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Canadian NetTalk Users Fight to Reclaim Phone Numbers in Carrier Dispute

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Hosting

Around 75,000 Canadian subscribers to VoIP service NetTalk have been unable to use their phones for nearly a week as they are embroiled in a dispute between the Florida-based phone company and its Canadian carrier Iristel. Continue reading →

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Android N to use OpenJDK: Is Google vs. Oracle over?

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Hosting

Google has committed almost 9,000 files with the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK), signalling that OpenJDK will be used in the forthcoming Android N release, and that the applicability of copyright to application programming interfaces (APIs) may not be decided by the courts any time soon.… Continue reading →

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Oracle Settles with FTC Over Java Vulnerability

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Hosting

Oracle has settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over charges that it deceived the public about the security of Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) updates, the commission announced Monday. Under the proposed, Oracle will provide users with the ability to easily uninstall older, insecure versions of (more…) Continue reading →

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France Won’t Ban Public Wi-Fi, Tor, French PM Says

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Hosting

Bans on public Wi-Fi and Tor were ruled out by French Prime Minister Manual Valls this week as part of the government’s security response to the November terrorist attacks on Paris. Continue reading →

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FCC Defends its Ability to Enforce Net Neutrality in Federal Court

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Hosting

On Friday, the appeals court for the Washington D.C. circuit heard arguments from the United States Telecom Association which would like to see the FCC’s landmark net neutrality order issued in February reversed. Continue reading →

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