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Saudi govt moves to exert control over Whatsapp, Skype

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:33:00 GMT

Chinese state-controlled media continue attacks on Apple

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:43:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1303/Apple-China-attack-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />growing dependence on foreign-made products could undermine its control, and ha...]]>

White House responds to cell phone unlocking petition

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:18:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/obamaatdeskthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />issued a response to the successful We The People petition. A statement issued earlier today confirmed that the petition response brought together experts from the ...]]>

China government considers lifting ban on game consoles

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:39:00 GMT

White House launches National Day of Civic Hacking events

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:52:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1358945324_usgovnationaldayofcivichacking.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />event that will encourage US residents to make use of government data. The National Day of Civic Hacking on June 1-2 will see 27 cities play host to community events where publi...]]>

Nokia factory in India raided over unpaid $542M tax bill

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:17:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351520169_lumia822verizonin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Nokia phones has been raided by tax authorities, according to reports. The Finnish mobile phone manufacturer's factory in Chennai was raided by 20 officials, with authorities claiming...]]>

US, Canada, UK refuse to sign ITU treaty over control issues

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:48:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1110/fiberoptic-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />International Telecommunications Union treaty, refusing to sign anything that would allow &q...]]>

Apple, Samsung, others petition Washington to free spectrum

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:00:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355281261_congress-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />High Tech Spectrum Coalition, a 'supergroup' of technology companies led by Apple and Samsung, petitioned Congress on Tuesday to provide more broadcast bandwidth for smartphones and tablet computers. The sent letter encourages the House and Senate te...]]>

Hacktivists leak 1.6M government, industry accounts

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:36:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355182590_ghostshelllogothumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />GhostShell has released 1.6 million accounts and records claimed to be from various company and governmental agency systems. A total of 37 different organizations are said to have been attacked by the group, with the resulting data being released as r...]]>

US House of Representatives opposes UN Internet control

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:06:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/capitalhill-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />International Telecommunications Union conference, to decide th...]]>