Datamation Staff

Bloomberg BusinessWeek: According to market research firm IDC, manufacturers shipped 158 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2011--a 55 percent

ZDNet: India's highest court has ruled that 21 Internet companies must present plans for blocking objectionable content within the next two weeks. Despite

SlashGear: The latest build of Windows 8 contains neither the "start" button from earlier versions of Windows or the "orb" from Windows 7. Despite the

eWeek: In its latest Worldwide Black Book report, IDC reports that, in 2011, IT spending grew 5 percent when viewed at constant currency rates ; it grew 9

Financial Times: Unnamed sources familiar with Facebook's plans say the company intends to put advertisements on its mobile apps very soon. Reportedly,

SlashGear: Following a temporary sales halt earlier today, all Apple products are once again on sale in Germany. In December, Motorola won a sales

All Things D: For several months, Google has been secretly using a technology called "Bouncer" to scan Android apps for malware and block them from the

Computerworld: Two economists from the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California have published new research that challenges some commonly held

Telegraph: A leaked video prepared by Microsoft for staff at Nokia has revealed more information about the forthcoming Windows Phone 8 mobile operating

PCMag: Google had planned to roll out a new simplified, unified privacy policy for many of its services on March 1, but the EU wants the company to wait.

Computerworld: According to a new report from market research firm IDC, Apple became the third largest phone manufacturer in the fourth quarter of 2011,

DigiTimes: Researchers from IHS report that the wireless industry spent more on semiconductors in 2011 than PC manufacturers did. Mobile device makers