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Online bullying is spreading as social media sites grow, according to a survey by Pew, but appears to be no worse on the Internet than in real life. Pew’s “Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites” study affirms, “Most American teens who use social media say that in their experience, people their age are [...]
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AT&T Gains Union Support for T-Mobile Merger
November 9th, 2011 
admin Communications Workers of America, or CWA, said AT&T’s proposed merger with T-Mobile would create nearly 100,000 jobs, showing support for a deal that has rivals like Sprint worried. AT&T is embroiled in lawsuits with the Department of Justice, Sprint, and regional carrier C Spire, all of whom seek to block the proposed merger amid fears [...]
Amazon Buys Siri Rival to Compete With Apple
November 9th, 2011 admin Amazon is purchasing speech-to-text startup Yap, hinting at plans to incorporate voice recognition in its Kindle e-readers and tablets and boost their competitive power against the iPad. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Amazon completed the acquisition in September, but neither company announced the sale. The SEC filing does not mention Amazon by [...]
Apple Gets Greener, But Still Has Room for Improvement
November 9th, 2011 admin Apple rose five spots in Greenpeace’s “Guide to Greener Electronics” to finish in fourth place, joining other tech companies attempting to offset their environmental footprints. California-based Apple garnered high marks by meeting and exceeding recycling goals, increasing its use of renewable power, and eliminating PVC plastics and brominated flame retardants from its products. The company [...]
Google to Defend Android Makers as Patent Suits Grow
November 9th, 2011 admin Google will help defend its Android makers from legal action against the platform, in an attempt to reassure partners and keep them loyal to the operating system. “We tell our partners, including the ones here in Taiwan, we will support them,” said Google chairman Eric Schmidt during a visit in Taiwan. “For example we have [...]
Siri Not Coming to Old IPhones, Apple Says
November 9th, 2011 admin Apple won’t release Siri to older devices, and instead keep the voice-activated assistant exclusive to the iPhone 4S in hope of maintaining a competitive edge. Online rumors circulated last weekend concerning the Cupertino, Calif.-based company’s possible plan to offer Siri for the iPhone 4 or other iOS devices. But, according to a Wednesday report from [...]
HP Juggles WebOS Options
November 9th, 2011 admin Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman is still working out whether it wants to keep or sell WebOS, saying she’d rather make the right decision than a quick, unprofitable one. Earlier in the week, many speculated HP was weighing a decision to sell the mobile platform, particularly after news of Whitman scheduling a meeting with the WebOS [...]
LG Loads Up on Patents to Avoid Lawsuits
November 9th, 2011 admin LG has reached a patent licensing deal with Intellectual Ventures, a company touting itself as the top U.S. patent holder, in a deal that will give it access to intellectual property protection from lawsuits. The deal gives LG more than 35,000 patents, including some outside its usual fields. LG said the agreement is a “critical [...]
Adobe Discontinues Flash on Mobile Devices
November 9th, 2011 admin Adobe announced it is ceasing development of its Flash plugin for mobile devices, as the company refocuses its efforts on HTML5. The company plans to continue revising current plugins for Android and BlackBerry platforms with bug fixes and security updates, and it will keep developing Flash for computers. But HTML5 allows mobile browsers to have [...]
Supreme Court Debates Police GPS Tracking
November 9th, 2011 admin Supreme Court justices expressed concerns about police using GPS devices without a valid warrant to track suspects’ movements, indicating serious reservations about technology’s contribution to civilian monitoring. Justice Stephen Breyer said if the Obama administration wins the case to permit tracking of vehicles by Global Positioning Systems, or GPS, without a valid warrant, “Then there [...]
