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- Fight over cellphone unlocking pulls in FCC: report
The cell phone unlocking ban, which went into effect last month, has drawn the ire of activists.
- MWC 2013: A good showing for HTC, Sony, Ubuntu Touch
The 2013 Mobile World Congress wrapped today in Barcelona. Here's a brief look at the best-in-show.
- Koozoo: A Web 2.0 version of Big Brother goes mobile
Koozoo allows you to post or sift through videos of your environment. But don't worry – the Koozoo CEO says it's all perfectly secure.
- Assassin’s Creed IV will take place on the pirate-infested seas
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, the latest installment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, will be pirate-themed, and likely set in the Caribbean Sea.
- Take a lesson from Apple: iTunes U tops 1B downloads
iTunes U has surpassed 1 billion downloads with more than 60 percent of the downloads from outside of the United States.
- Leap Motion: Forget mouse and keyboard. Control a PC with hand gestures.
Leap Motion Controller lets people swipe, pinch, and tap the air to control their computers.
- Is the 'Internet of Things' the way of the future?
Imagine a world where you can control your coffeemaker from your tablet or turn off toys from your phone. That world is around the corner, according to tech industry CEOs.
- North Korea sends its first tweet over 3G service
North Korea's 3G cellular network is up and running, as proven by a warm "hello" sent out through Twitter. 3G service is new to North Korea, but its own citizens cannot use it.
- Google Project Glass spectacles on eBay? Not so fast.
eBay temporarily hosted a listing for a tester pair of Google Project Glass headgear. But by today, the device had disappeared.
- Why Google is wary of Samsung's growing power
Samsung's dominance in the smart-phone market has raised some questions about whether it will renegotiation the terms of its arrangements with Google, hurting the search-engine company's mobile-ad business.
- Copyright Alert System: Six strikes and you're out
This week the entertainment industry and American ISPs rolled out a system that aims to curb illegal media downloads. The system is designed to first notify users of copyright infringement, and then to curtail Internet connectivity in response to repeated offenses.
- Can the Samsung Galaxy S4 live up to the S3?
Samsung will likely unveil its Galaxy S4 smartphone on March 14. But the S4 has some really big shoes to fill.
- Google and Spain battle over privacy rights
Google and Spain have argued their cases at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Google argued that it will not delete information unless it meets certain criteria and Spain believes that Google has breached the "right to be forgotten."
- Stuxnet computer virus much older than once thought
Stuxnet, a computer virus that attacked Iran's nuclear program, dates back to 2007, according to researchers at Symantec Corp. Stuxnet, believed to have been created by the US and Israel, was in development as early as 2005.
- iPhone hack: Your iPhone's not as locked as you think
Do you lock the front door but leave the windows open? A new hack shows how iPhones are vulnerable, even when locked.
- What's big at Mobile World Congress 2013
New hardware, gadgets, and business partnerships are creating buzz at Mobile World Congress, and it's only day one.
- Firefox enters the smart-phone industry, challenging Google, Apple
Mozilla's Firefox OS is off to a solid start with the support of 13 wireless-service providers worldwide. But can a Firefox phone compete with Apple and Google?
- Five Edward Gorey stories that everyone should read
The author/illustrator extraordinaire's birthday is today. Celebrate by reading these five Gorey tales.
- Edward Gorey: The original Tim Burton
Edward Gorey is celebrated on Google's homepage with a playful doodle for what would have been his 88th birthday today.
- The Pixel: Google's newest (and most expensive) Chromebook yet
Google's new Chromebook, the Pixel, has left critics with much to be desired. So, is Google's latest attempt to break into the laptop industry worth it?