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It's Official: Obama Signs Spectrum, Public Safety Bill

Feb 24 | News

The bill includes a number of items pertaining to the wireless industry.

Apple, Google Agree to Privacy Pact

Feb 23 | News

Six top tech companies have signed on to privacy guidelines for mobile applications that will provide consumers with more information about how their personal information is being used...

FTC Survey Probes Kids' Apps, Safety

Feb 17 | News

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking to protect the privacy of kids and teens, a tech-savvy, although vulnerable demographic...

The Consumerization of IT: Preventing a Security Nightmare

Feb 15 | Articles

Unfortunately, many of today's most popular mobile phones and tablets weren't designed from the start as business tools and therefore do not offer the level of security comparable to present-day desktop and laptop computers.

Path's Misstep Prompts Apple Probe

Feb 15 | News

User privacy and the security of electronic data continues to be of concern in Washington, D.C. Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member...

Path CEO Apologizes for Storing User Contact Info

Feb 9 | News

Managing user data and privacy on social networks is tricky business as the mobile-centric "personal network" Path found out.

Android Market Beefs Up Security at the Door

Feb 3 | News

Google is beefing up security at the doors to its Android Market, with a new beta product code-named "Bouncer," ...

The State of Mobile Malware

Jan 3 | Articles

There is no doubt that mobile malware has been in the news a lot recently and most of the headlines make it sound like it is a significant and ever growing problem.

Full Ban on Driver Calls Could Be Tough to Enforce

Dec 16 2011 | News

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands free cell phone? Talking to someone in the car? To himself? Singing along to the radio? If lawmakers follow

Research Shows Hands-Free Phones Just as Risky

Dec 15 2011 | News

WASHINGTON (AP) — When someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what's being said — even if you're in the driver's seat trying to concentrate on traffic. That's why drivers get distracted during cell