Industry

Verizon called tax dodger by CWA union, others

In response, Verizon says it complies with laws, has deferred some taxes

Steve Jobs reportedly wanted an iPhone-only wireless network

Apple's Steve Jobs wanted his own network that would use unlicensed spectrum rather than rely on mobile operators

Cloud service Syncplicity adds file sharing for Android

Users of the service can share files through links with non-Android users

iOS, Android to get federal-strength authentication

Despite audit, Facebook holds back personal data

Privacy activists say the company is revealing even less personal data than just a few months ago

Facebook users flooded with adult images in mystery hack

Facebook feeds are being deluged with porn and violent images, but no one knows where they are coming from

VMware and Google on an acquisition frenzy in 2011

VMware and Google have bought dozens of companies between them this year, but HP and Microsoft spent the most.

AT&T is top business ISP, with Verizon second

Among large businesses, AT&T has a 28% share of Internet traffic

W3C releases draft online privacy standards

The draft standards are intended to give Web users choices about how they are tracked

Samsung becomes biggest smartphone vendor, as Android’s market share grows

Over half of all smartphones sold in the third quarter ran Android, according to Gartner