• Surprise! FBI doesn’t need Apple’s help hacking iPhones

    In a surprise to no one; the FBI doesn’t need Apple’s help hacking iPhones. So the San Bernardino iPhone case that it has been publicly fighting with Apple over is mute. The case will go no further. We know this because a court filing made on Monday afternoon says that the FBI maintains that it was…

  • Google wins but not really

      The DOJ approved Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility awhile ago. Now,  China’s Ministry of Commerce has done the same. The only thing they want though is that Android must remain open-source and freely available. So, Google will continue have a very fragmented OS on its hands.  Google paid $12.5 billion for Motorola…