Roy Mark

Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and other Internet companies have reached an agreement in principle that would govern their actions in dealing with China and other countries that restrict Internet freedoms. The companies said the core principles of the voluntary agreement will be announced later this year. The Internet companies said more than a year ago they […]

In what is believed to the largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted, the Department of Justice said Aug. 5 it has indicted 11 people for the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers. According to the DOJ, the card numbers were obtained by “wardriving” and hacking into […]

Delta Air Lines officials said Aug. 5 the airline will begin introducing Wi-Fi service in fall 2008 for its entire U.S. domestic fleet, offering wireless broadband connections by summer 2009. The Wi-Fi service will be installed by Aircell, which won an exclusive frequency license from the Federal Communications Commission in 2006 to offer airline wireless […]

Motorola continued its management shake-up Aug. 4 with the appointment of former Qualcomm Chief Operating Officer Sanjay Jha as co-CEO of the company and CEO of Motorola’s Mobile Devices division. Jha will serve as co-CEO with current CEO Greg Brown.Brown was also named CEO of Motorola’s Broadband Mobility Solutions unit, which consists of the Home […]

Amid Congress’ loud brawling over energy legislation the week of July 28, lawmakers quietly managed to approve a bill to expand the rights of cyber-crime victims. Approved in a unanimous vote by the U.S. Senate, the bill would allow identity theft victims to seek restitution in federal court for the loss of time and money […]

It was a rare day Aug. 1 for public advocates of network neutrality: an actual regulatory victory that found Comcast guilty of unfairly blocking P2P applications and failing to adequately disclose its network management policies to consumers. In a 3-2 vote, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) ordered Comcast to stop blocking traffic, disclose to the […]

In the first major test of the FCC’s (Federal Communications Commission) network neutrality principles, the agency found Comcast guilty Aug. 1 of secretly degrading network traffic. On a 3-2 vote, the FCC ordered Comcast to stop blocking traffic, disclose to the FCC the full extent of the cable giant’s traffic practices and to keep the […]

WASHINGTON-Government agencies are spending billions of dollars on IT investments that are redundant, lack clear goals and are managed by unqualified individuals, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., said July 31. Some of the projects have been delayed for more than a decade and are costing billions more than originally budgeted. Citing a new GAO (Government […]

The Government Accountability Office slammed the Bush administration in a report released July 29 saying 70 percent of laptops, notebook PCs and mobile devices used by federal agencies in the executive branch are not encrypted or secure. The GAO report comes more than two years after the Department of Veterans Affairs reported a laptop stolen […]

Motorola’s cell phone handset division was expected to be first to face changes in Motorola’s drive to revive slipping sales and revenue, but Motorola’s Home & Networks Mobility unit will in fact be the first. Motorola’s Home & Networks Mobility unit, Motorola’s second-largest division after the cell phone business, will be split into three units: […]

Convicted spam king Eddie Davidson has committed suicide after killing his wife and 3-year-old daughter, according to media reports. Just five days ago, Davidson, the infamous online hustler of penny stocks, escaped from federal prison in Florence, Colo. According to a story by the Denver Post, Davidson, 35, was found dead in the driveway of […]

Symbian, the open-source mobile operating system that powers the largest share of smart phones on the market, and Android, Google’s much-ballyhooed open-source mobile operating system, currently under development, will merge and become one open-source mobile operating system within the next three to six months, according to analyst Jack Gold. Gold, president and principal analyst at […]