Posts Tagged ‘Congress’

Boot2Gecko – neues Smartphone-Betriebssystem von Mozilla

Nachdem die Mozilla Foundation mit dem Firefox dem Browser-Markt auf dem Desktop einen grossen Schub versetzt hatte und auch auf dem einen oder anderen Android -Smartphone/Tablet

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Congress passes bill opening up TV spectrum to next-gen WiFi networks

It may seem a bit odd to see tech industry groups like the CTIA and CEA praising the passage of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 by Congress, but that rather mundane-sounding bill has provisions attached to it that both groups and others have been pushing for years to happen. In an effort to cover the cost of the payroll tax extension, the bill also sets aside a large block of so-called unlicensed spectrum for auction, which is expected to bring in upwards of $25 billion.

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Neues Design für Windows Logo

Vom 27. Februar bis 1

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Neues Design für Windows Logo

Vom 27. Februar bis 1. März 2012 findet in Barcelona der Mobile World Congress (MWC) statt und auch Microsoft bereitet sich bereits auf

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iPhone address book issue prompts response from Apple, apps’ access to contact data will require user permission

A week ago today, developer Arun Thampi detailed on his blog how the Path app for iOS accessed users' contact information and uploaded that data to Path's servers -- all without any explicit permission granted on the user's part. That sparked quite the firestorm, including investigations into which other apps behaved in a similar manner (quite a few, it turns out), and some responses from a number of other app makers -- Twitter, for one, has acknowledged that it does store users' contact data, but that it now plans to adjust its app to more clearly inform users of that behavior.

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iPhone address book issue prompts response from Apple, apps’ access to contact data will require user permission

A week ago today, developer Arun Thampi detailed on his blog how the Path app for iOS accessed users' contact information and uploaded that data to Path's servers -- all without any explicit permission granted on the user's part. That sparked quite the firestorm, including investigations into which other apps behaved in a similar manner (quite a few, it turns out), and some responses from a number of other app makers -- Twitter, for one, has acknowledged that it does store users' contact data, but that it now plans to adjust its app to more clearly inform users of that behavior. Now, Apple itself has also responded, with spokesman Tom Neumayr telling AllThingsD that "apps that collect or transmit a user's contact data without their prior permission are in violation of our guidelines," but that it is "working to make this even better for our customers, and as we have done with location services, any app wishing to access contact data will require explicit user approval in a future software release." Still no word on when we can expect that software update, though.

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Vorstellung des iPad 3 am 7. März 2012

Gerüchten zufolge soll die dritte Generation von Apples iPad am 7. März 2012, also wenige Tage

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Windows 8 Beta für alle

Moin moin, gerade bin ich bei n-tv auf den folgen Artikel gestoßen: " Am 29. Februar stellt Microsoft beim Mobile World Congress in Barcelona die öffentliche Testversion seines neuen Betriebssystems Windows 8 vor.

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Windows 8 Beta für alle

Moin moin, gerade bin ich bei n-tv auf den folgen Artikel gestoßen: " Am 29. Februar stellt Microsoft beim Mobile World Congress in Barcelona die öffentliche Testversion seines neuen Betriebssystems Windows 8 vor

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AT&T and Verizon lobby for less FCC spectrum control, Sprint and other carriers respond

Since 1993, the FCC has held the ability to restrict bidders' participation in spectrum auctions based on their current spectrum holdings, needs and dominance in the marketplace. Given that wireless spectrum is a public resource, the current law tasks the FCC with the responsibility to ensure competition in the marketplace and prevent monopolies and duopolies from forming. A new proposal contained within the JOBS Act, H.R.

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