The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been halted for the time being, but recent remarks suggest it is likely to return in a different form
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
Motorola Constructs New ‘Work-Proof’ Defy+ JCB Edition Handset
Motorola announces upgraded version of its 'life-proof' mobile
TechWeekEurope Launches Events Channel
A new service on TechWeekEurope: a list of IT events
Google Apologises For Kenyan Startup Data Scraping
Google employee apologises on Google+ for scraping details of Kenyan businesses from Mocality
Is Google Risking Anti-Trust Deliberately?
Clint Boulton examines an intriguing theory - that Google is deliberately provoking anti-trust investigation, in order to trap Facebook
Andrew Crossley Suspended For Two Years
Copyright "troll" Andrew Crossley has been suspended from practicing law for two years and ordered to pay costs
Apple Offers Cash For Old Hardware
Apple has launched a recycling scheme offering cash for old Apple or Windows hardware, including iPhones and iPads
Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak Praises Android, Criticises Siri
Steve Wozniak says that although he still prefers his iPhone, he wishes it would do some of the things Android does
Wikipedia Blackout To Go Ahead Despite SOPA Pullout
Wikipedia and other high-profile websites will shut down for 24 hours in protest against 'devastating' anti-piracy bills, while Twitter's CEO has called the action 'foolish'
Jobs Mini Me Doll Sales Stopped By Apple Lawyers
The mini Steve Jobs replica doll has been pulled from the market after Apple lawyers threaten legal action
Everything Everywhere Could Unify Orange and T-Mobile Brands
Everything Everywhere is investigating the possibility of phasing out its existing brands
IBM Debuts Social Business Event
The two-day IBM Connect event focuses on how businesses can meld social media, the cloud and mobile technologies
HP Expands Macca’s Digital Archive
Paul McCartney's new interactive portal, orchestrated by HP, showcases a half-century of digitised assets
Instant Search Boosts Google Earnings
Google's earnings for the end of its fiscal year are likely to be bolstered by Instant Search, a search algorithm update and YouTube advertising, says an analyst
Amazon-Owned Online Apparel Shop Hit By Data Breach
Zappos, an Amazon-owned online shoe and clothing retailer, has been hit by a mysterious data breach that may have affected more than 24 million customers
Motorola Wins US Patent Ruling Over Apple
An initial ruling by the US International Trade Commission has found that Motorola does not violate three Apple patents, but the final verdict is yet to come
SOPA Is Gone But The US Internet Dictatorship Is The Real Problem
SOPA may have gone but there are still laws and policies which impose US standards on the rest of the world, says Eric Doyle
Samsung To Merge Bada With Tizen
Samsung is reportedly to merge its Bada smartphone operating system with the open source Tizen platform
Chinese Web Users Pass 500m Mark
More and more Chinese people are logging onto the Web, after a 12 percent surge in those using the internet
Android, iOS To Form Bulk Of Smartphone Sales
The bulk of new smartphone purchases in the next six months will be Android and iOS-based handsets, says survey
US SOPA Bill Killed In Congress
The SOPA Anti-piracy bill has been scuttled, but the Senate's PIPA bill sails on
Skype To Hit Windows Phone ‘Soon’
A Skype executive has revealed that the popular VoIP client will soon appear on Windows Phone handsets
Judge Rules British Student Can Be Extradited
Richard O' Dwyer, who ran TVShack.net, loses appeal against extradition
Apple: Explosions Caused By Aluminium Dust
Two explosions at Apple suppliers last year were caused by aluminium dust from the milling and polishing of iMacs and iPads, Apple has confirmed
Cyber Security Challenge UK Announces First Finalists
Eleven competitors from the UK Cyber Security Challenge have progressed to the Masterclass final.
New Standard Aims For Service-Level Cloud Portability
OASIS' TOSCA standard, backed by Cisco, IBM, SAP and others, allows the creation of templates for deploying services on any compliant cloud
Microsoft Shares Dealt Blow By PC Sales Slump
Sales are up but profits are down, as Microsoft aims to diversify into phones and tablets
Obama Kicks SOPA Back For More Discussion
A White House blog post has sent the anti-piracy SOPA bill back to the drawing board
CES 2012: EcoATM To Roll-out Automated Phone Recycling Machines Across US
ecoATM which gives instant cash for gadgets, helping to solve e-waste problem, shown at CES
Google Dismisses Murdoch’s Piracy Allegation Tweets
Rupert Murdoch calls Google a piracy leader for returning results that might infringe copyright