In light of British activist group Privacy International’s scathing report saying that Google is “hostile to privacy,” CNetNews.com wonders: is the Mountain View company is “in need of a privacy czar?” According to the Lawbean blog, “New Hampshire and Oklahoma joined Montana and Washington State in the passage of statutes [...]
CNetNews.com writes that “[i]t's taken 27 years to reach 1 billion PCs in use, and market researchers say it will take only five to reach the next billion.” According to Forrester Research, “many of those next billion will be used by first-time PC users in emerging nations like Brazil, Russia, [...]
Abstract Success in the computer desktop market is all about reading and responding to consumer demand. Although desktop competitors look at common clues for consumer preferences, they respond based on unique technology and new business models. Traditional, thick-client desktops from Microsoft, Apple, and Linux will feel competitive pressure from the [...]
The Seattle Times reports that “AT&T and Verizon Wireless, the two biggest U.S. mobile-phone companies, urged U.S. regulators to reject Google's proposal for the mandatory resale of some airwaves the government plans to auction by January. Google's plan would disrupt the auction and diminish the airwaves' value, AT&T and Verizon [...]
BusinessWeek.com reports that “[o]n May 29, Qualcomm was dealt yet another blow in its long-standing legal squabble with wireless world heavyweights, including chipmaker Broadcom and cell-phone maker Nokia. A federal jury in California found Qualcomm guilty of infringing on three Broadcom patents, awarding $19.6 million in damages.” The Mercury News [...]