iPhone, BlackBerry Storm to Square Off in 2009 [December 23, 2008] New survey says Apple faces market challenge from Research in Motion's touchscreen smartphone. Who will emerge the victor?
Online Shoppers Have Fewer Last Minutes [December 22, 2008] With fewer days from Thanksgiving to Christmas, shortened holiday season sees total spending down from last year despite last-minute shopping surge.
Obama Voters Want More Interaction [December 30, 2008] Pew survey finds that a bulk of Obama voters want to stay connected with their president-elect as he begins to govern. Will their expectations be dashed?
Will You Have to Feed the Office Meter? [December 30, 2008] Microsoft's latest patent application looks to a la carte computing along with pay-per-use billing.
Lessig: Abolish the FCC [December 24, 2008] Flame-throwing tech scholar argues that the only way to save the nation's media and telecom regulatory framework is to dismantle it and rebuild from the ground up.
Yahoo, U.S. Tech Policy at a Crossroads in '09 [December 23, 2008] The Web pioneer and a new class of tech leaders in the government seek to dig out from a tempestuous 2008. We rate their chances.
E-Healthcare Gets Federal Mandate [December 18, 2008] Department of Health and Human Services unveils best practices for ensuring patient privacy with online medical records, Medicare pushes e-prescriptions.
FCC Shelves Free Internet Plan [December 15, 2008] Facing mounting pressure, outgoing Chairman Kevin Martin cancels final meeting of the year.
Google Fires Back on Net Neutrality [December 15, 2008] Search giant takes issue with news story claiming it has changed its tune on open network debate.
The New, New Deal: Tech & Government in 08 [December 15, 2008] Our annual series looking back at the top stories of 2008 leads off with the most dominant story of all: Government and tech.
Encouraging Signs, Roadblocks Ahead for E-Gov [December 12, 2008] Tech and Capitol Hill insiders discuss the winding road toward bringing government online -- and what needs to be done.
Software Industry Wants Wider Role in U.S. Policy [December 11, 2008] BSA releases its policy agenda for the Obama administration and Congress, calling for a key position in U.S. efforts in healthcare, security and elsewhere.
House Report Blasts Martin's FCC Oversight [December 9, 2008] Energy and Commerce Committee leadership takes chairman to task for secretive regulatory reviews, some of it with 'he said, she said' evidence.
Net Neutrality Fans Press for Gains Under Obama [December 4, 2008] As a new, tech-savvy administration begins to take shape, warriors for the open Internet hope to fill key positions with sympathetic officials.
FCC Nears Vote on Free Internet Plan for U.S. [December 3, 2008] New signs of life for a controversial plan for a nationwide, wireless broadband network. But at least one major critic vows a challenge.
Foes Unite: Google, Telcos Join Broadband Push [December 3, 2008] A broad coalition of often-adversarial companies and industry groups band together to call for action from the new administration and Congress.
ID Thieves Hit Federal Credit Unions, Consumers [November 26, 2008] Sophisticated crooks are charged with filching funds from credit unions for the Senate, Navy and State Department while stealing millions from consumers' home equity lines of credit.
Obama, Pentagon Suffer Security Breaches [November 21, 2008] Gaps in policy may have led to separate incidents at Verizon Wireless and the Department of Defense, industry observers say.