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[telecom] Majority of Brits fail to back up their important data
Majority of Brits fail to back up their important data by CBR Staff Writer Computer Business Review 4 October 2013 Tons of individuals admitted to not storing an additional copy of digital files. The...
 
[telecom] Online Application Woes Make Students Anxious and Put Colleges Behind Schedule
Online Application Woes Make Students Anxious and Put Colleges Behind Schedule By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA October 12, 2013 With early admission deadlines looming for hundreds of thousands of students,...
 
Aereo can't be compared to Cablevision DVR, broadcasters tell Supreme Court [telecom]
By Steve Donohue, FierceCable, October 11, 2013 | In an attempt to force Aereo to shutter its local TV platform, Fox, | NBC, ABC and CBS filed a petition at the U.S. Supreme Court Friday | in which...
 
Canada to propose forcing a la carte programming [telecom]
Government will unveil 'consumer-first' agenda during speech from the throne By Jim Barthold, FierceCable October 14, 2013 | U.S. cable operators are closely watching for a possible | trickle-down...
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On a New Jersey Islet, Twilight of the Landline [telecom]
MANTOLOKING, N.J. -- Hurricane Sandy devastated this barrier island community of multimillion-dollar homes, but in Peter Flihan's view, Verizon Communications has delivered a second blow: the...
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[telecom] Young People Are Not as Digitally Native as You Think
Young People Are Not as Digitally Native as You Think By ERIC PFANNER OCTOBER 7, 2013 Everyone knows young people these days are born with smartphones in hand and will stay glued to the Internet from...
 
[telecom] An App That Saved 10,000 Lives
An App That Saved 10,000 Lives By AMY O'LEARY OCTOBER 5, 2013 While most start-ups feverishly track figures like the total number of users, Ron Gutman, the founder and chief executive of the health...
 
As Microsoft Updates Mobile Software, a Cautionary Tale [telecom]
As Microsoft Updates Mobile Software, a Cautionary Tale By NICK WINGFIELD OCTOBER 14, 2013 REDMOND, Wash. - If Microsoft has learned anything while competing against Google in the Internet search...
 
[telecom] TV-over-Internet service Aereo to come to Android
TV-over-Internet service Aereo to come to Android Associated Press October 10, 2013 NEW YORK - Aereo, a service that delivers broadcast television stations over the Internet, will come to Android...
 
[telecom] From the Start, Signs of Trouble at Health Portal
By ROBERT PEAR, SHARON LaFRANIERE and IAN AUSTEN. October 12, 2013 WASHINGTON - In March, Henry Chao, the chief digital architect for the Obama administration's new online insurance marketplace, told...
 
[telecom] T-Mobile Hands Consumers a Pleasant Shocker
T-Mobile Hands Consumers a Pleasant Shocker David Pogue OCTOBER 10, 2013 Back in March, T-Mobile burned every possible bridge it had with the other cellphone carriers. As I wrote then, it eliminated...
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[telecom] Bolstering a Phone's Defenses Against Breaches
Bolstering a Phone's Defenses Against Breaches By NICOLE PERLROTH October 13, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO - From Lookout's headquarters here, the view extends west from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate, but...
 
[telecom] N.S.A. Director Firmly Defends Surveillance Efforts
N.S.A. Director Firmly Defends Surveillance Efforts By DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER October 12, 2013 FORT MEADE, Md. - The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith B. Alexander, said...
 
[telecom] Privacy Fears as Surveillance Grows in Cities
Privacy Fears as Surveillance Grows in Cities By SOMINI SENGUPTA October 13, 2013 OAKLAND, Calif. - Federal grants of $7 million awarded to this city were meant largely to help thwart terror attacks...
 
[telecom] A Senator Raises Privacy Questions About Cross-Device Tracking
A Senator Raises Privacy Questions About Cross-Device Tracking By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER OCTOBER 10, 2013 A lawmaker has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate online ad companies that track...