Industry

LightSquared Defaults on $56M Payment to Spectrum Owner Inmarsat

LightSquared says it won't pay until Inmarsat answers unresolved contractual questions

How to Find Weak Links in Your Supply Chain

Big companies like WellPoint have caught on to the importance of evaluating the disaster-recovery plans of even their smallest suppliers. Does your business-continuity plan cover supply-chain risk? It should.

Pepsi Reveals Secret to Selling More Corn Chips

3D store-simulation technology can predict customer behavior and increase sales. Companies like Pepsi Co. are cashing in.

Kickstart Your Projects with Kickstarter

OS X Mountain Lion: Will Apple Crash the Windows 8 Party?

Apple has integrated OS X and iOS even more with Mountain Lion, which it will launch a month or so before Microsoft is set to release Windows 8. Nice timing Cupertino.

IRS Warns of Dirty Dozen 2012 Tax Scams

The Internal Revenue Service this week issued its annual "Dirty Dozen" ranking of tax scams the agency says tend to surface around tax season each year.

ITC Rules in Apple’s Favor in HTC Dispute

HTC said it may appeal the decision

Apple Counts Down to 25 Billion Apps, Offers $10k App Store Prize

Apple, which launched its App Store in mid-2008, is on the verge of celebrating its 25 billionth app download and is dangling a $10,000 prize to one lucky customer.

WSJ: Google Disregarded IPhone Privacy Settings

Google planted cookies on millions of iPhones despite settings in place from Apple

Salesforce.com: ‘Cloud Computing Debate Is Over’ in Washington

With the federal government climbing on board with the cloud revolution, the important questions for service and application providers turn to issues surrounding security, architecture.