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caption: Examples of HTC device locations that CNET extracted from Microsoft’s Live.com location database. (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET) Microsoft has collected the locations of millions of laptops, cell phones, and other Wi-Fi devices around the world and makes them available on the Web without taking the privacy precautions that competitors have, CNET has learned. The vast [...]

Over the past year I’ve been using my iPhone to help me lose weight. I lost over 70 pounds, thanks in large part to my iPhone. As we enter the thick of swimsuit season, those feeling a bit round around the middle will find their iPhone an invaluable tool for shedding pounds. Here are a few apps to help get you on the right track. Calorie Tracker – LIVESTRONG.COM ($2.99) Last year [...]

AT&T will begin to throttle data speeds during the first week of October, 9to5 Mac reported on Thursday. The carrier could move to throttle the data speeds of its biggest data users in an effort to ensure network stability for its first LTE devices, which are expected to launch later this year. It remains unclear how low AT&T will knock the throughput down to, but 9to5 Mac says Virgin currently [...]

Android and iOS phones may be gaining traction around the world, but after three years of development, Alibaba thinks there’s room in China for another smartphone platform. The company is launching its mobile platform, Aliyun, on the K-Touch W700 handset later this month. The Aliyun platform focuses on cloud-based, web applications but is also “fully compatible” with Google Android [...]

EFF staff attorney Hanni Fakhoury (Credit: EFF) Too busy to keep up with today’s tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET (and elsewhere) for Friday, July 22. • Encrypt your data? Here’s a scoop you’ll want to read: The U.S. Department of Justice swipes at the online civil liberties group Electronic Frontier Foundation over encryption passwords. [...]