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Apple details government requests for data
Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May. The company, like ...
Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets
Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad ...
Prosecutors push for anti-phone theft measures
Law enforcement officials nationwide are demanding the creation of a "kill switch" that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, New ...
Exec at NY trial: Apple didn't fix e-book prices
A top Apple Inc. executive described as Steve Jobs' right-hand man took the witness stand at a Manhattan price-fixing trial and denied scheming with ...
Forecast sees big payoff for Google's mobile ads
Google will sell more mobile advertising than the rest of its rivals combined for the second straight year, according to a new forecast that ...
Waze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech
Google Inc.'s $1.03 billion purchase of Israeli navigation software maker Waze marks an important milestone for the country that affectionately calls ...
Google asks to publish more US gov't information
Google is asking the Obama administration for permission to disclose more details about the U.S. government's demands for email and other personal ...
Google snaps up Waze to add to mapping service
Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1.03 billion deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while allowing it to ...
Google asks to publish more government information
Google is asking the Obama administration to allow the Internet company to disclose more details about the U.S. government's closely guarded demands ...
Search for 1st Web page takes detour into NC
For the European physicists who created the World Wide Web, preserving its history is as elusive as unlocking the mysteries of how the universe began.
Apple unveils music streaming service
Apple unveiled an Internet radio service called iTunes Radio on Monday and said the service will personalize listeners' music based on what they've ...
SF, NY officials wait to judge Apple 'kill switch'
The top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York, seeking ways to curb thefts of mobile devices, said Monday they will reserve judgment of Apple's ...
Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software
Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green "felt" of its Game Center app, ...
APPLE EVENT: New software, MacBooks, music
Apple announced a digital radio service, new MacBook Air laptops and updates to its operating systems for Mac and mobile devices Monday.
Intelligence chief defends Internet spying program
Eager to quell a domestic furor over U.S. spying, the nation's top intelligence official stressed Saturday that a previously undisclosed program for ...
Denials in surveillance program require decoding
Google CEO Larry Page and Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg are denying reports that depict two of the Internet's most influential companies ...
Obama: Gov't records sweep not targeting Americans
President Barack Obama declared Friday that America is "going to have to make some choices" balancing privacy and security, launching a vigorous ...
AP PHOTOS: Where your online data get stored
Internet companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google have vast amounts of data on you. These include the photos and video you share, the email you ...
But wait, there's more: A domestic spying Q&A
Wait, there's more? Yes, this was the week that America's intelligence secrets spilled out: Classified court orders. Top secret Power Point slides.
Taiwan charges 2 in failed train, office bombings
Two men have been charged with planting cyanide-tainted bombs on a Taiwan high-speed train and at an office where the head of global electronics ...
SF, NY officials to meet over cellphone thefts
Top law enforcement officials from San Francisco and New York plan to meet with some of the nation's largest smartphone makers next week to help ...
ITC bans iPhone 4 imports
A U.S. trade agency on Tuesday issued a ban on imports of Apple's iPhone 4 and a variant of the iPad 2 after finding the devices violate a patent held ...
Apple poised for hiring spree in Silicon Valley
Apple expects to expand its Silicon Valley workforce by nearly 50 percent during the next three years, signaling the company's faith in its ability ...