumer-driven innovation led us to Apps
In another example of the blurred lines between business and personal computing, Whirlpool chose Google Apps because it's convinced Google's...
Lavabit briefly allowing users to recover their data
Former users of the Lavabit encrypted email service that was shut down in August are being temporarily allowed to change their passwords and download...
Washington Post: NSA collects address books to map human relationships
The U.S. National Security Agency is collecting online address books from Yahoo, Hotmail, Facebook, Gmail and other providers in order to map human...
When 10 seconds don't do -- Snapchat now lets photos stay for a day
Snapchat is giving photos and videos captured with its app some longevity.
US demanded access to encryption keys of email provider Lavabit
The U.S. government demanded from email service provider Lavabit access to all user communications and a copy of the encryption keys used to secure...
Google's Gmail scanning unclear to users, judge finds
A U.S. federal judge allowed a class-action suit against Google to proceed, saying the company's terms of service are unclear when describing how...
How to implement DMARC in your organization
Do you want to stop phishing attempts that spoof your company’s domain name? You can do that using the Doman-based Messaging, Authentication,...
A Google Talk bug sent IMs to wrong recipients
A glitch in Google Talk routed instant messages incorrectly on Thursday morning, exposing private text chats to unintended recipients.
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