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Verizon has announced that it will be offering Microsoft’s cloud productivity suite, Office 365, to its business customers. Verizon hopes that the new addition to its mobile portfolio of tools will attract more customers into its turf. Furthermore, small business customers will also find Microsoft Office 365 nifty as they can now “take advantage of the productivity in the cloud while on the go.” Microsoft Office 365 supports iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry.

In case you haven’t tried it yet, the suite is actually a cloud productivity service that includes email, instant messages with presence, video and voice conferencing, and document sharing. With Office 365, businesses can  collaborate with customers, co-workers and employees in real time while having access to email, contacts, calendars and other important information which can be synchronized across all devices, including smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Office 365, together with Verizon’s Small Business Essentials, is now available for $6 per month, per user. To learn more about Office 365 on Verizon, check it out here.

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Nessie, the nickname for the Loch Ness monster, has been the subject of extreme interest for many people, and monster hunters had been looking for it for the longest time ever without any signs of success. Nessie hunter George Edwards is part of this group who had spent plenty of his time – 26 years, to be exact, looking for the Loch Ness Monster. He claims that what you see above is the “best picture ever” shot of this elusive and shy beast, after years of spending up to 60 hours each week in order to complete his quest.

According to George Edwards, “I was just about to return to Temple Pier (in Drumnadrochit) and I went to the back of the boat which was facing the pier and that’s when I saw it. It was slowly moving up the loch towards Urquhart Castle and it was a dark grey colour. It was quite a fair way from the boat, probably about half a mile away but it’s difficult to tell in water.” Observing the object for up to 10 minutes, Mr. Edwards said that it then went underneath the surface and never came up again. He continued, “I’m convinced I was seeing Nessie as I believe in these creatures.

Do you think that what you see above is Nessie?

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AT&T has announced its plan to end its old 2G network by 2017. In a SEC filing today, the telecommunications giant said that it will be shutting down its second-generation network in order to focus more on upgrading its systems. Although the telecom giant mentioned that about 12 percent of its customers under contract are still using 2G handsets, the company added that it will be “proactively” asking those customers to upgrade their devices along the way. Additionally, AT&T said that it will no longer sell 2G handsets to its contract or prepaid customers and that the transition away from GSM and EDGE networks will be on a market-by-market basis. AT&T expects its 2G network to be fully discontinued beginning January 1, 2017.

“We expect to fully discontinue service on our 2G networks by approximately January 1, 2017. Throughout this multi-year upgrade process, we will work proactively with our customers to manage the process of moving to 3G and 4G devices, which will help minimize customer churn. As of June 30, 2012, approximately 12 percent of our postpaid customers were using 2G handsets. We do not expect this transition to have a material impact on our operating results, but will continue to evaluate the financial impact of transitioning customers from 2G devices to 3G or 4G devices,” AT&T said.

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If there are two fast food joints that people might be avoiding in the near future, it would definitely be Burger King and Taco Bell. Cameron Jankowski, a worker over at Taco Bell, was alleged to have posted a photo of himself peeing on a Taco Bell order, tweeting his “exploits” afterwards. Thanks to hacktivist collective group Anonymous, they tweeted a link to a YouTube video which purportedly showed off Janowski’s personal details, who was subsequently identified to be working at a Taco Bell restaurant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It seems that (naturally) Janowski’s account has since been deleted, but the Internet has a memory now, with an archived photo Jankowski’s tweeted image being kept “alive”.

According to Jankowski, this order which he urinated on was not served to a customer afterwards, as it was deemed to be messed up and was designated for the bun anyway. Despite thta, several Twitter users claimed that such an action actually amounted to felony. What do you think? Janowski is not too concerned about his tweet being directed to Taco Bell as he says he has a new job in line already. (more…)

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We already know that wireless hotspots have been banned at the London Olympics. But it seems that the practical aspect of the rule has been tested as sports fans are secretly turning on their mobile hotspots to access the Internet. To ensure that the “no portable wireless hotspot” rule gets implemented, the Olympic committee has deployed the Wi-Fi police, similar to the one pictured above.

Yes, that photo was taken by Sadao Turner, the director of New Media for Ryan Seacrest’s productions. Turner tweeted with the photo saying, “Something you won’t see on TV, this is the Olympics Wi-Fi Police. They seek unauthorized wifi signals & shut them down.” So if you’re in London right now for the Olympics and are planning to use that portable hotspot functionality on your device, you might want to watch out for these guys. Law abiding citizens can also utilize BT Group’s more than 1,500 hotpots in the event for a price.

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