Monthly Archives: July 2014
Cyber-Insurance Valuable yet Still Needs to Evolve
While cyber-insurance could significantly help companies reduce their risk and direct businesses to develop better security practices, the insurance industry still lacks the maturity...
T-Mobile Fights FTC Cramming Charges, Petitions FCC
T-Mobile and Capitol Hill have recently interacted in two notable ways. First, in a proactive fashion more typical of the so-called "Un-carrier," T-Mobile called...
Lobbyists to Go to Bat for Bitcoin on Capitol Hill
In yet another step toward making Bitcoin a fully accepted part of the monetary landscape, the Bitcoin Foundation announced on July 9 that it...
Why Facebook May Soon Be Facing Big Legal Issues in EU
Mark Zuckerberg may have to get more of his legal "suits" mobilized soon.It looks like the legal maneuvering has only just begun for Facebook...
FTC Files Complaint Against Amazon, Despite Policy Changes
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint against Amazon.com for its practices regarding in-app purchases in applications targeted at children.The FTC filed...
Analysts See Shift in PC, Tablet Markets
IDC analysts earlier this year had predicted that PC shipments in the second quarter would fall another 7.1 percent, continuing a trend going on...
Microsoft Snaps Up InMage for Business Continuity in Cloud
Microsoft has acquired InMage, a San Jose, Calif.-based data protection software company, the software and cloud services giant announced July 11. The terms of...
A Look at Who Will Decide AT&T-DirectTV, Comcast-Time Warner Mergers
A Look at Who Will Decide AT&T-DirectTV, Comcast-Time Warner Mergers
by Michelle Maisto
Jonathan Sallet, FCC General Counsel
Jonathan Sallet has been a partner at three law...
Microsoft CEO Sees Big Changes Ahead, ‘Nothing Is Off the Table’
Microsoft CEO Sees Big Changes Ahead, 'Nothing Is Off the Table'
by Pedro Hernandez
Step Back From the Windows
Windows is an undeniably critical pillar of Microsoft's...
Daily Tech Briefing: July 11, 2014
Read more about the stories in today's news:Apple Pointed Finger at Google, While Cooperating With FTCThe Clock Is Ticking on Windows 7, Microsoft WarnsIBM...