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Canada Ruling Pushes Dish's LTE Plan Forward
Though the satellite operator is still waiting for FCC approval, its win in Canada points to a new type of mobile network
Opposition to ACTA Swells in Europe
Officials line up to criticize "the new SOPA"
Chrome Comes to Android, but Only for the 1 Percent
A beta version of Chrome for Android is available to people running Ice Cream Sandwich
Oracle Seeks New Trial in IP Theft Suit Against SAP
Oracle's plan to drag its legal fight against rival SAP's defunct TomorrowNow subsidiary through a second trial is not surprising, analysts said Tuesday.
FTC Warns Background Screening Mobile Apps May Be Unlawful
The Federal Trade Commission this week said it sent letters to six unidentified mobile applications makers warning them that their background screening apps may be violating federal statutes.
HP Moves Load Testing Software to the Cloud
With the release of its new LoadRunner in the Cloud application load testing solution, HP aims to provide the flexibility of software-as-a-service in tools that traditionally entailed substantial investments to implement.
Upcoming Microsoft CRM Clients May Mean More Productivity
The productivity of salespeople could jump with the upcoming release of native Microsoft Dynamics CRM applications for specific mobile platforms and put the software vendor ahead of some of its competitors, an expert says.
Kaspersky Lab CEO Backs Out of IPO Plans
Kaspersky Lab founder Eugene Kaspersky has cancelled plans for the firm to go public, announcing his intention to buy back a 20 percent stake sold to a private equity investor a year ago.
Top EULA Gotchas: Website Fine-Print Hall of Shame
Long, confusing, and littered with jargon, end-user license agreements (EULAs) are all too easy to ignore. Instead of taking the time to read and understand the legalese, we just scroll to the bottom, click Accept, and get on with our lives. Did checking the "I agree" box have any consequences? Who cares, right? Gulp!
Want Your Beer and Wings Faster? Order on the IPad, Please
Pass the buffalo wings and the iPad.
5 Ways to Secure Your Facebook Profile in a Post-Timeline World
With the ongoing rollout of Facebook's Timeline feature, security and privacy have never been more important to your digital life. The new layout presents all of your current and past activities on Facebook -- posts, photos, comments, likes and so on -- in a handy timeline format to anyone with access to your profile, which may include friends of friends, colleagues, executives at your company, a potential future boss ... well, you get the idea.
Accessing the Internet By Mobile Device Doubled in 2011, Data Shows
Over the past 12 months, mobile access to the Internet nearly doubled to 8.5%, not counting tablets, according to data released this week by StatCounter, a Web analytics company.
Motorola Droid 4 Lands At Verizon on February 10
Motorola's Droid 4, with its physical QWERTY keyboard, arrives Friday for $200 to round out Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE smartphone roster.
Apple's Expected Television Set May Be in TV Makers' Hands
Reports about Apple's expected television set continue unabated with a new claim that Apple is talking to Canadian telecoms Rogers Communications Inc. and Bell Canada Enterprises about a possible TV set deal. The talks appear so serious that Bell and Rogers reportedly have Apple TV set prototypes in their respective development labs, according to The Globe and Mail, Canada's largest national newspaper.
Deleted Facebook Photos Still Accessible Online, Years Later
The site says it's in the process of moving to new systems that will fully delete images within 45 days.
New Juniper Routers Converge the Access Net
Juniper Networks this week has unveiled access routers designed to provide an on-ramp to the service provider network from residential, business and mobile networks.
Hacktivism Trumps Money As Motivation for Denial of Service Attacks
Two-thirds of all DDoS attacks globally were motivated by politics, ideology, nihilism or vandalism.
Acer Sues Former CEO Lanci for Breach of Contract
Acer has sued its former CEO and President Gianfranco Lanci in Italian courts for allegedly violating a non-compete clause, the company said Tuesday.
Groups: Congress Should Scrap SOPA, PIPA and Start Over
The copyright bills have too many problems to fix, say the groups, including Public Knowledge and Amnesty International
SAP Unveils HANA in-Memory Database Offerings for SMBs
A special Edge edition of HANA and HANA-powered analytics for SAP's Business One are on tap
