Latest Internet Articles

• 16 May 2012

• News: Google search will incorporate 'knowledge graph' into main search results

  Google will begin in the next few days to incorporate the "knowledge graph" it has been building for two years into its search results .

• News: SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight

  SAP seems to be betting its future on its HANA in-memory database, spotlighting the technology once again at the Sapphire conference in Orlando Wednesday, announcing a slew of new applications, partnerships and functional enhancements for the system.

• News: Facebook raises stock offering, shoots for $18.5B with IPO

  Facebook is working to increase the size of its IPO by 85 million shares, an increase could lift the company's upcoming offering to about $18.5 billion.

• How-Tos: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Top 5 Clingiest Online Services

  Increasingly, online services act like roach motels: They make it easy to check in, but nearly impossible to check out. By hiding their opt-out pages deep within their settings menus, by using deliberately confusing graphic design, and by presenting emotional appeals that declare how much the site will "miss you," these services make the simple process of deactivating your account a complicated trial.

• How-Tos: Fine-Tune Google Searches, Send Texts With Google Voice

  A couple weeks back I told you about getting started with Google Chrome and Google Voice--and that went over pretty well. So this week, more Google tips.

• News: Google releases Chrome 19, adds tab sync and patches 20 bugs

  Google released Chrome 19, patched 20 vulnerabilities in the browser and doled out $16,500 in bug bounties and rewards to independent researchers.

• News: London School of Economics replaces Siemens with cloud-based comms

  The London School of Economics has signed a deal with InTechnology to replace its current on-premise communications tools, provided by Siemens, with a new cloud-based solution.

• 15 May 2012

• Opinion: Google Chrome Now Syncs Open Tabs Across Your Devices

  How many browser tabs do you keep open on your work computer during the day? Five? Maybe ten? If you're a Google Chrome user, there's now an easier way to access those tabs on your other devices, including a laptop or phone, without enduring a cumbersome copy-and-paste ritual.

• News: EU to 'remain vigilant' on Microsoft's browser commitments

  Regulators in Europe said Tuesday they will watch closely to make sure Microsoft complies with its commitments to ensure competition in the browser market, after Mozilla complained its Firefox browser is being excluded from Windows RT.

• Opinion: Four Challenges Facebook will Face After the IPO

  When Facebook goes public, it will enter a new world full of shareholder meetings, earnings reports, and the constant pressure to turn an increasingly bigger profit. But the Facebook IPO isn't just about making money; it's also about expanding the network, in pursuit of Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a more connected world. With that in mind, here are four challenges Facebook will face after its public offering is complete:

• News: Social Media is Worth the Investment, say Indian CIOs

  Last week, Gartner claimed that half of enterprises are wasting money on social media. But Indian CIOs who are bullish on the social media space vehemently defend their digital marketing spends by claiming that it does indeed link back to measurable business outcomes.

• News: LifeSize unveils all-in-one HD videoconferencing units

  LifeSize on Tuesday unveiled two portable, all-in-one videoconferencing units for various work spaces, including home offices, meeting rooms and executive offices.

• Opinion: Automatically zoom Safari pages on launch

  Reader Ted Adams would like to make Safari a little easier on the eyes. He writes:

• News: Zeus variant tricks Facebook, webmail users into exposing card details

  A new variant of the Zeus trojan tricks users into exposing their debit card details by displaying rogue offers when they visit Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.

• News: Download the Cloud Applications Deep Dive report

  The path to launching a cloud service is not so straightforward. Here's how to find likely services among your existing applications -- and get them ready to roll

• News: U.S. Facebook users skeptical of site's privacy, longevity

  As the hype over Facebook's upcoming IPO continues to grow, a new survey indicates that not everyone is confident in the social network's long-term success.

• Opinion: Engagio Creates a Universal Inbox for Social Network Messages

  Staying on top of one social network is tough enough. Keeping tabs on two, three, or more is nearly impossible if you try doing it the old-fashioned way--by opening a window for each and toggling between them. Who's got time for that?

• News: Apple admits second iCloud mail outage

  The second iCloud outage in a week left 15 million users unable to access iCloud mail on Monday.

• News: Wikipedia warns users about malware injecting ads into its pages

  Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said

• Opinion: Facebook Users Don't Trust Site on Privacy Issues

  Facebook lays claim to more than 900 million members across the globe and may have a massive initial public offering in the coming days, but a new poll says users have trust issues with the social networking site. More than half of those surveyed, 59 percent, said they had little to no trust that Facebook would keep their information private, according to an AP-CNBC poll. The study also found that 54 percent of the survey's 1,004 respondents would not "feel safe at all" purchasing goods and services through the world's largest social network.

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