TECHNOLOGY

Today's e-Reads: Verizon Strikers Head Back to Work; Apple Rejects Tracking Tool

Updated: August 22, 2011 | 11:21 a.m.
August 22, 2011 | 11:12 a.m.

Striking Verizon staffers go back to work on Monday night, but many of the issues could be unresolved, according to CNN.

Apple abandons a controversial tracking feature, The Wall Street Journal reports.

AT&T's decision to raise its text-message rates could play right into Apple's hands, Forbes says.

Unemployment is high, but a TechCrunch blogger argues that "the world is your oyster" if your are a coder in Silicon Valley.

The Daily News reports that Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., urged phone companies on Sunday to make it tougher to sell phones on the black market. He delivered his remarks outside an AT&T store in Manhattan.

Skype is planning to acquire GroupMe, which facilitates conferences calls and group texting, TechCrunch reports.

And don’t show this to your boss, but …

Get the latest news and analysis delivered to your inbox. Sign up for National Journal's morning alert, Wake-Up Call, and afternoon newsletter, The Edge. Subscribe here.


Leave A Comment
The National Journal Group has the right (but not the obligation) to monitor the comments and to remove any materials it deems inappropriate.
Comments powered by Disqus
Follow National Journal
Related Content