Los Alamos goes nuclear on Huawei switches as the Chinese equipment maker is under fire again

Looks like Chinese telecommunications manufacturer Huawei is getting slammed again. Now it's Los Alamos National Laboratory, the facility that is in charge of maintaining the United States's arsenal of nuclear weapons, that has apparently tossed out Huawei network switches.

Who should control the Internet? House votes ‘No’ on U.N.

The House unanimously passed a Senate resolution calling on the U.S. government to oppose UN control of the Internet.

Orange gives Lookout Mobile a French kiss (of investment)

You're going to find Lookout Mobile on more phones in Europe. The company announced a partnership with French telecommunications company Orange, which will start preloading the software onto its Android phones starting in 2013.

Softbank said to buy out 70 percent of Sprint for $20B

Softbank is said to be purchasing 70 percent of telecommunications carrier Sprint a deal which may be announced tomorrow. The deal will run Softbank $20 billion.

China says U.S. report on Huawei based on ‘untrue evidence’

The Chinese Commerce Ministry struck back yesterday after a U.S. report urged domestic companies to sever ties with Chinese telecommunications vendors Huawei and ZTE. The ministry believes the U.S. is being speculative and isn't basing its claims on solid ground.

US Congress, Cisco: Chinese telecom companies ‘cannot be trusted’

The U.S. Congress Intelligence Committee and telecommunications vendor Cisco are agreed on one thing: Chinese networking equipment companies can't be trusted.

Republicans seek to reform FCC, exercise more control over telecom mergers

Republicans in the U.S. government are seeking to limit the Federal Communication Commission’s power to oversee mergers in the tech and telecommunications arena.

The Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act passed in the House of Representatives last night, 274-174, with …

Walkie talkies are the future of communication, according to TiKL

Where much of technology tries to push new ideas into the hands of consumers, TiKL is putting an old stand-by on smartphones: the walkie-talkie.

“We created TiKL with the vision of redefining the way we communicate,” said co-founder Zafir Ahmed …

3 hot security startups to watch

Three security startups caught our eye at the RSA Conference here in San Francisco today. Impermium, Pindrop Security, and MokaFive all showed off their technology as part of the conference’s Innovation Sandbox competition for startups.

10 startups got the chance …

Twilio Client for iOS hopes to woo developers with easy calling integration

Twilio launched “Twilio Client” for mobile today, giving mobile developers an easy way to introduce calling features into their iOS applications.

“There are a bunch of apps [that allow you to make calls] today” said Twilio’s director of product management …

Twilio and Zendesk are best buds in the cloud, where collaboration is easy

Twilio and Zendesk are the perfect example of how the cloud supports collaboration not just between people, but between companies as well.

The two companies’ technologies fit so well together, you’d think they gave each other friendship bracelets. Twilio is …

Develop on Twilio, get cash from super angels Dave McClure and Ron Conway

Twilio announced today 500 Startup‘s Dave McClure (pictured left) and SV Angel‘s Ron Conway (pictured below, right) started a second $250,000 seed fund for startups built on top of Twilio.

“We’re giving access to some of the best angels in …

Netherlands becomes second country to make net neutrality a law

The Dutch Parliament on Wednesday passed a law that prohibits Internet service providers from slowing down any kind of Internet traffic unless it’s to ease congestion, preserve security, or block spam.

The practice of treating all Internet traffic equally—whether it’s …