WRAL Tech Wire

Latest news from Google, Megaupload, FBI, and Nokia

Bulldog

On The Web

• More on Google
• More on Megaupload
• More on FBI
• More on Nokia
• WRAL Tech Wire at Twitter - sign up today for latest news alerts

Site Search

By WRAL Tech Wire

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Some of the latest high-tech and life science related news from the Triangle, North Carolina, the southeast, and the world is just a click away.

• A leading lawmaker on privacy issues said Thursday that he would ask for a probe into whether recently announced changes in how Google handles consumer data violated an agreement it made with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Read more details here.

• Can cloud-based file-storage services be relied on for business use? The FBI's takedown of cyberlocker site Megaupload last week sparked an international outcry from disenfranchised users, who had relied on the site for legitimate purposes. Many users have been left wondering: will their file-sharing website be next? Read more details here.

• The FBI is seeking to develop an early-warning system based on material "scraped" from social networks. Read more details here.

• Nokia reported a 73 percent fall in fourth-quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows Phones failed to dent the dominance of Apple's iPhone or to compensate for diving sales of its own old smartphones. Read more details here.

Get the latest news alerts: Follow WRAL Tech Wire at Twitter.

Editor's Blog

The latest blog posts from our WRAL Tech Wire and WRAL editors. Read more articles…