Industry

FCC moves forward on incentive spectrum auctions

The commission approves a proposal to auction some TV spectrum to mobile carriers

Leaked video shows qwerty, touchscreen RIM BlackBerry 10s

Video posted about the time RIM announced second-quarter financial results also explains elaborate marketing plan for the smartphones

What comes next as Facebook and Twitter slowly die?

Trying to fill 6,000 jobs, Microsoft pitches $10,000 H-1B visa

Rebounding after laying off of 5,000 in 2009, Microsoft says it now has big need for more tech workers

As promised, Islamic hacktivists disrupt PNC Bank

Naming the targeted banks shows attackers are sophisticated, says one security expert

ACLU: Electronic surveillance by US agencies skyrocketing

The civil rights group calls on Congress to require more judicial oversight on pen register and trap-and-trace orders

Mozilla launches first beta version of ‘Persona’ website authentication system

Mozilla aims to make website usernames and passwords obsolete through Persona, an email-address-based authentication system

Enterprise Upgrades: Five Reasons to Focus on Windows 7 not Windows 8

Two factories, two fates: Foxconn ascends on cheap labor, Sharp hangs on

Factory towns in China and Japan reflect the companies' fortunes as they continue to negotiate a landmark deal

Touchscreen LTE-ready mobile hotspot to be offered by AT&T

Novatel's MiFi Liberate device is first mobile hotspot with touchscreen and will be sold exclusively by AT&T