Imagine using your Xbox and switching from a game to a video chat with a faraway friend holding an iPad. Or going into your office e-mail to invite Grandma to a virtual family reunion beamed on TV sets to relatives across the country.
Lawmakers pressed representatives from Apple and Google to explain their privacy policies Tuesday, questioning whether the companies' practices ensure that cellphone users control their personal data.
05/11/2011 Imagine using your Xbox and switching from a game to a video chat with a faraway friend holding an iPad. Or going into your office e-mail to invite Grandma to a virtual family reunion beamed on TV sets to relatives across the country.
Apple, Google Answer Mobile Privacy Questions 05/10/2011 - Lawmakers pressed representatives from Apple and Google to explain their privacy policies Tuesday, questioning whether the companies' practices ensure that cellphone users control their personal data.
Google launching cloud-based music service 05/10/2011 - NEW YORK—Google Inc. unveiled its long-planned music service Tuesday, but it will likely need deals with the recording industry to reach its full potential.
Microsoft close to $7 billion deal to buy Skype 05/10/2011 - Microsoft Corp. is close to an agreement to buy Skype Technologies SA for more than $7 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.
Nook e-reader adds apps, e-mail and social features 05/08/2011 - The new system upgrade for the Nook Color e-reader from Barnes & Noble does more than improve its usefulness as an electronic book — it adds new features that you would normally associate with a tablet.