On 6 December a California judge will hear Samsung's argument that juror misconduct justifies a retrial following an earlier $1.05bn verdict in favour of Apple
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
VMware Patches vSphere API Security Bug
VMware has fixed a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting its ESX and ESXi products
Report: Super-Thin iMacs To Arrive On Time
Apple's newly redesigned iMacs are shipping on schedule, according to reports citing industry sources, in spite of earlier reports that the devices were facing delays
John McAfee Offers $25k Reward To Clear His Name Of Murder
Fugitive McAfee offers $25,000 for capture of the real culprit in Belize murder
Windows Phone 8 Reboot Issues Affect Nokia Lumia 920, HTC 8X
Nokia and HTC Windows Phone 8 users complain of random reboots and screen freezes
CrowdStrike Wants UK Firms To Fight Cyber Crooks – But Is It ‘Nuts’?
When CrowdStrike CEO Shawn Henry calls on UK firms to fight back, is he inciting more cyber crime?
BT Engineers Adopt Windows 8 On Toughbook Convertibles
BT deploys 5,900 touch-enabled Panasonic Toughbooks for Openreach staff
Intel Chief Paul Otellini To Retire In May
Otellini is out after 40 years as Intel looks to bring in fresh blood
PayPal Set For Government Universal Credit Contract?
PayPal, owned by low tax-payer eBay, could be the eighth and final firm in DWP's identity framework
Apple’s iCloud Accused Of Patent Infringement
Innovative Automation also sues Amazon and Spotify
Android 4.2 Calendar Bug Skips December
Google releases the mobile operating system that stole Christmas
UK Government Threatens Businesses Over Open Data
Government urges companies to open up under midata initiative
Twitter Criticised After Ruining Free Client
Tweetro developer forced to charge money to keep the user numbers down
The People’s Operator MVNO Will Donate 25 Percent Of Profits To Charity
Network also promises to let customers donate ten percent of their spend to chosen charity
India’s Wipro Tops Greenpeace Green Electronics List
Wipro has won Greenpeace's praise but Apple and Dell get criticism
Israel Hit By ‘Over 44m Hack Attacks’ Amidst Hamas Conflict
Israel and Hamas involved in bitter conflicts both on and offline
Vodafone Smart Tab II Available In UK For £149
Lenovo-built Vodafone Smart Tab II could be the UK's cheapest 3G tablet
Cisco To Buy Cloud Wi-Fi Firm Meraki For $1.2bn
Meraki's cloud-managed Wi-Fi steps up to a bigger stage at Cisco
Start-up Scales Search Optimisation For The Enterprise
InboundWriter has updated its enterprise-grade search-engine optimisation software, improving the scalability and precision of the service
Sumo Logic Uses Event Logs To Track Network Performance
Sumo Logic's cloud-based data analytics service studies data about a client's network and applications to learn about the network's performance and find ways to improve it
IBM Drops Lotus Brand
IBM is to axe the Lotus brand from its collaboration software products, using the IBM brand alone for new versions of Notes and Domino
Google May Help Launch US Wireless Broadband Network
Google is said to be in talks with US satellite television provider Dish Network on building a wireless broadband network in the United States
Italian ISP Aruba.it Prepares For European Expansion
ITALY: The web hosting and services company form Tuscany is ready to offer its cloud in France, Germany, UK and Spain
Dell Bets On Automation With Gale Technologies Acquisition
Dell looks to boost its growing enterprise business
WordPress.com Welcomes BitCoin Payments
The decentralised virtual currency gets a high-profile supporter
Can BlackBerry 10 Keep RIM Relevant?
BlackBerry 10 is a solid piece of software, says Steve McCaskill, but is it enough to reverse RIM's fortunes?
Israel And Hamas Conflict Spills Onto Twitter
The bitter fighting between Israel and Hamas migrates on to Twitter
Metro Newspapers To Address “Smart Boredom” With Swiping
Metro commuter freesheet available on more platforms, geddit?
Nesta Slams £1.4bn School Spend On Tech
Innovation foundation calls for an overhaul in teaching methods
WiFox Improves Public Wi-Fi Performance ‘By 700 Percent’
Researchers at North Carolina State University claim software upgrade can improve public Wi-Fi performance