Industry

DreamWorks CEO says screen size will dictate movie download costs

And first-release movies will only get a three-week window in theaters before they're available via streaming

Facebook shows mobile app developers the money with new ad network

The Audience Network, now in beta, will support iOS and Android apps

Tip of the Hat: Google launches offensive to regain control of Android

Tip of the Hat to The Register's Andrew Orlowski for his early look at the Android Silver plan and the challenges it poses to Samsung, Sony and HTC.

FCC pressured to regulate broadband in net neutrality spat

Net neutrality advocates call on the FCC to reclassify broadband as a regulated, common-carrier service

Patent company trolls four

Net Navigation Systems, which sued Cisco in 2011, goes after Arista, Avaya, Ericsson and Extreme

Facebook addresses privacy fears with anonymous log-in for apps

The company wants to overcome the fear of pushing "the big blue button"

Google stops scanning Gmail messages for ads in Apps for Education

Google's practice of serving ads based on the content of Gmail messages has long been controversial

Bad bots on the rise: A look at mobile, social, porn, and spam bots.

VMware looks to AirWatch to simplify management and centralize client storage

The goal is to integrate desktops and mobile devices for users and IT administrators

Online private car rental services driving to gain ground in Europe

Competition heats up as users flock to new services