In a report presented this week at a California technology conference, two computer programmers revealed that Apple’s iOS 4 operating system is secretly compiling and storing location data on devices such as iPhones, 3G iPads and any computer to which they are synced.

The researchers, Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden, were initially interested in data visualization and what information was accessible on the Apple devices. This led them to the discovery of a hidden backup file on a Mac, which they explained during the Where 2.0 conference on location technology…

A device which can recover hidden and deleted data from more than 3,000 mobile phones and GPS devices is drawing fire from the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.

The UFED Physical Pro extraction device, sold by Cellebrite, has been used by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for several years as a “mobile forensics solution” capable of retrieving phone book details, text messages, call history, deleted text messages, audio recordings, and video pictures and images, according to the manufacturer…

The Obama Administration, working jointly with several federal agencies including the Departments of Commerce, Health & Human Services, Homeland Security, Justice and State,  on Wednesday unveiled tough new recommendations aimed at better enforcement of online piracy and counterfeiting laws.

A “dangerous & historic” winter weather event is brewing in multiple regions of the United States and is expected to merge into a mega-storm over the next several hours weather experts are predicting.

The National Weather Service is sparing no adjectives when it comes to warning of the approaching system.

In Cincinnati, OH: “Major winter storm to impact parts of the region tonight through Wednesday.”

A man flying on a business trip last week from Ohio to the East Coast believes there needs to be better instructions given to passengers screened by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel using advanced imaging technology.

Overall, though, the increased security measures were carried out professionally by TSA agents despite recent news reports of public outcry over privacy concerns and mistreatment by airport screeners.

“I’m not a threat, so I don’t have anything to worry about,” the man identified by first name only as Craig said during an exclusive interview with Big 3 News on Thursday.

Users of the iPhone and the iPad have a new tool to fight, well, all sorts of things.

Packaged as a “hot new application” launched in September, the PatriotApp uses technology to turn everyday citizens into the eyes and ears of government agencies and employers to help create “safer, cleaner, and more efficient communities,” according to Florida-based Citizens Concepts, the company that developed the product…

* Editor’s note: In 1995, we purchased our first and only Apple Macintosh computer, the Performa 630 bundle. With a 33 MHZ processor, 8 MB of memory and a 250 MB hard drive, the Performa was primarily geared toward the home market. For consumers apprehensive about owning and using a personal computer in a setting other than business, the Performa made the transition smoothly. Now, 15 years later, Apple is re-focusing on the product line that made it famous with the announcement of a new operating system and improvements to applications.

Watch for a special technology report from Big 3 News regarding an alternative to the Mac’s operating system — open source software Linux.

With a renewed emphasis on the product line that…

The Chairman and CEO of Google — one of the world’s largest search engine companies — said one day computers will roam around with humans as assistants.

“The more information we have abut you, and with your permission, you can give us information about who some of your friends are,” Eric Schmidt said during the Washington Ideas Forum held on Sept. 30 – Oct 1.

“The next thing we can do is take pictures, we can do the same thing. We don’t need you to type at all, we know where you are, with your permission…we can more or less know what you are thinking…”

Six U.S. Senators have asked the nation’s oldest law enforcement agency to explain why over 35,000 images were saved from whole body imaging scans taken at a federal courthouse in Orlando, Florida…