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A vulnerability in a logging tool that HTC has installed on some of its Android devices poses a serious security problem for users, according to the Android Police. The devices at risk are the Evo 3D, Evo 4G and Thunderbolt. The vulnerability allows hackers to collect a great deal of information about the device and its user -- information that th...

Chrome, a relative newbie in the browser world, appears poised to take over the No.2 spot -- possibly within the next three months. Chrome's current global average user share is 23.6 percent, according to StatCounter. User share for Firefox, the No. 2 provider after Internet Explorer, stands at 26.8 percent.

Bank of America may have hoped it could quietly slip a US$5 fee past its customers. If so, it was woefully wrong. This week, the bank announced it would charge debit card customers a $5 monthly fee when they use their cards to purchase goods. The bank pointed to new financial regulations as a reason. Customers, for their part, quickly did the math...

Is the tablet market so saturated that Research In Motion has thrown in the towel? The company has halted production of its PlayBook and will not pursue any other tablet projects, according to a research note from Collins Stewart Hawkpoint analyst John Vinh. RIM, for its part, staunchly denies the claim. "RIM doesn't typically comment on rumors, b...

StayinFront has been offering users mobile functionality for 10 years. However, its apps were not optimized for the latest generation of mobile devices, Ken Arbadji, vice president of North American sales, is quick to acknowledge -- such as the iPhone, iPad and Google Android devices. ...

Amazon's Kindle Fire debuted Wednesday morning with much fanfare. Many of the tablet's specs were already known, leaked or widely suspected, leaving little to wow the crowds -- except the price point. The device is going to retail at an eyebrow-raising US$199, several hundred dollars less than the cheapest iPad. ...

Shares of Research In Motion showed signs of life, jumping at least 6 percent Tuesday, on talk that investor Carl Icahn has acquired a stake in the company. Neither RIM nor Icahn has commented publicly to confirm or deny the rumors. RIM did not respond to the E-Commerce Times' request for comment.

OnStar recently raised hackles in the privacy community with revisions to its privacy policy. Now, members of Congress have taken up the issue Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the new policy on the grounds that it may be an unfair or deceptive trade practice.

Just over a year after taking the job as HP's top executive, CEO Leo Apotheker may soon be unceremoniously escorted to the door. The company's board of directors is reportedly meeting on this and other issues this week. The board is said to be eying former eBay CEO Meg Whitman as a replacement. Whitman clocked in 10-plus years of strong executive ...

Google has unleashed Google+ on the world, now completely unfettered by its earlier requirement to join via invitation For its debut, Google has added a slew of enhancements as well....

"I messed up. I owe everyone an explanation." Thus begins a blog post by Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, announcing a new change to the company -- a change that is almost guaranteed to further irritate an already angry and frustrated customer base. The change, in a nutshell, is this: In addition to charging separate fees for its streaming and DVD-r...

Sony has changed the rules of engagement -- or rather, terms of service -- for users of its PlayStation Network. In the new agreement, users opt to give away their right to join a class action lawsuit against Sony. In addition, the agreement contains a binding individual arbitration clause.

Responsys has beefed up its email marketing, social media, mobile and channel marketing Interact suite with a retargeting application for display ads ...

Google, until recently a piker in the patent-holding tech community, is rapidly beefing up its portfolio -- or arsenal, depending on how one views it -- of intellectual property. The company has acquired 1,023 patents from IBM, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website, a transaction first reported by tech blog SEO by the Sea.

Facebook has been rolling out a slew of changes and new options, one of the latest being its so-called smart friend lists. This feature creates lists of a user's friends, automatically based on such criteria as work, school, family and city. Users do have some control -- they can opt out entirely. Or they can use the automatically generated lists to add friends -- without, Facebook promises, a lot of effort.

First it gave Apple the preliminary injunction it was seeking against Samsung's Galaxy Tab. Then it suggested it might have been at least partly mistaken. Now the Dusseldorf court that has been hearing Apple's patent suit against Samsung's Galaxy 10.1 tablet, has confirmed that yes, Samsung's German subsidiary may not sell the device in Europe. Th...

The majority of salesforce automation software that is on the market and designed for small and medium-sized businesses has never fully felt quite right to users -- or for that matter, to JustEnough CEO Malcolm Buxton. ...

Eight months after Verizon Wireless showed off the prototype for the Droid Bionic, it is finally coming to market. ...

It will keep prices at their current low level. It will hire more people, lots more. It will sell a significant chunk of T-Mobile's stock. If it has to, it will go to court. AT&T, in short, appears ready to jump over whatever hurdles the Department of Justice places before it to win its prize -- the acquisition of T-Mobile. The company was apparen...

It will keep prices at their current low level. It will hire more people, lots more. It will sell a significant chunk of T-Mobile's stock. If it has to, it will go to court. AT&T, in short, appears ready to jump over whatever hurdles the Department of Justice places before it to win its prize -- the acquisition of T-Mobile. The company was apparen...