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NewsMicrosoft to cooperate with feds in bribery, kickback probe
Microsoft today said it would cooperate with federal regulators who are reportedly investigating claims that some of its business partners bribed...
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NewsFormer Tribune staffer accused of conspiring in Anonymous hack
A former Tribune Company employee could face as much as 25 years of jail time over US federal charges accusing him of conspiring with members of the...
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NewsTwo charged with gift-card hacking scheme
Two California men face charges in Massachusetts of hacking into point-of-sale computers at Subway restaurants and adding more than US$40,000 in value...
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NewsMicrosoft’s US$731 million fine could have been higher
Europe’s antitrust chief this week announced a €561 million (US$731 million) fine on Microsoft for its failure to include a browser choice...
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NewsMicrosoft fined US$731 million by European Commission
Europe’s antitrust chief this week announced a €561 million (US$731 million) fine on Microsoft for its failure to include a browser choice...
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News 1UK court dismisses three Samsung 3G patents
A UK court has invalidated three Samsung patents that cover 3G technology in two rulings in cases between Samsung and Apple, according to court filings...
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NewsFrance increases its anti-piracy efforts as similar measures roll out in U.S.
If you live in the US and think the newly instituted six-strikes agreement between entertainment companies and major US internet service providers...
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NewsUS Gov: Unlocking mobile phones should be legal
US President Barack Obama’s administration has sided with more than 100,000 petition signers who asked the government to legalise the unlocking...
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NewsTech groups call on Congress to battle patent trolls
So-called patent trolls force tech companies to spend money on lawyers instead of innovation, and the US Congress needs to discourage infringement...
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NewsApple, BlackBerry, others sued over security patents
Security company Maz Encryption Technologies sued seven large technology companies for allegedly infringing on several of its security patents. The...
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News 1Adobe CEO avoids questions over ‘Australia Tax’ controversy
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen has refused to answer questions regarding the so-called ‘Australia Tax’ during a press conference in Sydney...
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News 4Adobe, Apple, Microsoft subpoenaed by Aus Govt
The Australian Government’s IT Pricing Inquiry has ramped up its investigation into the so-called ‘Australia Tax’ today by issuing...
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NewsGoogle faces legal action in the UK over Safari cookies
A group of internet users in the UK are seeking damages, disclosure and an apology from Google for its alleged undermining of the security settings...
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NewsTwitter ordered to identify racist tweeters in France
A French court has ordered Twitter to hand over any data that could help authorities there identify people who posted racist and anti-Semitic tweets...
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NewsUS ITC to review decision in Apple complaint against Samsung
The US International Trade Commission has decided to review an earlier decision that found Samsung Electronics’ products infringed four patents...
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NewsApple settles in eyeball lawsuit, highlights photographer exploitation
Apple has settled out of court with photographer Sabine Liewald, whose eyeball photograph was used in the keynote presentation launching the Retina...
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NewsInternet piracy group leader sentenced to five years in prison
The leader of a US online piracy group that covertly recorded movies showing in theaters and offered them online has been sentenced to five years...
