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Canada, Spain Find Google Violated Privacy Laws, Collected Loads of Personal Data, Medical Records

BY Austin Carr
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Google gets another ticket from a government accusing its fleet of Street View vehicles of speeding past privacy laws.READ»

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Credit Cards Will Go Electronic, Then Disappear Into iPhone 5

BY Kit Eaton
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Two bits of news chart the evolution and demise of that dumb piece of plastic in your wallet. First, it will get very intelligent. Second, it will be replaced by your phone. READ»

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CGI: Omidyar Network, A Philanthropy That Invests in For-Profits Too

BY Alice Korngold
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Old school charity and "philanthropy" once referred exclusively to financial contributions to nonprofits. Today, Omidyar Network (ON) takes a more innovative and inclusive approach, called "flexible capital." As a philanthropic ...READ»

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Wireless for Social Good: $650k Up for Grabs

BY Jenara Nerenberg
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With a special focus on health, Vodafone wants you to be the next mobile innovator.READ»

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FCC Approves "Wi-Fi On Steroids"

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Nearly a year after the FCC began issuing experimental licenses for the technology, the Feds have officially made the so-called white space spectrum available for wireless broadband. Let the gold rush begin.READ»

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Hot Rumor: RIM's iPad Challenger May Surface Next Week

BY Kit Eaton
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The rumor mill has just been spun up to maximum revs by the Wall Street Journal: The venerable publication thinks RIM's ready to reveal its BlackBerry-based tablet PC (destined to rival the iPad) as soon as next week.READ»

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Google Reveals Secret Hospital Experiment to Test Whitespace Wireless

BY Kit Eaton
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The rumors about whitespace radio reforms are building on both sides of the Atlantic, but Google's already leaped into action and is already testing a wide-area broadband solution in an Ohio hospital that uses gaps in the TV transmission bands.READ»

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FCC's Whitespace Ruling: The Real Wi-Fi Revolution Is About to Happen

BY Kit Eaton
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We live in a Wi-Fi age surrounded by impressive wireless gizmos, thanks to relaxed rules about wireless transmission. Now the FCC is about to open up lots more "whitespace" radio bands. The real wireless revolution may be in-bound.READ»

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M2Z's Free, Wireless Nationwide Broadband Plan Killed: Thank the FCC

BY Kit Eaton
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Despite a seemingly stout business plan, and all the well-known financial, social and educational benefits it would bring, the FCC's just turned down M2Z's application for a coast-to-coast free wireless broadband system.READ»

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Resort Combines Facebook Places, Gowalla, Nike+ for Social Media Skiing

BY Austin Carr
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This winter, skiers and snowboarders will be hitting the the slopes in a whole new way. Rather than just flying through moguls or sailing off half-pipes, mountain-goers might soon be "checking in."READ»

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Pay-As-You-Go 4G Hotspot and Adapter Maker Begs Teens to "Stick It In"

BY Kit Eaton
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Everything about Clearwire's new mobile hotspot and its USB adapter are well conceived--except their marketing slogans. READ»

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Rumor: Facebook's Location-Based Game Effort Due For Unveil Wednesday

BY Kit Eaton
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Facebook may be about to get even more personal: All rumors are pointing to a Wednesday roll-out for Facebook location-based services like "check-in" gaming. A clever move, but Facebook better tread carefully.READ»

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Korean Police Raid Google Offices Over Privacy Concerns

BY Austin Carr
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Police in South Korea storm Google headquarters in Seoul just as Google launches controversial Street View program in Germany.READ»

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Google, Verizon Team Up to Support Net Neutrality, but With Wires (and Strings) Attached

BY Austin Carr
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The meaning of Google and Verizon's new net neutrality proposal.READ»

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Is Broadband Definition Too Narrow?

BY Eric Groves
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Are you happy with your Internet connection? Chances are good that most of you reading this are quite satisfied with your connection. And yet, despite your personal satisfaction, there's been some debate among academic types over whether the U.S. is continuing to expand the reach and quality of broadband or falling behind in the bandwidth arms race.READ»

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Specter of Apple Looms Over Verizon, AT&T's Cell Phone Credit Cards Game

BY Kit Eaton
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We've seen a number of contactless credit card enterprises hitting the news recently, backed by big names and with slightly different notions about how the technology works. But the news that AT&T and Verizon are forming a joint venture to compete in this space totally transforms the market from a slightly boring, and long-term one, to a dynamic and exciting one. READ»

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Google Restarts Street View Info-Grab, Without Illegal Wi-Fi Snooping

BY Kit Eaton
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Google announced a restart of Street View data capture operations, but in the wake of the fiasco about illegal wireless network snooping, there's no Wi-Fi kit aboard Google's cars. That fiasco is rolling on independently, however. ...READ»

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Deep Inside Alleged Russian Spies' Tech and Techniques

BY Kit Eaton
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Beautiful Russian spies, high tech gadgetry, political intrigue, White House involvement ... is this reminding you of the Cold War or James Bond much? Well it's real news today, in the U.S. and all about USB sticks and Wi-Fi--not ...READ»

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White House Backs FCC's Plan to Increase Available Wireless Spectrum

BY Dan Nosowitz
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Back in March, the FCC outlined its National Broadband Plan, aimed at increasing the amount of available wireless spectrum. Today, the White House strongly backed that plan, and added a deadline.READ»

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Google and Spectrum Bridge Send Your Power Use Data Over TV "White Space"

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Google continues on its quest to firmly embed itself in the energy industry, this time by teaming up with service provider Spectrum Bridge to launch the country's first smart grid wireless network trial utilizing TV's white spaces ...READ»

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Connecticut Attorney General Leads 30-State Investigation Into Google "Data Grab"

BY Dan Nosowitz
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Connecticut's Attorney General led a conference call with more than 30 states to discuss Google's recent Wi-Fi "data grab" blunder. This could get ugly.READ»

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$149 Nook: The E-Reader's Demise Begins With a Race to the Bottom

BY Kit Eaton
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Barnes & Noble has just revealed its Wi-Fi-only Nook, the first serious attempt at undercutting Amazon's Kindle e-reader business with a store and hardware combo. But it's more than that: It's a sign of the changing e-reader game. ...READ»

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iPhone 4's FaceTime Video Chat Won't Count Against Your Minutes

BY Dan Nosowitz
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Fear not, video chatters: The iPhone's new FaceTime voice chat won't count against your minutes--for now.READ»

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Google Hands Over "Rogue Data" to Euro Authorities, Apologizes Again

BY Dan Nosowitz
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Google said yesterday that it will comply with European rulings and hand over the data it snagged from private, unsecured wireless networks. READ»

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Google's Silliest-Named Android Version Yet, Froyo, Brings iPhone-Baiting Features

BY Dan Nosowitz
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Froyo, guys? Really? What about Flan, or Fudge, or Fig Newton? But beyond the oh-so-'90s codename, there's a lot happening, including Flash, streaming audio, and speed, speed, speed.READ»

Topic: Wireless Technology