DARPA Wants Own App Store

SEPT. 8, 2010 • The U.S. military likes its iPads and iPhones so much it wants its own App Store for cool programs. That’s why the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded $6.4 million to the Corporation for National Research Initiatives to create an apps marketpla.....

China Tracks Mobile Users

SEPT. 1, 2010 • Going into effect immediately, everyone who buys a new mobile phone number in China will be required to provide personal information to the vendor. The new  requirement is similar to regulations elsewhere in Asia like South Korea, and is int.....

Apple Chasing Handseeing

AUG. 5, 2010 • Apple Inc. was reported to be negotiating to acquire Handseeing Information Technology Co., Ltd. for as much as $150 million. The firm is a mobile Internet service provider and a mobile game developer in China. Such an acquisition would make sense given rampant specul.....

Low-Cost India Tablet

JULY 23, 2010 • As part of its ongoing education technology initiative, the Indian government worked with professors and students at the country’s elite technical universities to design a $35 tablet to be used nationwide in schools. Materials for the prototype, which runs Google’s Android OS, cost a paltry $47. The Indian government is looking for a manufacturer to produce the design, and expects unit cost to drop to $10. With subsidies, the governme.....

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