Why Google should be allowed to harvest your Wi-Fi data

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	Why Google should be allowed to 'harvest' your Wi-Fi data The FCC cleared Google of wrongdoing in the so-called 'WiSpy' case. It was the right call, says columnist Mike Elgan, because Google did nothing wrong. Read More WHITE PAPER: Imation Scalable Storage DCIG Whitepaper: A Scalable Approach to SMB Data Protection Now that data has become an indispensable asset to your business, you can't afford to ignore it. Learn why an Imation RDX solution is the perfect scalable solution for SMBs with limited resources. 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This white paper discusses general concepts regarding how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, and run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Deploy SharePoint quickly at lower total cost on AWS Cloud. Learn how Verizon revenue rises on mobile, broadband growth Verizon Communications posted revenue and net income gains for the first quarter of 2012, with mobile and broadband customer additions driving the numbers. Read More New York sues Sprint for under-collecting $100 million in taxes New York state's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Sprint Nextel, alleging that the mobile provider has deliberately under-collected US$100 million worth of state and local sales taxes on mobile phone service. Read More Microsoft evangelist corrects comment that Windows Phone 7 devices will get upgrade to Apollo A Microsoft developer evangelist has corrected his earlier comments that all Windows Phone 7 phones, including Nokia's new Lumia 900, will be upgraded to the next major version of the operating system, Windows Phone 8, dubbed Apollo. Read More Embracing mobile site visitors: Early detection is best When you think about your company's websites -- whether internal or customer-facing -- you most likely picture the sites rendered on a computer screen, the environment Web development teams typically target. But there are more than 4 billion mobile phones in use worldwide, more than the total number of TVs and PCs combined, and that doesn't even include tablets. The reality today is your websites are being visited by people using hundreds of kinds of devices, the vast majority of which are mobile. Read More Critics pan Verizon's proposed spectrum sell-off Resale of Verizon Wireless's 700 MHz licenses could sway regulators to sign off on carrier's proposed partnership with cable companies, but plenty of groups are crying foul. Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8 Virtual Office Pro VoIP and Unified Communications Solution Download the results of an extensive, independent evaluation of 8x8 Virtual Office cloud communications solution recently completed by industry analyst firm Wainhouse Research. Read now! Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple, the iPhone, and the future of travel I talked about Apple and its future place within the travel industry at a London conference this week. Organized by Eye For Travel the show clearly underlined the growing impact mobile technology is having on the industry. Here's what I said: Read More LightSquared wins two-year reprieve for spectrum payments to Inmarsat LightSquared has a further two years in which to seek regulatory approval for its LTE mobile network in the U.S. before it must begin making payments to its radio spectrum supplier Inmarsat, the companies announced Friday. Read More School system tweaks its Wi-Fi for better control Rowan-Salisbury School System is looking to technology from Aerohive Networks for better management of its Wi-Fi network. Read More AT&T brings the network closer to the cloud AT&T wants to change how mobile devices are used, and the company's CTO, Krish Prabhu, is looking for ways to deliver 'intelligent' cloud services to consumers over its network. Read More Asus quad-core Transformer Pad 300 tablet ships for $379 Asustek on Sunday started shipping its Transformer Pad 300 tablet in the U.S., with the company pitching the tablet as a gaming device and laptop replacement. Read More Canada's CTV gets a grip on international roaming voice, data costs International voice, text and data costs can get expensive for vacation and business travelers alike, something Canadian news operation CTV found out the hard way. Now it's cutting costs with a telecom expense management system. Read More
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