Kenneth Corbin

It looks like the long-running debate over unused white-space spectrum is drawing to a close, now that the FCC has approved rules for how the spectrum can be used. Tech companies, public interest groups and entrepreneurs have been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to tap the unused spectrum. But now the question is, what will the […]

Following the lead of technology companies and public policy advocates, the Senate Judiciary Committee will soon begin investigating ways to update the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act to adjust for advances in social networks, cloud computing and mobile devices. As Enterprise Networking Planet reports, chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) will lead the legislative charge even though […]

Mark Hurd didn’t waste any time after his unceremonious dismissal from HP before joining Oracle as the newest president of the database giant. And HP was equally quick in filing a lawsuit to block his hiring, claiming that he would inevitably divulge trade secrets that would breach his confidentiality agreement. Now, the two companies have […]

IBM wants to go head-to-head with the likes of Oracle and EMC for enterprise customers in the market for comprehensive, real-time business analytics systems. As eCRM Guide reports, today’s $1.7 billion, all-cash purchase of Netezza firmly positions Big Blue in this rapidly growing software and services sector. For Netezza, which already bases its product portfolio […]

Not so long ago, Yahoo was atop the search food chain and appeared to have all the potential to become the search, online advertising and Internet services company that Google eventually became. As eCommerce Guide reports, Yahoo thinks it can begin to turn things around and regain some measure of prominence. This fall it will […]

Broadband advocates have great expectations for the new networks and devices that are expected to emerge following the Federal Communications Commission’s vote next week to establish the final rules for using white space spectrum. At the same time, the final order is still being drafted, which leaves some concern for backers of the technology that […]

Have you ever felt like it was too difficult to follow the thread of a conversation on Twitter? Or that having to click away to other sites to view content was a pain, and potentially a security threat? Twitter was not unaware of the issues with its site design. But all that’s going to change […]

Google’s YouTube has long dominated the online video space, and currently racks up nearly eight times as many views as the nearest competitor. But in the live-streaming sector of the online video world, YouTube has largely stayed on the sidelines. But this week, YouTube is conducting alpha trials of what could become a broadly available […]

It’s no secret that Nokia is going through an identity crisis. Buffeted by declining revenues and an eroding market share, the Finnish handset giant is struggling to retain its dominance amid the surging popularity of Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s BlackBerry and a growing crop of Android devices. So the company decided it was time for some […]

NetChoice, a Washington advocacy group that crusades against policy proposals that it deems a threat to online commerce, is out with its latest “iAWFUL” ranking of the 10 worst federal and state legislative proposals. (iAWFUL = “Internet Advocates’ Watchlist for Ugly Laws.”) Topping the list are federal proposals for online privacy legislation that NetChoice believes […]

How the online advertising world tracks Internet users and collects data on them is again in the spotlight as an official at the FTC criticizes the state of online privacy. Loretta Garrison, a senior attorney at the FTC, said during today’s Gov 2.0 Summit that Internet users have very little idea of how much data […]

Within tech circles, the Obama administration has sparked great excitement among open government advocates. But that early enthusiasm has given way to some disillusionment, as the entrenched barriers within the federal government and perhaps some half-hearted attempts on behalf of the agencies have rendered the administration’s stated ambitions longer on hope than delivery, at least […]