LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA said on Friday it is considering teaming with a technology company to launch a smartwatch launch for one of its brands. ?There are some talks taking place about a partnership,? said Jean-Claude Biver, president of LVMH?s watch division. 

Talk with telecom executives and investors and you?re likely to hear a resigned acceptance that the wireless industry is marching toward commoditization. The wireless market is nearly saturated, most ?new? subscribers are just switching from one carrier to another, and price is the main reason they switch.

Cell phone encryption will prevent the federal government from stopping terrorists and child molesters unless the government is given special access, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey told a Washington, DC, think tank on Thursday. Comey, who noted that "both real-time communication and stored data are increasingly encrypted," said that the trend by service providers to encrypt their customer data could prevent the government from lawfully pursuing criminals.