[Technology] The FTC Is Overhauling Online Child Privacy Law

The FTC Is Overhauling Online Child Privacy Law
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Changes-in-law-aim-to-protect-kids-online-data-4131587.php
The FTC Is Overhauling Online Child Privacy Law The FTC has announced that it is broadeningâ€"now incredibly outdatedâ€"laws surrounding online child privacy.

Sharp-elbowed BT dives into 4G spectrum auction
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2233130/bt-joins-o2-ee-and-vodafone-in-4g-auctions
It's not just mobile operators that are jockeying to get their hands on the spectrum by June 2013. Managed network outfits and the nation's fixed line provider are also in the running.

EU's tougher Google deal derails FTC agreement - Steve Friess and Elizabeth ...
http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/eus-tougher-google-deal-derails-ftc-agreement-85319.html?hp=l8
European regulators appear headed toward a dramatically different conclusion to their antitrust probe of Google than their American counterparts - a binding agreement that could cost the search company dearly if violated.

Google sells Motorola Home for $2.35bn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20796830
Google has agreed to sell the set-top box business of its subsidiary Motorola for $2.35bn (£1.45bn). The deal to sell Motorola Home has been agreed with US firm Arris, in which Google will take a 15.7% stake.

$2 million in Wii game consoles stolen in SeaTac
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/19/3973136/nintendos-tvii-a-replacement-for.html
Over 7,000 Nintendo Wii gaming consoles worth about $2 million were stolen from a warehouse in SeaTac over the weekend. The King County Sheriff's Office said the theft at Seattle Air Cargo in the 19100 block of Des Moines Memorial Drive happened ...

What Steven Sinofsky did next: Teach at Harvard!
http://blogs.computerworld.com/management/21536/what-steven-sinofsky-did-next-teach-harvard-itbwcw
Steven Sinofsky announces his latest venture. Sinofsky, who recently left Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) under a cloud, is going to be an Executive in Residence at Harvard Business School.

Potatoes help Boeing improve Wifi connectivity
http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-features/68216-potatoes-help-boeing-improve-wifi-connectivity
Boeing has been flying 20,000 pounds of potatoes around US air space in a bid to improve in-flight Wifi. The company's come up with a new process for measuring radio signal quality, using in-house measurement technology and analysis tools.

A Facebook Ad Network? Not So Fast
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/Google-Facebook-lead-mobile-ad-revenue-growth-Report/articleshow/17661387.cms
Marketers will have to wait a little longer to advertise on Facebook's third-party ad network. A company spokesperson confirmed to Mashable Wednesday that it is halting its mobile-ads test on third-party apps.

Have Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone Sales Peaked?
http://marketplayground.com/2012/12/19/have-apple-nasdaqaapl-iphone-sales-peaked/
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) - iPhone 5 Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone sales have been weakening according to a number of Wall Street analysts, reports Bloomberg.

FCC grants AT&T approval for AWS, WCS frequencies
http://www.mobilewitch.com/FCC-approves-AT-T-acquisition-of-spectrum-licenses_news_details_1502.htm
AT&T Mobility has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to acquire sought-after Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) and 2.3GHz Wireless Communications Services (WCS) spectrum, which it intends to use to support its ...