Industry

MWC preview: Sprint, AT&T launch mobile apps that help other carriers

Cisco buys optical company for $271 million

Lightwire will bring CMOS silicon packaging for 40G/100G

How to free your company from organizational-chart tyranny

Consultant Bob Frisch's new book explains how great leaders structure and manage their teams

Google: New privacy policy to have little impact on enterprise

The company says it will not share data between its enterprise apps and personal Google accounts

Wall Street Beat: Software results temper bad news on PC front

Strong earnings from the likes of Salesforce, SugarCRM and Autodesk offset disappointment in HP and Dell

Network operators get serious about Wi-Fi

New technologies, standards tame 802.11 links

Small-cell, Wi-Fi backers advancing their technology

Standards and hardware enhancements on display at Mobile World Congress should make the equipment more useful

FTC reaches $359 million settlement over ‘free’ trial offers

Canadian businesses charged customers after signing them up for the supposedly free offers, the agency says

Obama Backs ‘Consumer Bill of Rights’ for Online Privacy

White House privacy push: Some question the details

Some privacy groups question the plan to allow online companies to participate in writing new codes of conduct