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Dropbox on Tuesday announced the roll out of single sign-on (SSO), a feature that lets users sign in just once to a central identity provider and securely gain access to all of their business apps. Since a company’s existing trusted identity provider is in charge of the authentication process, administrators don’t have to worry about managing multiple applications. Dropbox touts the following advantages of the new feature: Streamlined management: SSO helps admins securely manage access to all company applications in one centralized place. In addition, SSO helps admins easily add and remove account access for team members. Increased security: Any password policies that admins have established for the corporate network (change passwords every month, set password requirements to a certain length, etc.) will also be in effect for Dropbox through SSO. Easier for your team: SSO limits the number of usernames and passwords employees have to remember in order to access their applications. Users now only have to enter their login credentials once, which provides a more unified experience. Dropbox actually announced SSO last month along with the new name for its business offering and other features. More to follow.

Microsoft has unveiled a new version of its SmartGlass mobile app for smartphones, tablets, and Windows 8/RT hardware. It will continue to be a second-screen companion app, but is now fully integrated with the company’s newly unveiled Xbox One video game console. Microsoft’s Marc Whitten also revealed that there had been over 10 million SmartGlass app downloads to date. A new version of the SmartGlass app has been rumored for some time, and was expected to enable multi-screen video game experiences, similar to the Wii U GamePad controller and the link-up functionality between the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita handheld. VGLeaks suggested yesterday that touch input would be the ‘trigger’ for the new companion app, allowing users to set up private strategies during competitive multiplayer experiences. The app is expected to connect with the new version of Xbox Live, building on the functionality of the existing SmartGlass app for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Windows 8/RT. If Microsoft returns to SmartGlass during its Xbox reveal event, we’ll be sure to update this article. Image Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Despite an overall gain in the wireless phone industry's customer satisfaction, Apple dropped 2 percent in this year's American Customer Satisfaction Index.

Officials at Guantanamo Bay prison shut down access to wireless Internet service as well as social networks over the weekend amidst concerns about a coordinated cyber attack.

Facebook is facing allegations of doing shady business from none other than Slim Shady himself, rapper Eminem.

Microsoft today is set to unveil its next-gen Xbox. Tune in for all the details.

Microsoft announced its new Xbox called Xbox One at a press event in Redmond, Wash. Tuesday that puts a heavy emphasis on TV and living room entertainment with a heavy focus on live TV. Don Mattrick, President of Interactive Entertainment at Microsoft, called the new device an “all in one home entertainment system.” The new device will offer direct access to live TV, which users can start with a simple voice command. The console can switch between games, music, live TV and apps through voice commands as well as through new, universal gestures. For example, to leave a full-screen live TV experience users kind of grab with both hands in thin air and then pull these hands together. There is also a so-called snap mode will overlay an app over live TV to allow side-by-side multitasking. One of the apps taking advantage of this is Microsoft’s Skype, which will offer group video calls on the TV – something that isn’t possible with any other TV-based Skype integration, according to Yusuf Mehdi, SVP of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business. Users can watch a movie and launch a Skype call while the movie continues. Hardware-wise, the new device didn’t offer that many surprises: The Xbox One utilizes 8 GB RAM and an x86 processor. It comes with a Blu-ray drive, and uses WiFi Direct and USB 3 as well as a completely redesigned Kinect sensor device. That’s in line with earlier leaks, which had already pointed to the two HDMI ports, as well as Microsoft using a more PC-like architecture, with an AMD x86-processor powering the device. Developing story, check back for updates. Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial.How consumer media will change in 2013OTT technologies and strategies for broadcastersWhat the shift to the cloud means for the future EPG

It's not all about Siri anymore – the new Xbox One is the latest gadget that is designed to respond to your spoken commands. Microsoft senior vice president of the Online Audience Business Group Yusuf Mehdi is on stage right now demonstrating it. You can power it on and off simply by saying "Xbox on" and "Xbox off." Navigate menus simply by speaking the option you want to select. Switching inputs is no longer a bothersome task, as this feature can be activated by voice as well. Switch between music, television, and game inputs in a snap. It's also got Skype built right in. It's perfect for voice and video calls through the Xbox's Kinect camera. Our personal favorite feature so far is the ability to change channels on TV by speaking the channel or name of the TV show you want to watch. Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »

David Karp, 26, just sold his company Tumblr to Yahoo for $1.1 billion in an all-cash deal. What's the founder really like? According to close friend and Tumblr's first employee, Marco Arment, Karp is a lot like Steve Jobs was. Karp is his product. He's design-focused, and he's stubborn when it comes to his vision for the company. "David has a lot of Steve Jobs-like qualities, and like many people who worked for Steve, I look back on Tumblr’s crunch times with mixed feelings: I don’t want to return to that stress level, but David pushed me to do amazing work that I didn’t think was possible," Arment writes. Arment is also the founder of Instapaper, a read-it-later app that Betaworks recently acquired. "I’ve only seen one other 'product person' as good as David, and that was Steve Jobs. (Believe me, there are many parallels)," he continues. "David has an impeccable sense of what’s best for Tumblr, and he doesn’t need anyone else telling him what’s best for the product. Many people, myself included, have tried to convince him to go different directions, and we’ve been proven wrong every time." Like Steve Jobs, Karp can be stubborn. It's something he's cognizant – but not proud – of. "If there are moments I've been stubborn in my life, it was because I was really, really believing in something that I wanted to see become a reality," Karp told Forbes in January. "I've been rewarded a few times for being stubborn. It's not something I necessarily appreciate about myself." Friends and colleagues also describe Karp as "polite." And anyone who reads Karp's tumblr, Davidslog.com, can see a deeply caring person with a keen sense of humor. Here's just one of many humorous entries, below. How do his parents describe him? Karp's father went on CNBC yesterday to discuss his son. He referred to David as "thoughtful and down-to-earth." "It's never about the money with David," Karp's father said. "It's always been about doing what he loves doing. And creativity and passion."SEE ALSO: The Fabulous Life Of David Karp, 26-Year-Old Founder Of The $1 Billion Tumblr Empire Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »