Ina Fried in Mobile on May 25 at 1:11 pm PT
The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it is seeking comment on whether cellphone carriers are adequately securing information being collected on today’s smartphones.
Numbers
Beth Callaghan in Numbers on April 24 at 11:04 am PT
A recently completed study from Forrester Research says a lot about the persistence of your online habits.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 19 at 10:35 am PT
Today’s cellphones are treasure troves of useful information that could speed all manner of mundane tasks. But any opening-up of that data is filled with questions, not all of which are technical.
Lauren Goode in Mobile on April 9 at 4:38 pm PT
With Instagram, Facebook’s not only bulking up its photos — it’s getting your location, too.
… one of the secrets that goes well beyond location is that the guy with the most data wins.
– Tim O’Reilly, in conversation with Jon Bruner of Forbes at O’Reilly Where, his company’s conference on “the business of location”
Kara Swisher in News on April 4 at 1:27 pm PT
Down in SoCal, there is some serious start-up experimentation going on.
Kara Swisher in News on March 12 at 7:00 am PT
Can smartphones help save the planet?
Liz Gannes in Social on March 1 at 8:02 am PT
Highlight, a buzzy iPhone app that takes location-sharing to the next level, has raised funding.
Lauren Goode in Social on December 15, 2011 at 8:06 am PT
Foursquare is still the cool kid at the check-in party, especially as more competitors are checking out. But is the party dying down?
