Industry

Foursquare splinters itself in two, will launch new app called ‘Swarm’

Swarm will provide mobile messaging based on the locations of friends

White House big-data panel calls for privacy protections, ignores NSA

Big-data collection has several benefits but raises other privacy concerns, a presidential panel says

Cisco retires WebEx Social, partners with Jive instead

The companies will market a suite that includes WebEx Meetings, Jabber and Jive enterprise social networking software

Microsoft to give away some of the last Nokia phones ever

As Microsoft phases out the Nokia brand to usher in the age of Microsoft Mobile, it's giving away a few Nokia smartphones for free.

Afraid of the cloud? How to handle your fears

Study finds that 73% of IT execs worldwide fear that cloud providers are hiding problems

NASA developing unique robotic satellite refueling system

Fuel transfer test never been performed before now, NASA says

DOJ reaches settlement with eBay to end no-poach hiring deals

The proposed settlement would bar eBay from entering into no-hire agreements with other tech firms

Oracle will allow customers to swap on-premises software for cloud services

The move follows a similar one by rival SAP

The changing fortunes of Net neutrality

Open Internet, broadband market and special arrangements all in play

Federal CIOs Struggle to Recruit Top Tech Talent