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• Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

  By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 23:37

  Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

• Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

  By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 20:53

  Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

• Optus and NSW Dep. of Education sign $15m contract to improve satellite services

  By Stephanie McDonald | 17 May, 2012 09:36

  Optus will enhance its satellite services to improve services to students in remote areas in a five-year contract worth an estimated $15 million.

• Appsbar gives small businesses a simple (and free!) template for app building

  By Brad Reed | 16 May, 2012 07:31

  If you've ever wanted to build a mobile app for your small business but have been intimidated by the cost of hiring developers, Appsbar has a proposition for you.

• Angry Birds tops companies' app blacklist

  By Brad Reed | 16 May, 2012 05:35

  It seems that your boss doesn't want you to launch digital birds at evil green pigs during office hours.

• Verizon LTE expansion continues with 28 more cities

  By Matt Hamblen | 16 May, 2012 03:28

  Verizon Wireless will add 28 more cities to its nationwide LTE network on Thursday, bringing the total to 258 markets.

• 10 top reasons for integrating Wi-Fi radios in small cellular cells

  By Ajay Kumar Gupta, team lead at Wesley Clover Communications Solutions | 16 May, 2012 00:47

  With the growing demand for mobile data, cellular service operators are increasingly turning to small cells -- picocells, microcells, metrocells and femtocells -- to deal with the capacity crunch in dense urban areas and to add coverage in areas with low or zero cellular signal levels, such as indoors and in remote rural locations.

• Are iPhone 5 rumors torpedoing Apple’s Q2 revenues?

  By John Cox | 15 May, 2012 09:34

  Apple (AAPL - NASDAQ) is warning investors that returns for the current second quarter will be lower than projections, triggering widespread and feverish speculation that the fall-off is due to swirling rumors about an early summer launch for iPhone 5.

• Just months after failed AT&T merger, T-Mobile now champions competitive balance

  By Brad Reed | 15 May, 2012 06:31

  Given its very recent attempts to merge with AT&T, you would think T-Mobile wouldn't be a vocal proponent of maintaining competitive balance in the wireless industry.

• Survey: BYOD sparks enterprise investment in Unified Communication and Collaboration

  By Network World staff | 15 May, 2012 06:03

  The 2012 IDG Enterprise Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) survey was completed with the goal of gaining a better understanding of current and future UC&C investments. The survey highlights the uptick in UC&C adoption and investments in the coming three years — specifically in enterprise organizations — demonstrating the value organizations place on technologies that enable consistent and connected communications between employees, customers and partners. 

• Cool hacks: DIY cellphones and a magic trackpad rethink

  By Mark Gibbs | 10 May, 2012 13:25

  There's something of the hacker in all IT people ... there has to be because you spend so much of your time figuring out how things work and how to fix said things when they break (which is usually far too often).

• SingTel reports stable Optus full-year results

  By Tim Lohman | 10 May, 2012 10:03

  SingTel has reported that its Australian subsidiary, Optus, has achieved an operating revenue of $9.37 billion, up 1 per cent, and an EBITDA of $2.36 billion, up 2 per cent for the full year to 31 March 2012. Net profit for the year was up 2 per cent to $787 million.

• Samsung, Qualcomm Team to Advance Wireless Charging

  By Kenneth Corbin | 09 May, 2012 23:55

  Wireless heavyweights Samsung and Qualcomm have joined forces with five other firms to form a coalition that will work to address an array of issues surrounding wireless power chargers.

• Mobile BYOD users want more security

  By Ellen Messmer | 09 May, 2012 14:32

  A survey of more than 4000 mobile-device users and IT professionals shows wildly abundant use of mobile devices, but profound concerns about security and how employee-owned devices ought to be used for business purposes.

• BlackBerry 10 OS will have multi-layered security model

  By John Cox | 09 May, 2012 08:53

  RIM's upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system is intended to be as secure, if not more so, than the OS running on RIM's current crop of BlackBerry devices. Mobile security could become a major selling point for the new platform, for enterprises, carriers and end users alike.