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Does the FCC want to oversee peering deals like Netflix vs. Comcast?

Jeff Roberts — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:28:22 +0000

The FCC will soon pass new rules for how ISP's must handle broadband traffic and, while it's expected to impose a policy of net neutrality when it comes to consumers, it's been less clear how the…

How social media affects protest movements: It’s complicated

Mathew Ingram — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 23:32:18 +0000

In a new research paper, sociologist Zeynep Tufekci argues that while social media can empower dissidents and make it easier to organize, governments are getting smarter -- and the same things…

SK Telecom and Nokia make big cells and small cells play nice

Kevin Fitchard — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 23:22:48 +0000

SK Telecom has just incorporated a tongue-twister of a technology into its Nokia-built LTE network in Gwangju, South Korea. It’s called Enchanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination, or eICIC for short, and its…

A sneak peek at Sony’s PlayStation Vue internet TV service

Janko Roettgers — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:10:01 +0000

Sony may have just shuttered its music service, but it's getting ready to launch another media venture: PlayStation Vue, the company's upcoming live TV service, is supposed to launch before the…

Qualcomm may have just confirmed no Snapdragon in the Galaxy S6

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:38:37 +0000

Recently we heard various reports of Qualcomm's latest mobile chip overheating, which led to the expectation that Samsung was planning to use its own processor in the upcoming Galaxy S6. Qualcomm has refuted the…

Looks like those IBM layoffs have started

Barb Darrow — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:24:25 +0000

Reports of big layoffs to come this week at IBM were correct, at least with regard to timing. Starting Wednesday, the message board at Alliance@IBM, a site manned by former IBM employees, was full…

Here’s why Facebook got away with a 335 percent hike in ad prices

Carmel DeAmicis — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:22:50 +0000

Ads dominated the discussion during Facebook's fourth quarter earnings call this Wednesday. COO Sheryl Sandberg told analysts that the company is charging 335 percent more for each ad on average, despite the fact that…

Meta raises $23M Series A to refine its augmented reality glasses

Signe Brewster — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:00:37 +0000

Meta, an early startup in the augmented reality industry, has raised a $23 million Series A round led by Horizons Ventures, Tim Draper, BOE Optoelectronics and Garry Tan and Alexis Ohanian of Y…

TracFone fined $40M for selling unlimited plans with clear limits

Kevin Fitchard — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:45:09 +0000

The Federal Trade Commission is putting mobile carriers on notice that if they advertise an unlimited plan they can’t monkey around with speeds -- or at least must clearly disclose their…

Meet the ZTE Blade S6, a $249 Android that looks like an iPhone

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:37:51 +0000

Perhaps ZTE is hoping to replicate Apple's iPhone sales success. Could you blame it when Apple just announced a record quarter with sales of 74.5 million iPhones? Maybe that's why the…