Industry

Groups protest Verizon’s proposed special access rate hikes

Verizon wants to raise rates for middle-mile broadband access about 6 percent

Senator questions whether Comcast is following NBC merger conditions

Franken questions whether Comcast's decision to exempt its on demand service from its data caps violates DOJ conditions

MasterCard, startup PaidPiper tap into credit cards for mobile payments

PaidPiper has built a platform for transferring money via credit-card numbers, using MasterCard APIs

Going Wireless in the Data Center

Oracle Users Prefer Fusion in the Cloud

Customers say the hosted version of the vendor's next-gen application suite is easier to deploy and use than the on-site option.

Open-source cloud frameworks: A work in progress

Nimble and fast, open-source frameworks can simplify application deployment in the cloud. But they're not for everyone.

Thwarting employers asking for Facebook access

Lenovo building industrial center to develop tablets, smartphones

The Chinese PC maker has been ramping up efforts to compete in the mobile devices market

Apple engineering mistake exposes clear-text passwords for Lion

An attacker could potentially decrypt information secured with an older version of FileVault, Apple's encryption technology

Hostage Crisis in the Cloud: Can You Rescue Your Data Back?