Facebook settles FTC privacy probe
Facebook has agreed to require user consent to make changes to some privacy settings in order to settle an FTC investigation into the company. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted to his company making “a lot of mistakes” when it comes to user privacy.
Samsung denies plans to stop making WiBro phones
Samsung has denied speculation that it will stop producing smartphones compatible with the WiBro standard – a homegrown version of mobile Wimax which is falling out of favor due to the growing dominance of LTE.
Airtel Africa mobile base passes 50m
Bharti Airtel's African mobile subscriber base now exceeds 50 million across 19 countries. Bharti first entered the African market in 2010, through the $11 billion purchase of Zain's African assets.
Intel to develop AR-incorporated chipsets
Intel has partnered with augmented reality company Total Immersion to implement AR features into its chipsets. Total Immersion anticipates that the first products using the chips could reach the market in two to three years.
Spotify differentiates with apps
Music streaming firm Spotify is gearing up to launch apps in a bid to differentiate itself from rival services from firms including Amazon and Apple.
Optus said to negotiate NBN guarantee
Australia's Optus has reportedly negotiated a government guarantee that it will be shielded from financial harm should the National Broadband Network program be scrapped by a future government, and its deal with NBN Co to migrate its customers to the network thus falls through.
Three Toshiba chip sites to close
Toshiba is halving its domestic discrete chip making facilities, with a decision to close three sites to cut costs amid falling demand.
US committee proposes data sharing bill
The US House Intelligence Committee have introduced a new bill, aimed at facilitating the sharing between private and public entities of information that would help protect commercial computer networks deemed critical to the nation's security and economy.
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