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Article | 3/05/2013 China cracks down on Internet bird flu rumors
Chinese authorities have detained two Internet users for allegedly spreading rumors about the new bird flu virus on the nation's top Twitter-like micr...
Article | 3/05/2013 BlackBerry 10 cleared for use on US Department of Defense networks
The U.S. Department of Defense has cleared BlackBerry 10 smartphones and PlayBook tablets for use on its networks, amid reports that the department ma...
Article | 2/05/2013 Goverment mulls data breach notification law, but details are secret
Australia's government is keeping a tight hold on proposed data breach notification legislation that could become law before a federal election in Sep...
Article | 1/05/2013 Obama nominates Wheeler as new FCC chairman
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated telecom trade group veteran Tom Wheeler to be the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commissio...
Article | 30/04/2013 Limiting bidding on spectrum auctions could be costly, study says
If the U.S. Federal Communications Commission limits the participation of the largest mobile carriers in upcoming spectrum auctions, it could cost the...
Article | 30/04/2013 Intel backs SoftBank's bid for Sprint Nextel
Intel has backed SoftBank's bid for Sprint Nextel, citing that the deal would bring needed competition in the wireless space in the U.S.
Article | 25/04/2013 EU parliament committee votes against air passenger data sharing bill
European politicians are at loggerheads following a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday that rejected proposals to store information on airli...
Article | 24/04/2013 US DOT: Auto makers should disable in-dash electronics when cars are moving
Automobile makers should prevent drivers from using their in-vehicle electronic devices to browse the Internet and send text messages while their vehi...
Article | 23/04/2013 Huawei: US market no longer focus for its carrier business
After facing a congressional battering over security concerns, Huawei's carrier networking group is no longer focused on the US market, and instead ex...
Article | 18/04/2013 U.S. carriers set up warnings to prevent 'bill shock'
U.S. mobile operators will warn subscribers when they're heading toward a big bill, after most carriers agreed to send email or text alerts when users...
Article | 17/04/2013 EU digital rights groups demand net neutrality protection
More than 80 European digital rights organizations on Wednesday called on the European Commission to do more to protect net neutrality.
Article | 17/04/2013 White House threatens to veto CISPA ahead of vote
The White House has threatened to veto the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in its present form, citing concerns th...
Article | 16/04/2013 Taiwan's FTC investigating Samsung for defaming HTC on local online forums
Fabricated Internet posts praising Samsung at the expense of HTC products has landed the South Korean company in hot water with Taiwan's Fair Trade Co...
Article | 12/04/2013 Rackspace challenges lawsuit-happy patent holder
Cloud hosting provider Rackspace Hosting is striking back against patent holder Rotatable Technologies, a Texas company that has filed patent infringe...
Article | 12/04/2013 Industry group attacks EU plans to overhaul copyright enforcement law
Organizations representing Europe's electronic communications industry on Friday urged the European Commission not to change the directive on the civi...