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• Project Fi will help Google amass even more data

  As Google dives into the Wi-Fi and cellular network services business in the US, some are wondering just where the company is headed.

• Why the journey to IPv6 is still the road less traveled

  The writing's on the wall about the short supply of IPv4 addresses, and IPv6 has been around since 1999. Then why does the new protocol still make up just a fraction of the Internet?

• Six net neutrality lawsuits: What are the complaints about?

  One of the main arguments for the trade groups and ISPs that have filed six -- yes, six -- lawsuits against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules is that the agency violated a 69-year-old administrative procedure law in crafting the new regulations.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, April 15

  EU charges Google with antitrust and opens Android probe... Intel sales down along with PCs... new lawsuits challenge net neutrality... and more tech news.

• The future is now: You may already be using IPv6

  You've probably heard about the looming shortage of Internet addresses, even if you've never gone looking for one. But depending on what websites you visit and how you get to them, you may be helping to solve it.

• AT&T's data breach settlement called a 'slap on the wrist'

  The punishment AT&T received this week from the U.S. government for its sloppy protection of customer data is peanuts and won't scare other companies into taking stronger security measures, some cybersecurity experts said.

• A smartphone bloatware iconoclast speaks out

  Meet Jesse Nunez, an avid opponent of bloatware on smartphones.

• AT&T call centers sold mobile customer information to criminals

  Employees at three overseas call centers sold hundreds of thousands of AT&T customer records, including names and Social Security numbers, to criminals who attempted to use the customer information to unlock stolen mobile phones, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said.

• Galaxy S6 price starts at $650 off-contract, 19% more for Edge

  U.S. wireless carriers today announced off-contract prices ranging from $650 to $685 for the new 32 GB Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone and $100 to $129 more in premium pricing for its stylish cousin, the Edge, with both coming to buyers on April 10.

• Net neutrality rules: Separating fact from hype

  The net neutrality debate in the U.S. over the past year has been filled with hyperbole, speculation and questionable claims, coming from both sides of the debate.

• T-Mobile's new business pricing targets AT&T and Verizon

  T-Mobile is aggressively going after business customers by offering the same kind of low-cost, simplified pricing and monthly service plans it has used to good effect with consumers.

• The FCC's net neutrality rules: What we know so far

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to pass new net neutrality rules and reclassify broadband as a regulated telecommunications service, but the text of the full order may not be released for several weeks. Here's what we know so far:

• FCC passes net neutrality rules, reclassifies broadband as utility

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve new net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband as a regulated public utility, over the objections of the commission's Republican members and large broadband providers.

• Sprint shows biggest gains in network performance in last half of 2014

  Sprint showed the biggest network performance improvement of the nation's four largest wireless carriers for the last half of 2014, according to RootMetrics, a firm that measures mobile network performance.

• As Wi-Fi calls come to smartphones, networks get ready to carry them

  Wi-Fi may carry many voice calls within the next few years, but the technology required to make those calls is still young in some ways.