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The European Commission is taking a closer look at whether Apple is engaging in unfair sales practices The EC, which is the executive branch of the European Union, sent a questionnaire last week to several European mobile network operators probing Apple's distribution terms -- specifically, whether those terms preclude rivals from offering a better...

The case for mobile CRM is an easy one to make. Smartphones are now ubiquitous, and the way most people work requires 24-7 accessibility. Not being tethered to a desktop to access customer records is also a plus, if not an outright necessity in some cases. However, as we discussed in part 1of this series, mobilization is getting to the point when ...

China and Iran were accused last week of renewing their cyberattacks on U.S. computer systems after a brief hiatus A gang of Chinese hackers allegedly affiliated with the country's People's Liberation Army has resumed infiltrating U.S. computer systems after making a strategic withdrawal earlier this year, according to cybersecurity firm Mandiant....

This story was originally published on April 5, 2013, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series When Dr. Martens customers from around the world search for its site, it's possible they'll end up on one designed specifically for their country....

This story was originally published on March 20, 2013, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series. We have this idea of modern computing that is closely tied to social media, and rightly so. Social media is a kind of glue that ties us together in new and bigger configurations than our own human capabilities....

There is an interesting battle forming between the most powerful game console with the most potential, Microsoft's Xbox One, and Nvidia's Shield -- a rebel platform that I think is worth a look. Both platforms are going after a gaming opportunity, but they are approaching this market very differently. Microsoft is pushing the envelope on the ...

Coordinated care models emphasize the basic relationships between patients and doctors, focusing on the continuum of care. The models reward doctors for the outcome of care instead of pure volume The two dominant models are the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and the accountable care organization (ACO)....

The Samsung Galaxy S4's rear-facing camera beats those in the iPhone 5 and 4S as well as other Samsung smartphones, according to a report from digital image specialists DxO Lab The 13 MP GS4 camera tallied an overall DxOMark score of 75, while the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S III all scored 72....

It has been about a month since Facebook unveiled the keys to its mobile strategy -- its Facebook Home app and the HTC First, a smartphone designed specifically around Home. To date, though, the progress of these duel initiatives has been less than encouraging. European carriers Orange and EE have delayed the rollout of the First, apparently at Fa...

Despite improvements in processing power in recent years, battery life remains an issue with the growth of mobile devices. Intel has looked to address this with a new family of Core processors code-named Haswell, which the company said Thursday will offer up to 50 percent more battery life for laptops than its previous Ivy Bridge chips provided -- all without impairing performance...

Pandora's boost in Q1 revenue, thanks largely to an increase in subscribers who want to listen to ad-free Internet radio, helped the streaming media company turn in a quarterly report Thursday that beat expectations The Internet radio service reported US$126 million in revenue, a 55 percent increase from the same period last year and higher than th...

Kim Dotcom, founder of the seized file-sharing site Megaupload, hinted via Twitter that he might sue the slew of companies using two-step authentication, for which Dotcom claims to own the patent. Dotcom provided a link to a patent that deals with two layers of identification, corroborating his purported ownership. That said, it is hard to know if...

Yahoo hasn't been playing around when it comes to acquisitions. Its latest, announced Tuesday, isPlayerScale, which makes software infrastructure for cross-platform gaming. "Today we acquired PlayerScale. The team has built an incredible gaming platform that is used by over 150 million players worldwide," said Yahoo spokesperson Lauren Armstrong.

Mobile CRM is well entrenched in the sales and marketing spaces -- perhaps too entrenched in some cases. ...

Perennial Intel competitor AMD on Thursday launched three additions to its 2013 A-Series and E-series mobile accelerated processing unit family. They include the Elite Mobility APU, previously code-named "Temash," and the Mainstream APU, formerly code-named "Kabini."

Twitter has announced it is deploying a long-awaited security measure: two-factor verification. The move comes about a month after The Associated Press' Twitter account was hacked Users can activate the new security by accessing their account settings and opting to have a verification code sent to a smartphone. Upon logging in to Twitter, they must...

With a slew of advanced action games for the PC on deck for release later this year, including Activision's just announced Call of Duty: Ghosts and Electronic Arts' Battlefield 4, Nvidia has introduced a graphics card that will provide top-notch performance for gamers ...

Actor Ashton Kutcher has his hand in more than just the show Two and a Half Men and other roles, including his portrayal of Steve Jobs in the upcoming film Jobs ...

Google X Labs, the not-so-secret-but-secretive facility that works on cutting edge projects, has bought airborne wind turbine developer Makani Power, which announced the news on its website ...

SAP, a German software heavyweight, announced that it plans to recruit hundreds of people with autism in a quest to staff employees who "think differently." The company said it would hire 650 autistic people by 2020, which would account for about 1 percent of its multinational workforce....