We may not know what delicious dessert the next version of Android will be named after, but the mystery of what its official version number will be has been solved. Android O, the next version of Google’s mobile operating system, will be (drumroll, please) Android 8.0, according to information tucked into the third developer preview, …

President Donald Trump has illegally blocked a handful of Twitter users for criticizing or mocking him on the social network, and they want their access restored, lawyers for the users say. The lawyers, in a letter sent to Trump on Tuesday, argue that the US president’s account is a “public forum” from which the government is constitutionally barred from excluding …

Dish ordered to pay $280M in ‘robocall’ lawsuit / Satellite TV provider placed ‘millions and millions’ of calls in violation of Do Not Call laws, judge rules. Dish Network has been ordered to pay $280 million as part of a federal “robocall” lawsuit. Scott Olson / Getty Images Dish Network has been ordered to pay $280 million in penalties as …

Facebook is stepping up its war on terrorist activities. The social networking giant said Sunday it plans to be hostile to terrorists and pledged to “aggressively remove terrorist content” after an attack in London left at least seven dead this weekend. “We want Facebook to be a hostile environment for terrorists,” Simon Milner, the company’s director of policy, said in …

The market for iOS apps is growing, and so are the rewards. That’s the word from Apple, which said Thursday that since the Apple App Store launched in 2008, app developers have been paid more than $70 billion, or $20 billion more than the total Apple announced last year. Downloads from the App Store have also increased, growing 70 percent …

Google has officially put its Nik photo-editing suite on ice. The tech giant, which last year made the popular collection of photo-editing tools free to use for Mac and Windows, quietly let users know Tuesday that it had gone as far as it plans to go with the suite. “The Nik Collection is free and compatible with Mac OS X …

Apple has created a free app development curriculum for high school and community college students interested in careers in the fast-growing app economy. The curriculum, called “App Development with Swift,” is a full-year course designed by Apple engineers and educators to teach students app design with Swift, the company’s popular programming language. The course work will teach students how to …

A digital rights advocacy group says it was threatened by Comcast lawyers after launching a website that is organizing an investigation into allegedly fake anti-net neutrality comments submitted to the FCC. Fight for the Future, which operates Comcastroturf.com, accused the cable giant of censorship on Tuesday after receiving a cease and desist letter that said the group was infringing on …

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday published the text of its proposal to roll back the agency’s net neutrality rules, allowing the public to comment on the new plan. The agency’s commissioners voted along party lines in support of the proposal (PDF), which aims to fulfill FCC Chairman FCC Ajit Pai’s promise to eliminate the utility-style regulatory framework the FCC …

SiriusXM may not be done with its ambitions to take over Pandora. The Liberty Media-backed satellite radio giant is in active discussions about making a bid for the beleaguered online radio streaming service, the New York Post reported Wednesday. SiriusXM has shown interest before in a possible acquisition of Pandora and recently resumed talks with Pandora’s banks over the size …