USA

Minnesota Passes Smartphone Kill-Switch Legislation

Minnesota becomes the first US state to require manufacturers to offer kill switch for all smartphones sold

11 years ago

Samsung Knox Gets US Military Approval

US Department of Defense allows Samsung Knox-protected Galaxy S4s to be used on military networks

11 years ago

Tech Giants Demand FCC Respect Net Neutrality

Amazon, Microsoft, Google and others demand the US regulator withdraw plans for a two tier Internet

11 years ago

Controversial FCC Proposals Could “End Net Neutrality” In The US

The Federal Communications Commission could allow US ISPs to charge for priority traffic

11 years ago

Netflix Says Comcast Time Warner Cable Merger Harms Net Neutrality

Netflix mulls price increase: its revenue and subscribers are increasing US ISPs are charging it for bandwidth

11 years ago

Smartphone Manufacturers And US Operators Agree To Anti-Theft ‘Kill-Switch’

US operators relent and agree to basic anti-theft kill-switch for smartphones sold in the country

11 years ago

US Criticises European Anti-Spying Internet Proposals

The US Trade Representative has said European anti-spying plans could bring the EU into conflict with international trade laws

11 years ago

T-Mobile USA Hits Back In BlackBerry Row

T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere promises BlackBerry customers their level of service will not change, and even offers them store…

11 years ago

BlackBerry And T-Mobile USA Split Over iPhone Row

BlackBerry CEO John Chen says two companies' strategies are no longer compatible, after T-Mobile offered users a trade-in for a…

11 years ago

Netflix CEO Slams US ISPs Over Net Neutrality

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says it reluctantly pays US ISPs for interconnection fees, but argues providers shouldn't be allowed to…

11 years ago

WhatsApp Founder Denies Facebook Acquisition Will Alter Privacy Policies

Jan Koum defends WhatsApp users' right to privacy following $19bn acquisition by Facebook earlier this month

11 years ago

EE 4G Roaming Arrives In Spain And France, US And Others To Follow

EE to bring 4G roaming to more countries by the summer, while LTE arrives in Londonderry/Derry in Northern Ireland

11 years ago

CIA ‘Searched Intelligence Committee Network’

Senator Dianne Feinstein goes on the offensive, as CIA denies accessing intelligence committee's network

11 years ago

Privacy Groups Call For Probe Into £11.4bn Facebook WhatsApp Takeover

US regulators face calls from privacy advocates to investigate Facebook's expensive acquisition of WhatsApp

11 years ago

US Government Accuses Operator Sprint Of Overcharging For Surveillance

US telco Sprint overcharged the US government £13m for facilitating spying operations such as wiretaps, according to a US Justice…

11 years ago

Google Developing Automatic Wi-Fi Log In App – Report

New service will automatically connect users to available public Google Wi-Fi networks

11 years ago

Google Fibre Network Set To Expand To 34 US Cities

34 cities across the US are being considered by Google to connect to its high-speed network

11 years ago

BlackBerry CEO ‘Outraged’ By T-Mobile USA iPhone 5S Upgrade Offer

T-Mobile BlackBerry customers complain after being offered a free upgrade to iPhone 5S

11 years ago

Samsung Enterprise Mobility Push Receives Boost From NSA And US Army

Samsung's enterprise plans are reportedly given the seal of approval from the US military and security agencies

11 years ago

Comcast Agrees £27bn Deal For Time Warner Cable

Potential deal would combine the top two cable operators in the US with 30 percent total market share

11 years ago

UK Cybersecurity Attitudes ‘Lagging Behind’ US Says BT Survey

Worldwide BT survey finds UK business leaders far less concerned with cybersecurity than other nations

11 years ago

US Navy Cybersecurity Chief Michael Rogers To Be New Head Of NSA

Vice-Admiral Michael Rogers nominated by President Obama to take NSA role

11 years ago

AT&T Rules Out Vodafone Takeover Bid For Six Months

UK takeover panel requests AT&T makes its position clear after months of speculation

11 years ago

Obama Is Not Curbing NSA’s Data Centre Activity

President Obama can't halt the NSA's data collection, even if he wanted to, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

AT&T Follows Verizon In Transparency Report Pledge

AT&T to publish first transparency report next year but says US government should be more open

11 years ago

Verizon To Publish Transparency Reports In 2014

Verizon to publish list of law enforcement requests twice a year, but says its hands are tied on security demands

11 years ago

EE 4G Network In UK Opens Up To Roaming Visitors

EE opens up its LTE network to AT&T and hopes to let its users roam on 4G from next year

11 years ago

US Could Follow Europe In Allowing In-Flight Mobile Phone Use

FCC says it is considering in-flight mobile phone use above 3,000 metres

11 years ago

British Security Chiefs Let NSA Store UK Email Addresses And Phone Numbers – Snowden

Latest documents give strongest confirmation yet that UK citizens have been spied upon by the NSA

11 years ago

Apple’s Futuristic Cupertino HQ Receives City Approval

Apple can finally start building its 'spaceship' headquarters after Cupertino council gives approval

11 years ago