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FCC moves to dismiss Net neutrality lawsuits

The Federal Communications Commission last week asked a federal court to dismiss lawsuits filed by cell phone service providers Verizon Communications and MetroPCS that challenge the FCC’s new Net neutrality regulations. The FCC said in a statement that the companies filed their suits in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit too early. The new rules …

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Android tops global smartphone ranks

Android has now surged past Symbian to become the world’s top smartphone platform, says a report out today from research firm Canalys. Global shipments of Android-based phones hit 32.9 million in the final quarter of 2010, pushing Nokia’s Symbian down to second place with 31 million smartphones shipped. The beneficiaries of the demand for Google’s mobile operating system were the …

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