Identity theft, a cyber-crime causing inestimable damage for scores of ordinary citizens, has prompted passage of the federal FACT Act Identity Theft Red Flags Rule, issued this year. Part of the FACT Act, the rule aims to combat the scourge of identity theft, which each year victimizes 8.3 million...
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Handheld device maker Palm saw its stock take a hit after reporting a fiscal loss for its first quarter and issuing a weaker-than-expected forecast that suggests it is struggling to regain ground lost to rivals such as Research In Motion and Apple and as it shifts its focus to lower-cost devices. Pa...
The Bush administration upheld the International Trade Commission's ban on the import of cell phones containing Qualcomm chips Monday, prompting vendor Qualcomm to announce that it will appeal and renew once again its request for a stay on the ban. "I have decided to permit the limited exclusion ord...
Technology has finally made its impact on medical practices. In order to achieve greater efficiencies within their office and administrative staff, many physicians have now gone from paper to computer. Additionally, diagnoses and delivery of quality patient care are greatly enhanced with the assista...
Mobile communications service provider Verizon Wireless and semiconductor maker Broadcom have announced a licensing agreement allowing Verizon to sell a group of mobile devices currently in legal dispute. Under the licensing terms, Verizon will pay Broadcom $200 million -- at increments of $6 per de...
Palm, the handheld device maker that has been searching for a way to rejuvenate its business in the face of competition from the BlackBerry and other smartphones, will sell an ownership stake to a private equity firm, raising $325 million that it will turn over to shareholders. Elevation Partners --...
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The road ahead for wireless networking promises immense progress -- larger, more extensive networks and access to a diverse set of users via technologies such as WiFi, WiMax and wireless mesh networking. It also promises, however, a path full of obstacles if enterprises choose to ignore how they wil...
Antitrust regulators in the U.S., South Korea and Japan are investigating whether major providers of LCD technology engaged in anti-competitive behavior. Shares of LCD makers such as LG.Philips and Samsung Electronics plummeted in overseas trading after news broke that both Japanese and U.S. regulat...
Hoping to turn its reach across various digital platforms into a competitive advantage in its battle with Google, Microsoft said Monday it would launch a cross-platform advertising solution to give marketers access to advertising slots on Xbox video games, Web-enabled mobile phones and personal digi...
CBS is hoping an innovative approach will ignite excitement in its fall TV lineup. The television network is planning to use Bluetooth technology to beam clips of the new shows from billboards to the mobile devices of passersby. Starting in September, billboards located in New York City's Grand Cen...
Consumers and small businesses just can't afford to let their network and computer guards down these days. With the growing number of mobile and wireless technologies available to them, and with cybercrooks becoming better organized, focused, and more willing to share resources, the digital world c...
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