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A group representing Microsoft, Apple, Adobe and other major software developers said it will not support the Stop Online Piracy Act, claiming the plan could unintentionally harm legitimate companies. The Business Software Alliance, which counts Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, Intel, Dell, Symantec and 23 other tech companies among its members, originally supported the proposed bill, which [...]
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Malls to Track Shoppers’ Phones on Black Friday
November 23rd, 2011 
admin Two malls in California and Virginia will be tracking shoppers by cell phones, as merchants seek to understand changing consumer behavior through technology. Southern California’s Promenade Temecula mall and the Short Pump Town Center in Richmond, Va., both managed by Forest City Commercial Management, will use FootPath to track guests’ movements beginning the day after [...]
"Social Network" Screenwriter Mulls Steve Jobs Biopic
November 23rd, 2011 admin Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “The Social Network,” may bring another tech titan to life for the big screen, as interest in Steve Jobs continues to heat up even after his death. Sony Pictures, which owns the film rights to the best-selling Walter Isaacson biography of Apple founder Steve Jobs, extended an offer to [...]
Subscription Gaming Comes to IPhone
November 23rd, 2011 admin One mobile game publisher is offering its titles through a subscription service, as gaming companies explore new business models on smartphones. Apple is allowing Big Fish Games, a Seattle-based publisher, to offer a subscription service for users to access dozens of games for $7 a month. Games in the App Store from all other publishers [...]
Check Email with Bionic Contact Lenses
November 23rd, 2011 admin A new kind of contact lenses that projects text and email images in front of wearers’ eyes is being developed, giving wearers yet another way to stay connected. The technology isn’t just for people who can’t bear to be separated from their communications, but could also help augment people’s eyesight with computer-generated images. Washington University [...]
The Best Black Friday Deals Around
November 23rd, 2011 admin Black Friday is around the corner, and retailers are slashing the prices of some of the biggest tech products for the occasion. Smartphones and tablets are far from the cheapest gifts customers can buy, but several retailers are looking to ease that burden. Stores are lengthening their hours and rolling out sales this Friday, which [...]
Cell Phones, E-Mail Invade Thanksgiving Dinner
November 23rd, 2011 admin Thanksgiving is typically filled with turkey, friends, family and football, but now, thanks to mobile technology, it may also be filled with work. Harris Interactive polled nearly 3,000 people in the U.S. and found more than 68 percent of working adults will check their work e-mails during holiday vacations, and 27 percent will do so [...]
EU Concerned With Apple-Samsung Patent War
November 23rd, 2011 admin European regulators investigating the Apple and Samsung patent battles believe the rivals could be using industry-standard intellectual property to stifle competition as the cases continue to mount. Both companies are embroiled in a patent war that involves more than 20 cases in 10 countries, but if the patents involved are deemed as standard in the [...]
Hopes for Spectrum Dashed
November 23rd, 2011 admin The Congressional “super committee” failed to agree to a deficit reduction plan, dealing a serious blow to spectrum auctions and setting back airwave allocation vital for mobile devices. The Federal Communications Commission and many industry leaders pushed for the committee to approve the spectrum auctions, which would free up spectrum for mobile broadband devices, while [...]
Apple Races to Expand Cloud Services
November 23rd, 2011 admin Apple is ramping up its Web software division, as the race to rule the cloud heats up between Apple and its competitors. Apple is looking to hire senior executives with experience in Web-based software, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, amid speculation the company is planning to devote its entire new $1 billion North Carolina-based [...]
