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Microsoft is launching new capabilities in its Lync communication platform that ties Lync and Skype together to enable audio call and Instant Messaging interoperability as well as shared presence. In addition, new hardware/software packages made with partners simplify the setup of room-based conferencing systems, Microsoft announced today at its Lync Conference 2013, the first such conference.

For now the Lync-Skype interoperability is just for audio calls, but Microsoft says that will be expanded to include video within a year so that a mobile phone with Skype can place a video call via Lync.

Microsoft is introducing a Lync room system that makes it faster and simpler to set up a conference/collaboration session in a dedicated conference room.

Apple has produced a new version of its iPad tablet computer, according to US reports. The iPad 2 is thinner and lighter with more memory, a more powerful graphics processor and at least one camera, said the Wall Street Journal.

At the debut of News Corp's Daily online paper in New York, a Reuters reporter saw what appeared to be the new iPad with a front-facing camera.

Since introducing the iPad in April 2010, Apple claims to have sold 14.8m units, which contributed $4.6bn or 17% of the company's overall revenue in the last quarter of the year.

Are you behind on Storage Wars, Duck Dynasty, or The First 48? Now you can catch up on your favorite A&E shows anywhere you are, right from your iPhone. A&E Networks this week updated its iOS app, allowing iPhone and iPod touch owners to watch full-length episodes of popular shows like Swamp People for free. Even better, the company also updated the iOS apps for its Lifetime and History channels with support for the iPhone. The Lifetime app offers episodes of Project Runway, Dance Moms, Army Wives, as well as the network's movies. The History Channel app is packed will episodes of Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Swamp People and more. In addition to full-length episodes and movies, the apps bring some other exclusive content you won't see on TV, like behind-the-scenes clips and deleted scenes. Those who sign in using a Comcast Xfinity account can get even more content, including full access to previous seasons of A&E shows.

Source Citation   (MLA 7th Edition) "A&E Adds Full-Length Episodes of Storage Wars, More to iPhone." PC Magazine Online 13 Feb. 2013. Student Resources in Context. Web. 1 Mar. 2013.Document URLhttp://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA318699762&v=2.1&u=midd21104&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w

You won't be able to escape commercials with the app, however. In the 44-minute episode of Hoarders, for instance, there were four commercials, about one every 10 minutes.