FCC hires a privacy guru to help lead its telecom investigations

If you want proof that the Federal Communications Commission is getting serious about privacy, you only need to look at its latest recruit. The agency has hired Jonathan Mayer, one of the masterminds behind Do Not Track browsing, as the chief techno...

South Korea Moves to Curb Bloatware in Smartphones


Bloatware has become a huge issue for many users of smartphones around the world. The manufacturer promises that you get a certain amount of storage space on the box, but when you turn the device on...

Morgan Stanley expects Strong Apple December Quarter Results


On Tuesday Apple’s stock was up $8.40 or 1.55% to $549.07. Morgan Stanley’s analyst, Katy Huberty, wrote a note titled “2014 the Beginning of a New Cycle of Growth and Innovation Monetization” and...

No Tizen Smart Phones for the US market


With a possible February upcoming kickoff date looming for a high-end Tizen smart phone slated to sell through the famous Japanese carrier NTT Docomo and the French telecom Orange SA, another new...

Court Prods FCC In Unexpected Direction In Last Week’s Verizon Ruling


By Andy Oram A court ruling this past Tuesday on FCC “network neutrality” regulation closes and opens a few paths in a three-way chess game that has been going on for years between the US District...

Mexican Tycoon Carlos Slim Suspected Of Trying To Circumvent New Anti-Monopoly Telecom Regulations


With the apparent intention of circumventing new antitrust regulations, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s fixed-line phone monopoly Telmex has designed a new strategy for divesting assets, reports...