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Hulu, Spotify, Etsy, accused of using invasive 'shadow tracking mechanisms'

Publié: août 4, 2011, 9:04pm CEST par Tim Conneally

By Tim Conneally, Betanews

Website analytics company KISSMetrics licensed out a technology to dozens of companies, including streaming media companies Hulu and Spotify, that let them implant a tracking tag in a user's browser history that could "respawn" if deleted. Now, the company and its licensees are being sued.
Patently unfair: Google's patent half-truths come home to roost

Publié: août 4, 2011, 8:42pm CEST par Ed Oswald

By Ed Oswald, Betanews

Betanews' Ed Oswald argues that Google's doublespeak is now the reason why it finds itself on the losing end of an argument over the validity of patents.
Holding out for AT&T, T-Mobile keeps customer losses in check

Publié: août 4, 2011, 7:58pm CEST par Tim Conneally

By Tim Conneally, Betanews

T-Mobile USA has been listed as a "discontinued operation" by its parent company Deutsche Telekom all year, and regulatory approval of the wireless provider's merger with AT&T is still pending, yet the number 4 wireless carrier in the US has managed to prevent mass customer flight.
Why is Amazon supporting a proposed federal sales tax law?

Publié: août 4, 2011, 7:28pm CEST par Larry Seltzer

By Larry Seltzer, Betanews

Amazon can't keep running away from states that require sales tax collection. Even they are now supporting a Democratic proposal to create an interstate agreement for standardized and simplified collection of taxes. It's a good and fair idea and it has no chance whatsoever of passage.
Accurately measure application start times with AppTimer

Publié: août 4, 2011, 6:21pm CEST par Mike Williams

By Mike Williams, Betanews

Optimizing your PC's performance can be a tricky and complex business, but the best place to start is by benchmarking its current speed, ideally with real-life tests such as the time it takes to launch some of your larger applications.
Sony's PlayStation Vita to miss holidays in US, Europe

Publié: août 4, 2011, 5:41pm CEST par Ed Oswald

By Ed Oswald, Betanews

The Vita would still launch by the end of the year in Japan, but is not expected in either the US or Europe until early 2012.
PC Monitor: Keep watch on your computer anytime from anywhere on anything

Publié: août 4, 2011, 5:38pm CEST par Nick Peers

By Nick Peers, Betanews

Ever wondered what your PC is getting up to while you're away from it? Or maybe you have a more practical reason -- you're an IT manager -- for needing to know what various PCs are being used for when you're not around.
Apple is a patent bully

Publié: août 4, 2011, 5:10pm CEST par Joe Wilcox

By Joe Wilcox, Betanews

Competition by litigation defines Apple's response to Android. The company is using its patent portfolio as a weapon of mass destruction against competitors licensing the open-source operating system. The fallout will kill innovation in mobile devices.
Clearwire says it will build LTE into its existent network, just like Sprint

Publié: août 4, 2011, 2:07am CEST par Tim Conneally

By Tim Conneally, Betanews

Clearwire, the United States' only nationwide WiMAX network announced on Wednesday that it intends to add TDD-LTE to its catalog of services based on its existing 4G infrastructure. The announcement comes just one week after Sprint announced a similar plan with new partner LightSquared
Developer interest in Android increases, approaches iOS

Publié: août 4, 2011, 12:00am CEST par Joe Wilcox

By Joe Wilcox, Betanews

Despite ridiculous commentary about Android being dead or soon to be, the platform is winning developers. But tablets are holding back greater gains.