 New York Times (blog) | Mobile Apps Take Data Without Permission New York Times (blog) By NICOLE PERLROTH and NICK BILTON | February 15, 2012, 9:05 am SAN FRANCISCO â€" The address book in smartphones â€" where some of the user's most personal data is carried â€" is free for app developers to take at will, often without the phone owner's ... Apple Bows to iPhone Privacy Pressures Your address book is mine: Many iPhone apps take your data Apple tweaks apps policy under lawmaker pressure |
Microsoft's New 'msnNOW' Uses Bing to Find What's New, Now PC Magazine By Mark Hachman On Wednesday night, Microsoft launched MsnNOW, a site that promises to "surface the latest buzz" from social media feeds including Facebook and Twitter. On the surface, it's unclear how MsnNOw (or "msnNOW," as the site likes to call ... Microsoft's new msnNOW tracks latest Web buzz Microsoft's MSN Aims to Lure Younger Users by Touting Hot Trends MSN adds new feature to take Internet's pulse |
 CBC.ca | Falcone Said to Be Seeking Spectrum Swap to Salvage LightSquared BusinessWeek By Katherine Burton and Saijel Kishan Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Phil Falcone is seeking to swap spectrum owned by LightSquared Inc. with that controlled by the US Department of Defense, a person familiar with the company said, in an effort to ... Falcone's Plan B: Swapping Airwaves LightSquared's deal with Sprint further falters Falcone rejects a LightSquared bankruptcy but problems loom |
 New York Times | LightSquared's deal with Sprint further falters CNET by Dara Kerr February 15, 2012 7:19 PM PST Follow @darakerr After giving LightSquared a mid-March ultimatum to get FCC approval, Sprint now says it may have to return $65 million to the wireless venture. If the Federal Communications Commission ... Falcone's Plan B: Swapping Airwaves Falcone rejects a LightSquared bankruptcy but problems loom FCC aims to kill LightSquared wireless network |
 The Guardian | With apps, an easy sweep of user data from phones San Jose Mercury News By Nicole Perlroth and Nick Bilton The address book in smartphones -- where some of the user's most personal data is carried -- is free for app developers to take at will, often without the phone owner's knowledge. Companies that make many of the most ... Path Releases Valentine's Day Metrics in Wake of Privacy Controversy Congress Pushes Apple to Protect Your Address Book Apple iOS developers: We'll adjust to privacy change |
 Globe and Mail | Apple Bows to iPhone Privacy Pressures Wall Street Journal By JOHN PACZKOWSKI | All Things D Under pressure from regulators, Apple Inc. responded Wednesday to complaints that dozens of iPhone applications have been accessing, transmitting and storing user contact data without explicit permission. With apps, an easy sweep of user data from phones Congress Pushes Apple to Protect Your Address Book Apple iOS developers: We'll adjust to privacy change |
 USA TODAY | FCC treading lightly after LightSquared debacle Washington Post The Federal Communications Commission's decision to yank its support for satellite firm LightSquared all but ends that company's effort to launch mobile services, analysts say. Now comes the hangover. FCC officials say they still have faith that ... Falcone, LightSquared Say Interference With GPS Can Be Solved FCC to pull preliminary approval for LightSquared's LTE network Billionaire Falcone: no LightSquared bankruptcy |
Globe and Mail | Privacy controversy over Path for iPhone, iPad should be a wake-up call Washington Post For a country seemingly obsessed with reality television and tabloid journalism, the United States is suddenly very worried about privacy. And I'm not talking about celebrity privacy; I'm talking about your privacy. For Facebook users, questions of ... Developers say Apple needs to overhaul iOS user information security Google: Android Won't Share Personal Info With Apps Unless You Let It Apple: Apps need 'explicit approval' |
 The Guardian | What the PS Vita really needs: versatility CNET by Scott Stein February 15, 2012 2:47 PM PST Follow @jetscott Sony's next-gen gaming handheld has impressive hardware and promising games. While some say a dedicated gaming device can survive, the Vita will need to be flexible to stay alive. Outdoors or Inside, Sony Offers Users a Perpetual Game Review: Sony PlayStation Vita handheld gaming system Unboxing the Sony PlayStation Vita |
 Boston.com | Falcone's LightSquared May Seek Airwaves Swap To Revive Plan Wall Street Journal By Greg Bensinger Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Philip Falcone's LightSquared may seek to exchange its wireless airwave licenses for similar ones operated by the US Department of Defense, in a last-ditch effort to revive its ... LightSquared Says It's Committed to Solution and Criticizes FCC Billionaire Falcone: no LightSquared bankruptcy LightSquared regroups after FCC ruling |
The Guardian | My PS Vita case is a sock CNET by Scott Stein February 15, 2012 12:37 PM PST Follow @jetscott I have a PS Vita, and here's what I'm using to protect it. Yes, it's a clean sock. Turned inside-out, of course, to keep away lint. Low-cut, I might add, to eliminate unneeded tube-sock. Outdoors or Inside, Sony Offers Users a Perpetual Game Unboxing the Sony PlayStation Vita Review: Sony PlayStation Vita handheld gaming system |
CBC.ca | TEXT-S&P says Sprint Nextel rtgs unaffected by FCC actions Reuters Feb 15 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings and outlook on Overland Park, Kan.-based wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. (B+/Negative/--) are not immediately affected by the FCC's proposal to suspend wholesale wireless ... FCC plans to nix wireless network that may jam GPS LightSquared unable to use wireless spectrum due to interference with existing ... The FCC Squares Away the LightSquared Dilemma |
