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Privacy Advocates, Businesses Dig In for EU Lobbying Campaign

Both privacy advocates and representatives of businesses that handle consumer data are flocking to Brussels. Why? The EU has proposed a strict set of new data privacy rules that would restrict companies such as Facebook even more than they currently do. ...

Assange to Test His Charm on Russian TV

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has plans to host a new TV show called "The World Tomorrow." The half-hour weekly episodes are scheduled to begin airing in mid-March on Russia's English-language RT channel. It will reach some 60 million global viewers. ...

RIM’s Heins: Change Investors Can Believe In?

There has been plenty of evidence that shareholders, to say nothing of customers, have been unhappy with RIM's direction in the last few years. They have been calling for new leadership, new strategy, new products -- new something. ...

Revamped Signup Process Shoves New Gmail Users Into Google+

Google is incorporating its social network, Google+, in just about every part of its online empire -- including, most recently, its Gmail system. Now, new users who want a Gmail account must also sign up for Google+ ...

Microsoft’s Mixed Q2 and Its ‘Philosophy Problem’

Microsoft reported a mixed performance on Friday for its second quarter ending Dec. 31. Earnings were essentially flat compared with the same period last year. The company reported a profit of US$6.62 billion, or 78 cents a share, on $20.89 billion in revenue. For the same period a year ago, Microsoft reported a profit of $6.63 billion on $19.95 billion in revenue...

Facebook Gets App-Happy

Do you like to garden? Share coupons? How about bike riding? If so, there's an app for that -- on Facebook, that is -- or soon will be. ...

Nike+ FuelBand Offers New Way to Measure the Burn

Nike has rolled out another product aimed at digital device-loving athletes. Called Nike+ FuelBand, it is a digitized wristband with a built-in three-axis accelerometer that tracks a user's movements. That's any movement -- from running or dancing to swimming or fiddling at your desk. ...

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Blackbaud Gears Up for Next Enterprise CRM Release

This was a big week for the Nasdaq-listed Blackbaud: The company announced its plans to acquire Convio, which offers a fund-raising application for nonprofits, for US$275 million ...

Alienware Packs Big Gaming Power Into Little Box

Dell's gaming computer brand, Alienware, has released a new desktop computer that -- while not quite in keeping with the trend toward mobile gaming -- is compact, powerful and sleek ...

LightSquared Cries Foul over GPS Testing

Tests conducted by the U.S. Air Force Space Command found that LightSquared's 4G wireless service does indeed interfere with GPS devices, as some critics have claimed ...

Facebook on Mission to Wipe Koobface Off Face of the Web

Facebook eradicated the Koobface virus from its site about nine months ago. However, the social network says it is on a mission to vanquish it completely ...

Shareholders’ Suit Claims Netflix Execs Knew Storm Was Brewing

Netflix shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging that it withheld material information from investors about its growth prospects and plans for its fees before its stock plunged late last year ...

IBM Hones Social Enterprise Tools

IBM continues to carve out its own stake in the social enterprise app space -- a market forecast by Forrester Research to grow 61 percent each year to reach US$6.4 billion by 2016 -- with the beta rollout of the next release of its enterprise social networking platform, IBM Connections. ...

Kundra Casts His Lot With Salesforce.com

Salesforce.com has snagged a marquee name for its executive ranks: the former chief information officer of the United States, Vivek Kundra. ...

RIM PlayBook Takes Security Body Blow

If there were ever a mobile device that could not handle another blow, it would be Research In Motion's tablet device, the PlayBook. The BlackBerry's typical user works in the government and corporate environment, where security is essential. PlayBook users -- while much smaller in number -- have similar needs. ...

SOPA Opponents Aim to Mobilize Grass Roots Protest

SOPA opponents -- that is, the people and organizations lining up against the Stop Online Piracy Act -- clearly still have their work cut out for them. At the same time, there are signs that the massive protest against the bill is having some effect. ...

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Avaya Mobilizes Smooth Collaboration in IP Office 8.0

Avaya has released its IP Office 8.0 -- the latest iteration of its trademark unified communications platform for small and mid-sized businesses. ...

WebMD Looking a Little Green Around the Gills

It has been a rocky week for the medical news website WebMD, and it appears that the remainder of 2012 may be equally tumultuous. ...

Oracle Makes Bold, Risky Move With Big Data Appliance Launch

Oracle has released its Big Data Appliance, which it announced last year at Oracle OpenWorld. With no release date promised, the industry was surprised by its relative speed to market. ...

Intel Explores New Modes of Communication for Stephen Hawking

World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking's physical condition is further deteriorating, and Intel wants to help the famous scientist continue to share his ideas with the world. Hawking, who at 21 was diagnosed with a motor neurone disease related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as "Lou Gehrig's disease," has been confined to a wheelchair for much of his adult life.

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