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Congress could end sales bans over standards-essential patents
Standards-essential patents. You hear this magical phrase brought up quite often in high-stake technology lawsuits. Heck, it might even have been mainstreamed by an ongoing legal spat between Apple...
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Google has outspent Apple nearly 10 to 1 on lobbying this year
Wikipedia defines lobbying as the act of attempting to influence decisions made by government officials. A lot of companies do it to persuade members of regulatory agencies to act in their benefit....
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The Pentagon plans to deploy iOS and Android devices
In a new report from The Washington Post based on a document by the Defense Department, the Pentagon is reported as tapping contractors as it preps to deploy at least 162,500 iOS and Android devices,...
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White House petition goes up to make unlocking phones legal again
By now, you’ve likely heard of the recent change in DMCA policy that makes the act of unlocking newer cell phones illegal. And even though the EFF clarified some things for us earlier today, it still...
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US authorities can access your iCloud data without a warrant
Cloud computing has really taken off in recent years as a cheap, flexible way for folks to store their documents and data. Apple’s iCloud service, for example, has garnered more than 250 million users...
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Australia’s Treasury Department the latest to switch from BlackBerry to iPhone
RIM may have a new name, operating system and a pair of devices on the way, but Australia’s chief information officer Peter Alexander says that it’s almost too little too late. The comments follow a...
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Contractor modifies thousands of iPads for government use
CACI, or Consolidated Analysis Center Incorporated, is a federal contractor that delivers various information technology services to government agencies. Its primary focus is security, and it goes...
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New Zealand police pick iOS over BlackBerry, Android in 10,000 device deal
The New Zealand Police Department has announced that it will be doling out 10,000 iOS devices to its officers over the next few months as part of a new technology push. It says that 6000 of its...
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Apple spent less than $2M on D.C. lobbying last year, Google spent $18M
Among the many moves monitored by tech company watchers is who is spending what money, where. Whether it be on R&D, acquisitions, or patent litigation, knowing where a company spends its cash is...
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Petition to legalize cell phone unlocking will get response from White House
On January 26th of this year, the DMCA exemption that made unlocking your cell phone legal, expired, subsequently making the popular practice illegal. Now, folks who go about unlocking their handsets...
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Major blow to BlackBerry as Pentagon warms up to iOS and Android
The U.S. government and its defense agencies have been dropping BlackBerries for iPhones and Androids for some time and at an alarming pace, too. Back in March 2012, the U.S. Air Force placed a cool...
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New document shows extent of the government’s ability to search your iPhone
A new document, submitted to court in connection with a drug investigation, has been discovered that provides a rare look at the amount of data the government can pull from a seized iPhone using...
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The White House responds: cell phone unlocking should be legalized
With the United States Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski promising last Thursday to look into cell phone unlocking, the federal government is now expressing concern about...
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Legislation to legalize cell phone unlocking looms
After the White House last week weighed in on the still illegal cell phone unlocking in the United States, drawing responses from carriers, The Library of Congress and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski,...
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Proposed bill would finally allow the use of iPads during takeoff
In 2011, the FAA green-lighted several commercial and charter airlines to replace their bulky, 50-page paper flight manuals with iPads. And last year, they expanded the rule to allow pilots to use...
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Regional carriers voice support for cell phone unlocking
I find it peculiar that regional wireless carriers in the United States have traditionally been way more vocal in their support of Apple and sound business practices than the corporate behemoths like...
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US Department of Defense said to be ordering 650,000 iOS devices
The United States Department of Defense has a pending purchase order for more than half a million iOS devices, according to a new report. ’Well-placed sources’ say the government plans to purchase in...
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French government takes issue with Apple’s AppGratis removal
The AppGratis app curation software is no longer available on the App Store but the controversy is far from being over. After AppGratis CEO Simon Dawalt lambasted Apple on a company blog for kicking...
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Pentagon set to approve iOS, Samsung devices for secure use
A new report is out this afternoon, claiming the US Department of Defense is going to grant security approvals for Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones, as well as Apple’s iPhones and iPads running iOS 6 in...
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Galaxy S4 cleared for government use, iPhone and iPad to gain approval ‘in...
As Samsung and Apple are bringing the smartphone wars to the Pentagon, the Galaxy maker has drawn first blood as its Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone gets cleared for government use ahead of the iPhone....
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