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Google I/O sells out in a snap, angering those left out

Google promises some virtual access for those who didn’t get tickets

Cisco boosts telepresence system with new collaboration features

The company also plans to release its Jabber product for the iPad and an upgrade of Jabber for Windows desktops and laptops

Microsoft upgrades Windows Phone SDK for low-cost smartphones

Two included emulators allow developers to see how their apps perform on phones with different memory capacities

USC students turn to mobile apps for online classes

Smartphones, tablets now as much a part of class as laptops and computers

Microsoft’s Challenge: Scaling Windows 8 across different screen sizes

Offering a consistent, good user experiences across large desktop monitors and small tablet screens is paramount to Windows 8’s success; in a recent post on the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft discusses how they plan to do it.

FTC Issues Privacy Report, Calls for Do-Not-Track Tool

Many Office Live Small Business users fret over Office 365 transition

The e-mail and website hosting service will close on May 1, and many customers are finding the move to Office 365 technically complex

IBM CIO discusses Big Blue’s BYOD strategy

About 80,000 IBMers are bringing their own devices to work

More companies are OK with employees using Facebook at work

One global consulting firm says allowing the use of social nets at work keeps workers happier

FTC chairman: Do-not-track law may not be needed

But the agency calls on business and the U.S. Congress to further address online privacy concerns