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Engineering professor calls smartphone software 'appalling invasion of privacy'
'Vigorously disagrees' it violates wiretap laws with its smartphone software
SpectrumCo had faced criticism for not developing the AWS spectrum it purchased in 2006
Cost of October BlackBerry outage pegged at $50M
The unpatched vulnerability in Yahoo Messenger allows attackers to change other people's status messages automatically
Europeans worried about the US Patriot Act prefer to keep their data in the EU
Execs offer advice for getting tech jobs in fast-growing companies
Salvation Army tests smartphones and credit cards; churches test pledging by phone
As use of mobile devices soars, Internet handles seen as easier way to make connections
The free Wi-Fi hotspots require users to give their phone numbers to log-on
Western Digital starts restoring hard-drive production in Thailand after devastating floods
Apple says it stopped supporting the monitoring software on 'most' iOS 5 devices
Also, Carrier IQ has repeated its assertion that the mobile-phone software doesn't collect personal information
Critics say Carrier IQ software surreptitiously gathers personal data from phones; Vendor, carriers say only service-related data is tracked
The surge is expected to be short-lived, however
Disaster in Japan, Casey Anthony trial account for top news stories of the year for Bing, AOL and Facebook
Despite employment drop, average tech salaries rose 30%
The JOBS Act would also provide spectrum and funding for a nationwide public safety network
It expects that public cloud providers will start offering the service in the first quarter
After initial reports of a SCADA attack were debunked, questions remain
Franken calls on Carrier IQ to explain its application
Possible cyberattack on SCADA system at small Illinois water plant highlights weakness in U.S. system of "Fusion Centers"
The companies will cooperate on continued WiMax service and future LTE buildouts
The FCC's report raises questions about the impartiality of the agency, an AT&T executive says
StatCounter puts Chrome over the edge, but rival metric firm says won't happen until 2012
Verizon, RIM, Nokia insist their handsets don't support the software
Some analysts were left wanting more details about Office 365 sales and adoption
Though 2011 is a tough year for the semiconductor market, Intel has shown strength
From Anonymous to the SCADA attack that wasn't; was this the year of the advanced persistent threat?
Oracle has integrated WebLogic with a number of its other products, including the Exalogic appliances, and Oracle RAC servers
Apple's newest smartphone scores higher satisfaction rating than last year's iPhone 4
Screen size to be larger than current Cius
Microsoft's Internet Explorer holding onto market-leading share of desktop browser market
Industry reps criticize the protectionist nature of the EU's Horizon 2020 funding scheme
Apple's iPhone Siri voice control technology is best-liked feature for nearly half of 4S users in ChangeWave survey
WikiLeaks also released a study covering companies developing surveillance products
The Japan firm, which makes chips for the Wii and Xbox 360, will spend hundreds of millions to quakeproof its lines.
Proposes dropping support for Mac OS X 10.5 in June
Developers can access Web APIs and Google's public APIs through client library
Year marks passing of computer industry giants Jobs, Olsen
The carriers will share certain telecommunication infrastructure including Wi-Fi hotspots in the U.S. and China
The ruling contrasts with recent legal developments in Italy that have tended to curtail freedom of the Internet
Senate expected to act on plan to remove green card per-country caps
New details emerge on Carrier IQ app on HTC Android phones
Supporters of a sales tax say online sellers now have an advantage over other retailers
