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If you're a technology professional in a small or mid-sized business, chances are pretty good that information security is something you've had on your radar for quite a while now. In a smaller shop, this is usually out of necessity. As well all know, SMBs usually don't have the luxury of an expansive technology budget that would allow for extensi...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday rejected all 21 claims in Apple's "pinch-to-zoom" patent in a preliminary ruling after an ex parte re-examination of the patent The USPTO ruling is a significant blow to Apple, as the patent was among those found to have been infringed by Samsung in a case that went to trial this summer. The jury ...

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a smartphone security checker website to help consumers ensure their devices are as secure as possible The page lists various mobile operating systems and also points to a general checklist of actions users can take to secure their smartphones....

Google announced Thursday that it was selling its Motorola Mobility set-top box division, Motorola Home, to Arris Group for US$2.35 billion. The deal, which has been approved by the boards of both companies, is expected to close by the second half of next year Under the terms of the agreement, Google will receive $2.05 billion in cash, along with $...

The Federal Communications Commission has approved AT&T's purchase of licenses for new wireless spectrum after years of maneuvering The purchases will be in the Wireless Communications Service (WCS) and AWS-1 bands....

The postponement of Google's deal with the Federal Trade Commission may have been caused, at least in part, by Europe's tough stance with the company As of a few days ago, reports suggested that Google was close to hashing out a deal with the FTC, but that the European Commission's two-year antitrust investigation was far from resolved. Now, howeve...

Using potatoes as an analog for humans, Boeing has come up with a new way to test for in-flight wireless signal strength Signal strength is everything when it comes to effective wireless connectivity, whether it's on the ground or 35,000 feet up in the air. Passengers on board a wireless-enabled plane want to access the network whether they're in f...

Attorneys representing four former GoDaddy employees in a suit over unpaid overtime are seeking to have the suit expanded to a collective action Michelle Matheson, a partner with Matheson & Matheson and the attorney of record on the suit, and Eric Epstein, an employment attorney in Los Angeles, represent the former employees of GoDaddy, all of who...

The U.S. mobile advertising outlook is a bit rosier, according to eMarketer's latest forecast. Native display ads running on sites such as Facebook and Twitter are leading the charge for the mobile channel Overall spending on U.S. mobile advertising -- which includes display, search and messaging-based ads served on mobile phones and tablets -- i...

During the dot-com era, there were many companies that had to close their doors because they didn't properly manage their cash flow. When these companies ran out of cash, they were forced to go back to the venture capitalists that provided the wherewithal to get the companies started in the first place Venture capitalists are a tough bunch and they...

Two questions: 1) Which is the best smartphone for you -- an Apple iPhone or one running Google's Android operating system? 2) Which carrier is best for you? A word to the wise -- choose carefully. Once you start down either path, chances are you will stay on it. Why? Because these companies are building a new cloud world. That means whichever you buy -- if you like it -- you will be with for a long time...

The social media era doesn't mean that more people can communicate than in the past. It means that more customers can communicate faster than ever before -- and customers always communicate more and faster when they're angry You'd think that this message would have been internalized by the nice people over at Facebook, which owns Instagram. Sadly, ...

"Normal connected lifestyle to resume in due course," could have been the tag linerecently in New York and New Jersey. If there was one lesson learned from Hurricane Sandy, it was that even themost sophisticated of urban areas can experience an unexpected loss of essential services One way to prepare for the kind of interruption millions experience...

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced final amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule, which governs the online collection of personal information under the age of 13 This is the culmination of a review that began in 2010 to ensure that the COPPA Rule keeps pace with changes in technology and the way kids use and...

While BlackBerry 10 devices won't become generally available until sometime in the New Year, more than 120 enterprise customers will reportedly begin testing the new platform as part of the BlackBerry 10 Technical Preview Program that is being rolled out this week Research in Motion did not disclose the names of the organizations that will get the...

Instagram appears to be backtracking on plans to update its privacy policy and terms of service following an uproar from users The proposed updates were scheduled to come into effect Jan. 16....

Oracle released a quarterly earnings report that exceeded Wall Street expectations, thanks largely to a significant jump in software and cloud subscription revenue. The company announced a profit of US$2.6 billion, or 53 cents per share, for the quarter. This compares with the $2.2 billion, or 43 cents per share, it brought in during the same peri...

The International Trade Commission on Tuesday ruled that Apple has not violated Google's Motorola Mobility patent for a touchscreen sensor. ITC judge Thomas Pender said the patent was invalid The touchscreen sensor patent came before Pender this summer, when Google asserted three other Motorola patents against Apple. The commission ordered Pender...

The European Union gave Google a January deadline to devise detailed proposals to resolve a two-year antitrust investigation into whether Google used its market dominance to thwart rivals, according to Reuters The Union's antitrust chief, Joaquin Almunia, issued the deadline Tuesday in Brussels to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. Should Goog...

Facebook plans to launch video advertising that will autoplay in users' news feeds some time next year, but it's not yet clear whether they'll be more like silent movies or talkies, according to a report by Advertising Age Advertisers reportedly will have the chance to buy targeted video ads in the first part of next year. The ads will be capped at...