Free missile launch alerts to be sent to mobile devices

National Mar 29, 2014

Free missile launch alerts to be sent to mobile devices

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency will begin sending text messages about ballistic missile launches and other relevant events to mobile phones and smartphones on April 1. The messages will be sent to all customers in areas affected by the notification who use Docomo, au ...

Business Sep 17, 2013

Communication apps put employees' personal devices to work

A handful of tech companies are betting that smartphones will eventually serve a different role in the workplace than they do outside. The "bring your own device" trend — employers cutting IT budgets by requiring employees to use personal phones instead of company-provided devices — ...

World Jul 9, 2013

U.S. Web-monitoring devices in Iran, Sudan

by Ellen Nakashima

American-made devices used for Internet monitoring have been detected on government and commercial computer networks in Iran and Sudan, in apparent violation of U.S. sanctions that ban the sale of goods, services or technology to the autocratic states, according to new research. Several of the ...