Exchange

Microsoft says Chinese hackers have exploited Exchange flaws to steal email data

March 3rd, 2021

Chris Smith

Microsoft just disclosed another major attack on its product that’s unrelated to the SolarWinds hack that impacted its system. This time around, it’s Microsoft Exchange that’s been breached, with attackers able to steal email contents from American companies. Microsoft says the attackers come from China, a group the company calls “Hafnium.” Microsoft says these are …

Microsoft doubles cloud storage for Exchange Online, Office 365 mailboxes

August 30th, 2013

Jacob Siegal

Microsoft is currently on a streak of increasing cloud storage capacity for its customers. Earlier this week, Microsoft more than tripled the storage capacity for SkyDrive Pro users from 7 GB to 25 GB. The latest cloud mailboxes to receive a storage boost are for Exchange Online and Office 365, which will increase from 25 GB to …

Despite owning just 1% of enterprise market, Gmail deemed ready to take on Microsoft

September 16th, 2011

Todd Haselton

Gartner released a report on Friday that suggested Google’s Gmail solution is ready to take on Microsoft in the enterprise email arena despite having just a tiny fraction of the market. “While Gmail’s enterprise email market share currently hovers around 1 percent, it has close to half of the market for enterprise cloud email,” Gartner …

Microsoft launches cloud-based Office 365

June 28th, 2011

Todd Haselton

Moments ago, Microsoft officially released its new cloud-based Office product, Office 365, which will compete directly with Google Docs. The Office 365 suite, which has been in public beta for awhile now, is being targeted at the enterprise market and plans for the entire suite cost between $10 and $27 each month depending on the …

Apple’s next iPhone will not have NFC, analyst claims

May 16th, 2011

Zach Epstein

According to a Bernstein note issued on Monday morning, Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone will not include Near field communication (NFC) capabilities as had been previously rumored on several occasions. NFC, which will be featured in RIM’s 2011 BlackBerry smartphone lineup, allows cell phones and other devices to transmit data wirelessly over short distances. Unlike Bluetooth, NFC …

Motorola DROID Pro software update now available

April 26th, 2011

Todd Haselton

Motorola has announced that there is a new software update available for the Verizon Wireless DROID Pro. Unfortunately the patch will not update your DROID Pro to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), but it should reduce the frequency of UI lockups, offer improved audio during calls, and the following fixes: Improved audio on voice calls. Improved stability …

Verizon introduces Mobile Email 4.0, brings Exchange to feature phones

December 21st, 2010

Andrew Munchbach

Think you can avoid having corporate email on your mobile device by buying a feature phone? Think again, as today Verizon Wireless announced an update to its feature phone email solution, Mobile Email 4.0. The downloadable application will allow users to connect their non-smartphone devices to Microsoft’s Exchange environment, leverage push email, and utilize an integrated contact list. The …

Apple amends internal iPod water damage policy

November 9th, 2010

Zach Epstein

Apple has made changes to its internal screening process pertaining to iPod liquid damage, a source told BGR. Apple builds a series of Liquid Contact Indicators (LCI) into its iPod line of devices. When these LCIs come in contact with moisture, they become activated. In the event of a warranty claim or other repair, the …

Samsung and AT&T announce OTA software update for Captivate GPS bug

September 22nd, 2010

Andrew Munchbach

Today, Samsung and AT&T announced an over-the-air update for the Captivate handset to address the units GPS performance. As the two companies state: An update to improve the Samsung Captivate’s GPS performance is now available. Captivate customers will receive a notification on their device that an update is available and will simply need to download …

CNET: Hotmail to get ActiveSync support on Monday

August 26th, 2010

Andrew Munchbach

According to a report filed by CNET, Microsoft’s free email service — Hotmail — will get Exchange ActiveSync support beginning on Monday. The site quotes Microsoft’s director of product management for the Windows Live, Dharmesh Mehta, as the source of the information. There isn’t much else to say about it, if you have a desktop client …