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The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to uphold the requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which mandates that companies whose zoning applications for cell towers are denied be provided with the reasons in writing in a timely fashion. The decision, T-Mobile South vs. City of Roswell, Ga., sends T-Mobile’s appeal of a zoning decision […]

After suing Ericsson AB over mobile patents related to Long Term Evolution technologies, Apple has been hit by a countersuit from Ericsson, sending the two rivals into a new patent war. The dispute involves a disagreement over pricing for patent licensing for the LTE technology, according to a Jan. 14 report by Bloomberg. The two […]

Supporters of the radical Muslim movement that has captured territory in Syria and Iraq hacked the social media accounts of the U.S. Central Command on Jan. 12. The hackers, calling themselves the CyberCaliphate, used their access to three Twitter accounts and a YouTube account belonging to USCENTCOM to post messages and public documents. However, the […]

On Jan. 11, Google released details about another Windows rights escalation flaw, this one first reported to Microsoft on Oct. 13. On that same day, Microsoft Security Response Center Senior Director Chris Betz took Google to task for letting slip the details of the latest vulnerability just days before the software giant was scheduled to […]

Amid the many companies unveiling solutions aimed at the Internet of things during the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Blackberry also unveiled a cloud-based IoT platform leveraging its QNX software solutions as well as other assets. The smartphone maker also announced that its BBM messaging service will also support Android Wear smartwatches, and […]

The latest MacBook Air rumors call for the next-generation devices to include 12-inch displays while sporting thinner and smaller overall device sizes. A Jan. 6 report by VentureBeat adds that the next MacBook Air will be even more compact than the existing 11-inch MacBook Air models. According to rumors, coming MacBook Air models will include […]

Intel will invest $300 million over the next five years to fund initiatives to drive workforce diversification in the tech industry. CEO Brian Krzanich announced the plan during his keynote address Jan. 6 at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, calling it part of a larger effort by the chip maker to increase the diversity of […]

Apple has made it easier to get an unlocked, SIM-free iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus by selling the phones without SIM cards for the first time. Until now buyers would have to buy a phone through T-Mobile and then replace the included SIM Card with a card from the mobile carrier of their choice. […]

Intel announced on Jan. 5 that it is launching the 14-nanometer 5th Generation Intel Core “Broadwell-U” family of processors, which will include such features as Intel’s RealSense 3D camera technology, Wireless Display offering and voice assistants. The new processors will be smaller, more energy-efficient and less expensive than their larger predecessors, which the company hopes […]

Microsoft is working to beef up its Windows Store in advance of the release of the highly anticipated Windows 10 to make it easier for developers to monetize their apps. The Windows Store is Microsoft’s take on marketplaces like Apple’s App Store and Google Play. Despite trailing them in app count and popularity, Windows Store […]