WASHINGTON D.C. - A federal court has ruled that warrantless cell phone tracking by police is legal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit yesterday ruled that law enforcement officials were within their legal right to track Melvin Skinner, an alleged drug trafficker, through his cell phone before his arrest in 2006. According
SAN FRANCISCO - We've all heard about phishing attacks - those spammy e-mails you get in your in-box imploring you to divulge your personal information. Now those annoying scams are coming to a cell phone near you - it's called smishing, or phishing via SMS text message. Text messaging is the most common nonvoice use
LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted political asylum by the Ecuadorian government after taking refuge in its London embassy on June 19. The asylum decision follows a U.K. Supreme Court ruling in May authorizing Assange's extradition to Sweden to face questioning over alleged sexual crimes, CNET News.Com reported. Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo
SAN FRANCISCO - The company behind games such as World of Warcraft and Diablo tells customers it believes no financial information was accessed but suggests users change their passwords immediately. Game maker Blizzard Entertainment's internal network security has been breached, the company informed customers today, CNET News.Com reported. While the company behind World of Warcraft
MOSCOW - Gauss, a new "cyber-espionage toolkit," has emerged in the Middle East and is capable of stealing sensitive data such as browser passwords, online banking accounts, cookies, and system configurations, according to Kaspersky Lab. Gauss appears to have come from the same nation-state factories that produced Stuxnet. According to Kaspersky, Gauss has unique characteristics
SAN FRANCISCO - The Ukraine-hosted BitTorrent site came under scrutiny by the local authorities and was ultimately terminated last week, now the international hacking group vows a settling of scores. Anonymous has promised to bring down its wrath on the Ukrainian government after authorities were said to have taken down the file-sharing site Demonoid last
LANSING - Pure Michigan is expanding its social media fan base, surpassing 400,000 Facebook fans and 500,000 e-newsletter subscribers in August. Pure Michigan is also expanding its presence into new social media platforms, including Instagram, Pinterest and Google+. Pure Michigan continues to be one of the top-ranked state tourism agencies, with Think Social Media naming
SOUTHFIELD - Eaton Corporation announced that Jim Michels has been appointed business communications manager for the company's Vehicle Group. He will be located in Southfield and report to Tom Nellenbach, director of marketing and communications for the Vehicle Group. Michels is responsible for leading the strategic planning, deployment and measurement of the Vehicle Group?s communications
FERNDALE ? Livio, which makes connected car products and smartphone apps through Livio Connect, has closed its Series C financing with a group of investors lead by Beringea. Terms were not announced. Other investors in the round include Western Technology Investment, Angel Street Capital, North Coast Technology Investors and Invest Detroit?s First Step Fund. Several
ANN ARBOR - Metro Detroit-based Logic Solutions and Mobile Comply have formed a strategic alliance to better serve clients seeking to conceive and develop a mobile application. Together, the organizations offer a comprehensive, ground-up experience that includes mobile strategy, staff and executive education, user experience planning, graphic design, and technical implementation. Mobile Comply, specializing in