THE BUSINESS OF TECHNOLOGY
The European Union has decided to refer the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice, the highest court in the institution, to determine whether the agreement complies with the fundamental rights of European citizens. ACTA is designed to cut trademark theft, but much like the similar US bill SOPA, it … [Read more...]
Yes, Google may well have been looking over your shoulder every time you surf your iPhone, iPad or MacBook, or anything using Safari for that matter. The infraction was first discovered by Jonathan Mayer, a grad student at Stanford, who reported it to the Wall St. Journal. In addition to Google, Mayer identified Vibrant Media, Media Innovation … [Read more...]
Though Facebook has yet to advertise on mobile devices (smaller screens present enormous marketing hurdles), that hasn't stopped the web world from speculating just how much the social media agency stands to make when it does break out the mobile advertising banners. UK-based analyst firm Mobile Squared took its stab at the question, and … [Read more...]
By Craig A. Newman* When Twitter Inc. announced its decision last week to censor tweets that offend country-specific content restrictions, the backlash from free speech advocates and users alike was prompt and unequivocal. Twitter, critics charged, was losing its way and compromising its commitment to free speech in favor of corporate expansion … [Read more...]
Gartner recently released a report naming Apple the world's largest smartphone manufacturer. The iPhone made up 23.8 percent of all smartphone sales in Q4 of 2011, selling 35.5 million phones. It was the most phones Apple ever sold in a quarter. This makes Apple the third largest mobile phone vendor in the world at 5 percent market share, up from … [Read more...]