The top executives of Universal Music Group and EMI defend the proposed acquisition at a Senate hearing, saying the music industry has dramatically changed with the rise of digital platforms and their companies joining would have minimal impact on the market. However, critics disagree.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director David Kappos says with the implementation of the America Invents Act well underway businesses in industries highly reliant on intellectual property, such as IT, can look forward to expedited reviews of their patent applications conducted by better-trained examiners.
In unanimous vote hailed by tech industry groups, committee members call on the Obama administration to resist efforts to empower United Nations with global Internet oversight authority in negotiations later this year.
As U.S. diplomats seek to elevate issues such as Internet freedom and cybersecurity in their talks with foreign counterparts, they have a tough balance to strike.
When it comes to marketing practices, businesses must adopt a more serious approach to protecting consumer privacy via meaningful industry self-regulation. If they don't, it's likely that there will be more rigorous oversight of the industry at the hands of federal regulators.
Michael Dell talks plans for a bevy of mobile device to launch with Windows 8, weighs in on company's strategy for security, cloud computing.
As the White House rolls out an agenda to open and optimize government data for mobile devices and accelerate use of smartphones and tablets across departments and agencies, security expert warns that federal CIOs must address an array of vulnerabilities.
The efforts of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration to streamline and improve the government's IT systems aren't proceeding as quickly as officials have suggested, however, government auditors note steady progress as departments and agencies transition to the cloud and consolidate data centers.
This fall's presidential election certainly will not tip on the candidates' views on technology policy, but for industry groups and a slew of inside-the-beltway types, issues such as cybersecurity, net neutrality and spectrum reform are matters of deep concern.
More than half of global PC users admit that they pirate software at least occasionally, contributing to a black-market economy estimated at $US63.4 billion in 2011, up from $US58.8 billion the previous year, according to a new survey from the Business Software Alliance.
In an industry marked by heated rivalry and frequent corporate sniping, the top executives at the nation's leading wireless carriers are united in their call for policymakers to free up more spectrum to boost the capacity in their mobile broadband networks.
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.
The head of the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday outlined an "all-of-the-above" strategy for promoting mobile broadband, touting an array of initiatives underway at the agency to free up more spectrum and use it more efficiently, and to broaden access to high-speed wireless service.
Ask federal CIOs what keeps them up at night, and you'll hear an earful. From cybersecurity and governance policy to modernization initiatives and adjusting to tightening budget constraints, CIOs in the federal government have their hands full, according to a new study from the advocacy organization TechAmerica and the consulting firm Grant Thornton.
The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday evening passed a controversial cybersecurity bill that would facilitate sharing of information about critical threats among businesses and government bodies.