Mobile applications seeking to collect personal information will have to forewarn users as part of an agreement reached in California. Tech News Headlines – Yahoo! News
The country’s largest cable TV companies are shutting down the bulk of a venture that let viewers interact with TV ads, laying off 120 employees. Tech News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Zipcar’s 673,000 subscribers currently share its fleet of 8,900 vehicles. But what if they could also rent yours? The company announced on Wednesday that it’s taking a first step toward finding out. Tech News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Japan may have gotten the early jump on some PlayStation Vita love, but the U.S. launch is finally here and the system is now available for all who desire it. We’ve already spent some serious time with the new handheld, and if … Continue reading → Tech News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Smartphones are here to stay, and it’s no surprise why. They connect us to Facebook, help us find directions to the office, take pictures, and can even let us connect our laptops to the internet from the side of the road. But … Continue reading → Tech News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Readily available, easy-to-use software can encrypt a computer hard drive so thoroughly it would take years for a hacker to break in. But that seems to be no impediment for government prosecutors, who have obtained an order compelling the disclosure of a computer’s contents in one Colorado case. Tech News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Microsoft on Wednesday lodged a formal complaint with the European Union’s competition regulator against Motorola Mobility and its soon-to-be owner Google, saying Motorola’s aggressive enforcement of patent rights against rivals breaks competition rules. Tech News Headlines – Yahoo! News
The European Commission, facing steep opposition, has suspended efforts to ratify a new international anti-counterfeiting agreement — instead referring it to Europe’s highest court to see whether it violates any fundamental EU rights. Tech News Headlines – Yahoo! News
The founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload was released on bail Wednesday after a New Zealand judge decided Kim Dotcom lacked means to flee because his funds had been seized. Tech News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Hewlett-Packard Co. will update investors on its progress under CEO Meg Whitman Wednesday afternoon when the world’s largest personal computer maker releases its fiscal first-quarter earnings. Tech News Headlines – Yahoo! News
