May 15, 2012
We know smartphone and tablet owners like to buy games. But if you go by a new ABI exploration of user habits,...
May 8, 2012
Apple has long been paraded as the security maven when compared to Microsoft. However, it looks like this reputation might be changing. Recent reports from security firm Kaspersky Lab have found that malware on the Apple platform is growing. Speaking at the Infosecurity Europe 2012...
May 1, 2012
The tech industry has hit Wall Street hard in the past couple of years with several IPOs. The trend is continuing as Facebook, the world’s largest social network, is expected to complete its initial public offering very soon.
Although many think that these IPOs legitimize areas such as social networking and gaming, there are some questions in terms of the impact on the market. According to Vitaliy Katsenelson...
April 22, 2012
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which is more commonly known as CISPA, is expected to receive a House vote this week. The Internet community, with the exception of tech giants such as Google and Facebook, has been raising concerns about the bill claiming that...
April 20, 2012
The topic of Internet freedom has been a relatively quiet until a recent interview with Google’s Sergey Brin. In his interview with the Guardian, Google’s co-founder said he was “worried” about the future of the open Web.
Although Brin has since come out and said...
April 19, 2012
The labor conditions in Asia have long been a controversial topic, but they have recently come into the spotlight due to concerns over Apple’s working practices in China. Back in January, The New York Times exposed new details involving what takes place in the factories of Apple’s largest supplier...
April 17, 2012
The time is quickly approaching for the Internet to be introduced to a whole new array of generic top-level domains (gTLD). Last year, ICANN made its historic decision to allow companies and individuals to purchase their own gTLD.
Although the decision was met with much criticism, especially from the...
April 10, 2012
Comcast recently came under fire for net neutrality concerns after it made an announcement about its soon-to-be-released video streaming service, Xfinity. The cable company said that it would not count the television programming users access through their Xbox against their monthly data cap.
Although many consumers took the announcement as good news, several media activists spoke out saying that the move...
April 3, 2012
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission released its final report on privacy. The Commission hopes to bring privacy by design, simplified choice for businesses and consumers, and greater transparency through its recommendations.
As WebProNews previously reported, the White House also released a...
April 1, 2012
Cyber security has been getting a lot of attention in recent years after a number of corporations and government websites have undergone security breaches. In fact, Congress is even weighing the idea of cyber security legislation in an effort to prevent against cyber warfare.
Jerry Brito, however, who is the Director of the...
