Wayne Rash

After six years of wrangling with European antitrust regulators, it appears that Google is about to be fined for its insistence that Android phone makers include its Chrome browser and because of how it handles shopping inquiries for hotels and flights, among other items. Adding to the problem, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, was charged a […]

At first glance, it seems like a case of turnabout being fair play when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on April 27 that it would not tell Apple how it got into terrorist Syed Farook’s iPhone 5C, which was recovered by authorities following Farook’s December killing rampage in San Bernardino, Calif. After all, […]

When the new Apple 9.7-inch iPad Pro arrived I quickly found myself in a quandary. I placed it next to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro I bought back in November and I liked them both. Once I’d loaded my apps and other content on to the new iPad, my quandary intensified. Which iPad would prove to […]

TYSONS, Va.—Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel told a group of industry representatives that the 5.9GHz band is “our best near shot for having more WiFi” and called for tests to ensure that it can be effectively used for this purpose. Rosenworcel was speaking at the WiFi Now conference held at the Sheraton Hotel here. The […]

WASHINGTON—Bill Gates came to the nation’s capital to prod elected officials into doing more to support technological innovation, but he also took the opportunity to chide the government on its demands for access to private customer data during an appearance April 18 at a Reuters Newsmakers event at the St. Regis hotel here. Gates chose […]

I glanced out the right window of the cockpit as my aircraft climbed out of Tappahannock, Va., and in the distance, I could see the sparkle of the Chesapeake on this gloriously clear day as I headed for a landing at Manassas, Va. The Rappahannock River slid behind me and I could feel a little […]

Canada’s federal police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, has been decrypting BlackBerry Messenger messages since 2010, according to papers uncovered in a joint investigation conducted by Vice News and Motherboard following a two-year fight by government lawyers to keep that information from being released. BlackBerry has long pointed to its supposedly unbreakable encryption for […]

High-End Work Drones Dominate Orlando Dealer Show While consumer drones are grabbing the headlines, the real growth potential will come from drones for business and industry. Here are examples of these work drones. A Custom-Made Drone for Movie Making This heavy-duty drone is custom-manufactured at the facilities of Drone Nerds in Miami. The drone itself […]

ORLANDO, Fla.—Representatives of drone manufacturers, distributors and dealers say that getting the information that businesses need to enable safe and lawful drone flights is difficult at best. In addition, some sellers of drones simply don’t have staff trained to provide help. In a few cases, drone dealers are intentionally passing out erroneous information on regulations […]

Samsung’s latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S7 and its somewhat larger sibling the S7 Edge, are aimed at the same market as Apple’s latest flagship effort, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. The Verizon version of the Galaxy S7 (reviewed here) and the iPhone 6s are about the same size, they’re close enough in weight […]