Back in December, the FCC approved the first white space device and database for the lucky city of Wilmington, North Carolina. Last week, the program bore its first fruits, when database operator Spectrum Bridge finally launched its TV White Space (TVWS) network in Carolina, as part of Wilmington's ongoing " Smart City " initiative. With [...]
AP – Samsung took a hit in its battle against arch-rival Apple on Tuesday, when the European Union announced it will investigate whether it is illegally trying to hinder competitors and Germany blocked sales of some of its tablets.
AP – Apple Inc. has named Dixons Retail CEO John Browett as its top retail executive, charged with developing the sales strategy for the iPhone and iPad maker as it expands Apple stores around the world.
AP – Twitter CEO Dick Costolo sought to calm the global outrage over the company’s new country-by-country censorship policy on Monday, complaining in part that the issue is being treated with the same kind of shorthand that has made Twitter popular.
Yahoo! News – It’s fun rewatching a movie you love over and over again, but it sometimes gets old when you already know its plot twists like the back of your hand. Eve Sussman’s new film overcomes this problem by telling a different story …
Yahoo! News – Want to own a piece of Facebook? Next week, you can — the social media behemoth is expected to file papers for its IPO as soon as February 8. It’s a bottom-line boosting move that’s been a long time coming. Facebook was …
Mashable – Twitter is not a media company, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo declared on stage at AllThingsD’s media conference in Laguna Nigel, CA, Monday evening. The statement was surprising given Twitter’s well-publicized role as a platform for breaking news, entertainment and other communications. You [even] sell advertising, AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka pointed out.
Reuters – BSkyB, Britain’s dominant pay-TV group, is to launch an online offering to enable it to better take on the likes of Lovefilm and Netflix, following some signs of slowing growth at its main satellite business.
Reuters – Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo said the company’s recently announced online content policy was meant to be a transparent way to handle government requests for the removal of certain content and did not mean it is actively monitoring Tweets, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Reuters – Chinese prosecutors cited a poem and messages sent on Skype against a dissident who stood trial on Tuesday, his son and his lawyer said, in the latest case highlighting the Communist Party’s drive to silence political challengers.