Industry

KPN strikes deal with Silent Circle to offer encrypted phone calls

KPN said it has the exclusive right to offer Silent Circle services in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium

White House defers to FCC on further action on net neutrality

In response to a petition, the White House said the Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency

A kindly reminder from Google: Don’t be a Glasshole

Glass wearers should turn their devices off in places that ask people to turn off cellphones, the company said

EMV smartcards offer security benefits even without PIN, Visa says

Chip cards can help eliminate counterfeit fraud, Visa exec says

Apple takes top spot in brand value computation

Samsung, Google and Microsoft round out the top 5

Twitter Suffering From Growing Pains (and Facebook Comparisons)

Apple gets a patent for health-monitoring ear buds

The system could also control mobile devices through gestures

Half of Americans want to live in a smart city with driverless cars

One-third of Americans think it could happen within a decade

Survey: US voters willing to pay more for faster school broadband

About seven in 10 voters would agree to a $4-a-year fee on their mobile phone service, a survey says

Cloudant Sync helps mobile developers add offline access to their applications

When a device re-establishes connectivity, the software synchronizes changes with a remote database