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Sprint Onboard Tizen Platform

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 7th, 2012

Sprint announced today that it is joining the Tizen Association and that Fared Adib, Sprint’s vice president-Product, is joining the Tizen board of directors. Sprint is the first North American carrier to be a part of the Tizen. Other carriers in the Tizen Association, include NTT DOCOMO, Orange, SK telecom, Telefónica and Vodafone. Tizen is [...]

Do Cellcos Help Police Track People?

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 3rd, 2012

Representative Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, the co-chairman of the Congressional Bipartisan Privacy Caucus, is demanding information from the country’s biggest cellphone companies about their role in helping local police departments conduct surveillance and tracking, reports the NY Times. In a letter sent Wednesday to eight major wireless carriers, Markey said that he was “deeply [...]

Streetview WiFi Snooper Named

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 1st, 2012

The F.C.C. recently closed its 17-month inquiry into the Street View inquiry that scooped up personal data from WiFi, with a finding that Google broke no laws but had obstructed its investigation, reports the NY Times. The FCC said it was unable to resolve all the issues it was considering because the engineer cited his [...]

Falcone On The Way Out?

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 30th, 2012

Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone is expected to eventually step aside as the public face of LightSquared in an effort to keep the foundering wireless broadband effort from defaulting on debt, The Wall Street Journal reports. UPDATE: CNN reports Philip Falcone, founder of hedge fund Harbinger Capital Management, told investors Monday that he would soon [...]

Nokia: Location Via White Space

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 27th, 2012

Nokia is using TV white spaces to determine indoor location. The three-year research project provides wireless networking and location-based information on unused tv spectrum. At the Imperial War Museum near Cambridge, UK, researcher Scott Probasco has set up a network. As Probasco roams the floor of the hangar his Nokia N9 detects his location and [...]

Spring 2012 Demo Gods

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 20th, 2012

The big DEMO Spring 2012 conference, known for launching enterprise, mobile, cloud computing, and disruptive technologies, featured 73 demonstrators and 11 Alpha Pitch companies. Produced by IDG Enterprise and VentureBeat, the DEMO conferences in the United States, China, Brazil and Singapore focus on emerging technologies and new product innovations. Visitors to www.DEMO.com may view all [...]