Tuesday, April 16, 2013

[Technology] Justice Department Backs Limits on Wireless Companies

Justice Department Backs Limits on Wireless Companies
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/tech/16768888/u-s-antitrust-regulators-vow-to-pounce-if-google-strays/
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department's top antitrust enforcer said on Tuesday that he supported limits on how much of the nation's airwaves a single wireless company could hold, a condition that could keep AT&T and Verizon from bidding on certain ...

Targeted attacks up over 2012, SMBs increasingly at risk: Symantec
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/04/16/cyberattacks-symantec-report/
Just when you thought it was safe to get back on the Internet, the number of targeted attacks almost doubled in 2012 compared to the prior year.

Facebook Talking to Apple About New 'Home' Software for IPhone
http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/04/16/facebook_home_available_in_canada_today.html
Facebook Inc. (FB) is talking to Apple Inc. (AAPL) about crafting a version of its new mobile software for the iPhone, in a push to boost revenue from the growing number of users who access the social network on smaller screens.

Microsoft brings fight to AWS with first full IaaS offering
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/16/microsoft-azure-general-availability/
Summary: Microsoft today announced the general availability of its IaaS offering and offered to price match AWS for storage, compute and network bandwidth in the cloud.

ACLU files complaint with FTC over older Android software
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/04/wireless-carriers-deceptive-and-unfair/
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal complaint Tuesday accusing the nation's largest wireless carriers of Ć¢€œdeceptiveĆ¢€ business practices for failing to keep the software on tens of millions of Android smartphones updated - a shortcoming that can ...

WD SmartWare Pro automates backups to both Dropbox and external drives
http://www.storagereview.com/wd_announces_smartware_pro_software
We're used to external hard drive makers offering some kind of backup software to add value, although it's usually forgettable for the experienced users among us -- what we erase while we're busy setting up Windows 8 File History, Time Machine or a cloud ...

Latest iPhone 5S rumor pegs camera at 12 megapixels
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/taiwans-foxconn-boosts-china-workforce-for-new-iphone/articleshow/19584685.cms
Apple's next major iPhone release could pack in an extra 4 megapixels to its camera, according to a new rumor. Josh Lowensohn.

Google Makes Mobile Search Faster, Adds Expandable Sitelinks And ...
http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/16/google-makes-mobile-search-faster-adds-expandable-sitelinks-and-experimental-quick-view-cards-for-wikipedia-articles/
Today, Google has introduced a few new features for when you're searching on the go. The ability to find the information that you want on the fly is something that is required for mobile searching and the company continues to tweak its result pages to help you ...

Flixster comes to Xbox 360 with Ultraviolet Collection support
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/04/16/flixster-app-brings-ultraviolet-and-more-to-xbox-360/
The Warner Bros.-owned movie destination app Flixster has come to Xbox 360 with a new Kinect-enabled application available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers.

Facebook Hires Fired Apple Maps Manager for Mobile-Software Group
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/facebook-hires-fired-apple-maps-manager-for-mobile-software-group
Facebook has hired Richard Williamson for its mobile-software group, according to Bloomberg. Mr. Williamson was part of the team that built the original iPhone, but is better known for being the manager in charge of developing the original Apple Maps ...



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