 Stuff.co.nz | Early adopters, rejoice! PlayStation Vita available now CNET by Don Reisinger February 15, 2012 10:35 AM PST The PlayStation Vita's official US launch date is February 22, but those who can't wait any longer can get their hands on the device today. Sony's First Edition Bundle, which includes a 3G-equipped Vita, ... PlayStation Vita: Portable has the graphics and control of a TV-based console ... Outdoors or Inside, Sony Offers Users a Perpetual Game Unboxing the Sony PlayStation Vita |
 msnbc.com | Is Apple over a Chinese iBarrel? msnbc.com In Behind the Wall, NBC News correspondents and producers examine events and trends in China, both big and small. Customers test out Apple iPads in the company's flagship store in Beijing's Sanlitun area on Wednesday. A Chinese tech firm, ... Are Chinese factory workers getting just $8 for every iPad sale? Reports say iPad may shrink, but what's your ideal tablet size? Chinese Workers Get Only $8 From Each Apple iPad 2 |
USA TODAY | FCC plans to nix wireless network that may jam GPS BusinessWeek By ANICK JESDANUN Federal officials plan to kill a private company's plans to start a national high-speed wireless broadband network after concluding it would in some cases jam personal-navigation and other GPS devices. FCC May Kill LightSquared's Plans for Wireless Revolution US regulators pull plug on LightSquared Agencies Move to Kill LightSquared LTE Plans Over GPS Issue |
 CTV.ca | Are Chinese factory workers getting just $8 for every iPad sale? CNET by Don Reisinger February 15, 2012 7:06 AM PST Apple's supply chain is once again in the crosshairs, after a South Korean newspaper today reported that Chinese factory workers are paid substantially less than their counterparts elsewhere around the ... Reports say iPad may shrink, but what's your ideal tablet size? Chinese Workers Get Only $8 From Each Apple iPad 2 Proview Pushes for Expanded iPad Ban, But Will China Allow It? |
 Newsday | Agencies Move to Kill LightSquared LTE Plans Over GPS Issue PC Magazine By Chloe Albanesius LightSquared's controversial plan to launch a new LTE network was dealt another blow yesterday when the Commerce Department found that the company's technology interferes too greatly with existing GPS systems. FCC plans to nix wireless network that may jam GPS LightSquared Blow Gives Falcone Few Options to Salvage Value LightSquared Broadband Plan Is Dead for Now |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Proview Pushes for Expanded iPad Ban, But Will China Allow It? PC Magazine By Adario Strange New details have emerged in the ongoing battle between Apple and Proview, the Chinese company holding the rights to the iPad name in mainland China. According to new statements from Proview, the company hopes to expand its ban of iPad ... What's the ideal tablet size? Proview, Sazerac, Mecca Cola, GM: Intellectual Property Ordinary Chinese Divided on IPad Trademark Dispute |
 ABC News | Proview, Sazerac, Mecca Cola, GM: Intellectual Property BusinessWeek By Victoria Slind-Flor (This is a daily report on global news about patents, trademarks, copyright and other intellectual property topics. Updates with Boeing item in Patent section.) Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Proview International Holdings Ltd., ... Ordinary Chinese Divided on IPad Trademark Dispute Proview fears fanbois will derail iPad export ban bid Exclusive: Proview says any ban of iPad exports hard to impose |
ABC News | Ordinary Chinese Divided on IPad Trademark Dispute PCWorld By Michael Kan, IDG News Ordinary Chinese people are taking sides in the iPad trademark battle between Apple and local display vendor Proview, with some thinking the US tech giant should simply change the name of its iconic tablet. Proview fears fanbois will derail iPad export ban bid Exclusive: Proview says any ban of iPad exports hard to impose More Ipads are seized in China |
 Mobile Today | Apple Overtakes Samsung to Become Biggest Smartphone Vendor BusinessWeek By Diana ben-Aaron Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. passed Samsung Electronics Co. to become the world's biggest smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter on surging sales of its iPhone, Gartner Inc. said. Almost a quarter of smartphones sold were ... Android Loses Market Share,as Apple Has Exceptional Quarter, Gartner Says Apple top for smartphones in 2011 but Android extends OS lead Apple iPhone market share to slip from Q1: Gartner |
 Digitaltrends.com | Round-up: Apple CEO Tim Cook talks at Goldman Sachs event Digitaltrends.com Speaking at a Goldman Sachs event in San Francisco on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed a wide range of subjects, from issues with some of its suppliers to Amazon's Kindle Fire. Since Tim Cook took over at Apple last year shortly before the death ... Apple CEO 'takes working conditions very seriously' Tim Cook and a more likeable Apple Tablets will outsell PCs, says Apple chief as he hints at TV product |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Apple CEO 'takes working conditions very seriously' Inquirer By Kate O'Flaherty GADGET DESIGNER Apple "takes working conditions very seriously", the firm's CEO Tim Cook said at a conference yesterday. Cook was speaking at a Goldman Sachs technology conference, according to Mac Rumours. Tablets will outsell PCs, says Apple chief as he hints at TV product Apple's Tim Cook talks shop with Goldman Sachs Apple CEO Reaffirms Commitment to Upholding Labor Conditions |
 BBC News | Apple's iPad 3 could face customs ban in China Computerworld By Michael Kan IDG News Service - Apple's much speculated iPad 3 has emerged as the latest target in an ongoing trademark dispute in China, after a little-known Chinese firm said on Wednesday it has filed for a customs ban with local authorities to ... Proview, Sazerac, Mecca Cola, Chrysler: Intellectual Property China's Proview says any ban of iPad exports hard to Inflaming Trademark Dispute, Second City in China Halts Sales of the iPad |
