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Article | 3/06/2013 Google says 'no' to sexually explicit content on Glass
Google Glass can, in theory, be used for lots of things, but sexually explicit material is one area now off limits to developers.
Article | 3/06/2013 Japanese Internet icon, free from prison, starts app design firm
A Japanese entrepreneur who founded one of the country's largest web portals and was a national celebrity before being jailed for securities fraud is ...
Article | 3/06/2013 Foxconn developing 5 Firefox OS devices, could include tablet
Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has become the latest company to back Mozilla's Firefox OS and is developing more than...
Article | 31/05/2013 HTC abandons plan for large Windows RT tablets, report says
HTC has cancelled plans to develop a larger Windows RT tablet because demand for tablets based on the Microsoft operating system has been weak.
Article | 31/05/2013 US allows export of communication devices, software and services to Iran
The U.S. government has lifted sanctions on the export of a variety of consumer communications devices, software and services including mobile phones ...
Article | 31/05/2013 Clearwire puts off shareholder vote to consider Dish's fatter bid
The tug-of-war over Clearwire looks set to continue for at least another two weeks as the struggling mobile operator postponed a special shareholder m...
Article | 30/05/2013 Ads hit Tumblr desktop feeds as Yahoo takeover looms
Tumblr is now putting ads in users' feeds on the desktop, in what could be the first move toward making sure the social blogging site is a profitable ...
Article | 30/05/2013 Advocates: FCC should limit big carriers in spectrum auctions
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should cap the participation of carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless in upcoming spectrum auctions to ensure ...
Article | 30/05/2013 More chow mein? Google now makes it easier to decide
Google is trying to make it easier to find nutrition information online for a wide range of foods with a new search feature whose aim is to address th...
Article | 30/05/2013 Network builders tackling cell vs. Wi-Fi choices
Mobile users can probably look forward to being automatically transferred from cellular to Wi-Fi networks in the near future, but going back and forth...
Article | 30/05/2013 Payleven's chip-and-PIN readers land in Apple's retail stores
Mobile payments startup Payleven has struck a deal that calls for Apple to start selling chip-and-PIN readers in its retail stores across Europe.
Article | 30/05/2013 EU commissioner tells parliamentarians that delivering net neutrality will garner votes
Digital Agenda Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, on Thursday called on the European Parliament to support her plans for an end to roaming charges and guaran...
Article | 30/05/2013 Dish leapfrogs Sprint with aggressive new bid for Clearwire
Dish Network has boosted its bid for Clearwire to US$4.40 per share, 29 percent above Sprint Nextel's most recent offer, and said it is prepared to bu...
Article | 29/05/2013 Sprint, SoftBank gets U.S. security panel approval for merger
Government panel the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has given its approval for Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank to acqui...
Article | 28/05/2013 Galaxy S4 will be first phone to use new Verizon spectrum
Verizon Wireless customers buying the recently released Samsung Galaxy S4 will be the first who can start using a new spectrum band that the carrier w...