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In what is fast becoming the most unusual acquisition attempt in recent years, AT&T is officially no longer asking the FCC for approval for a $39 billion deal that would have handed T-Mobile over to the nation’s largest wireless carrier. … Continue reading →

Gonzalo E. Mon is a partner in the Advertising Law practice at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Read more on Kelley Drye’s advertising blog, Ad Law Access, or keep up with the group on Facebook or Twitter. Social media has … Continue reading →

Navigating the outdoor world has been made extra easy over the years thanks to GPS and services such as Google Maps, but finding your way throughout malls, buildings and airports hasn’t been optimal until now. Google introduced on Tuesday a … Continue reading →

The new Mario Kart 7 ad looks like it’s probably CGI, right? It might look like it, but it’s not. The ad for the latest title to hit the Nintendo 3DS is bright, shiny, and fun, just like the game … Continue reading →

While recuperating after having his jaw wired shut, Joe Fernandez had to rely on Twitter and Facebook to communicate. Unable to speak to anyone, he noticed how online communication influenced his personal network and set out to create a website … Continue reading →

Apple pulled the iTether app from iTunes on Tuesday because it placed too great a burden on the wireless carriers’ networks, according to the maker of the app. Tether, which created iTether, wrote on its blog that Apple called the … Continue reading →

The new Microsoft Kinect ad shows how the simple gaming device has expanded to something much more due to innovative thinking. The commercial shows how “unexpected things” like program hacks have made the motion sensor detector applicable not just in … Continue reading →

Facebook’s privacy settings have faced scrutiny from users for years, and the world’s largest social network has often reassured them that their personal information would remain private. But on Tuesday, Facebook agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission, … Continue reading →

Mark Wright is a freelance arts writer and assistant editor of the Image Source blog. People are using Google Street View for more than checking travel routes. You can use the mapping tool to test hotel neighborhoods, to take virtual … Continue reading →

Your identity is worth almost $5,000 to a criminal. An estimated 9 million Americans’ identities are stolen each year. And a whopping 43% of theft victims know the criminals who steal their information. That’s according to this ZoneAlarm infographic, which … Continue reading →