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Who Profits If Mobile Networks Have A Security Meltdown?
Cracks in GSM security mean a headache for users and a business opportunity for vendors.
How the Government Turned Craigslist Into the Web's Biggest Pimp (Updated)
Government action intended to clean up Craigslist have made sex ads the site's biggest business instead.
Google vs. Facebook In Ecommerce Ratings Showdown
Two giants compete for some of the most valuable data on the Web: what we're buying.
Facebook Credits: The World's First Major Virtual Currency?
Facebook is projected to do over a billion dollars in revenue this year, more than some small countries, and its 400 million strong userbase is larger than the population of most big ones. So why shouldn't the social network have its own private currency? In the future, we may pay for some goods...
Amazon Earnings: The Big Loss You Won't See There
Amazon's precious buyer database is under attack by both Facebook and a new crop of startups.
Microsoft Earnings: Twilight of the Traditional Infotech Gods
Changes in how corporations operate their data centers kept Microsoft server revenues flat.
Will Oracle Leave Open Source Customers High And Dry?
Oracle owns three important open source products that companies have had free use of in the past. But vibes coming off Oracle suggest that could change, and pretty soon.
Lego Uses New Technology to Engage Old Customers
Lego isn't playing games. Instead, the famous maker of plastic bricks is pushing its business further into the digital world in a new collaboration with augmented reality company Metaio. From VentureBeat: Metaio has been working hard for 18 months on an augmented-reality (AR) "digital box" for ...
Will Facebook Face-Off With Congress Over Data Privacy?
Facebook's plans to cement itself to the center of the web have a good chance of getting congressional attention.
How Facebook's Social Web Will Challenge Google's Search
Facebook's vast expansion of the social web chould challenge the primacy of Google search as the paradigm for understanding the internet.
Google's Choice: Friend of the Internet, Friend of Tyrants, or Both?
Google wants to appear as a friend of free speech, but it's relationship to countries that censor is more complicated.
Did Google Buy a Mysterious Startup to Build a Mysterious Cloud Device?
A new Google acquisition suggests that the search giant is looking around for something new -- like a cloud-centric mobile device with custom chip.
Open Graph: Facebook's Play to Dominate the "Social Web"
Facebook's new Open Graph would position it as the default social engine on the web.
Clueless Time Warner Finally Realizes Game Consoles Matter
Time Warner recognizes the importance of game consoles to entertainment 15 years too late.
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