AMD denies its chips caused Quanta-built NEC laptops to malfunction
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
News Legal
Mozilla Updates Its Public Licence
Mozilla releases an update on its licence after a two-year collaborative update
Saudi Hackers Steal Israeli Credit Card Details
Saudi hackers claim 400,000 Israeli credit cards compromised and promise to reveal more
Sony, Nintendo, EA Games Turn Their Backs On SOPA
The top three gaming companies have added their names to the growing list of critics opposing the US Government's SOPA Act
Facebook Blamed In A Third Of UK Divorces
Facebook has apparently been cited in a 33 percent of divorce cases in the United Kingdom in the past year
Rambus and Broadcom Settle Patent Dispute
Broadcom negotiates five year licensing deal to use Rambus technology in its products
Hasbro Sues Asus Over Transformer Prime Trademark
Hasbro says Transformer Prime tablet infringes its trademark for the popular toys and movie franchise
O2 Error Blocks Church Website Over Adult Content Claim
Users unable to access church Website for four months due to O2's 18-plus rating
ITC Rules Motorola Infringed Microsoft Patent
Microsoft manages to convince ITC that Motorola infringed just one patent out of seven
HTC Phones Face Ban Unless Apple Patented Feature Is Removed
HTC has been found guilty in the US of infringing only one patent of ten asserted by Apple
Samsung Expands German Lawsuit To Include Emoticons
Samsung has added four new patent claims to its lawsuit against Apple in the German courts
Sky Blocks Newzbin2 After Court Order
Sky says it blocked file-sharing site Newzbin2 to protect copyright holders and consumers
British Student Admits Facebook Hack
A student from York has admitted hacking into Facebook, but denies it was with malicious intent
Motorola Wins German iPhone Ban Bid
A court rules that the iPad and iPhone should be banned in Germany, but Apple is set to appeal
Samsung Fails To Block Sale Of iPhone 4S In France
French court calls Samsung's injunction request against the iPhone 4S "out of proportion"
Samsung Wins Tablet Tiff In Oz, But US Fight Goes On
Australian High Court rejects Apple's appeal to extend Galaxy Tab ban, but US no-ban decision is appealed
US Authorities Censor Blog For A Year Without Cause
The US authorities return confiscated domain name to an "illegal" music blog without explanation
Russians Deny England World Cup Bid Email Hack
FBI interviews members of England's 2018 World Cup bid team as part of its investigation into FIFA corruption
ICO Clamps Down On Spam Texters
ICO raids spam text office while survey finds 0.01 percent of people found spam texts useful
Apple Loses iPad Trademark Case In China
The Chinese courts have rejected Apple's claim to the iPad branding because of a disputed prior claim
German Retailers Told To Stop Selling HTC Products
IPCom has written to German retailers, telling them to stop selling HTC 3G products or face legal action
RIM Forced To Rename BBX By US Court
A US Federal Court has granted an injunction preventing RIM from using the BBX trademark
Kaspersky Quits BSA Over US SOPA Support
Kaspersky says Stop Online Piracy Act is against the public interest and quits BSA to emphasise its point
EFF Demands Legal Protection For Jailbreaks
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is asking for legal loopholes to protect users who jailbreak smartphones or video game consoles
HP Responds To Oracle Claim Of Itanium Deception
HP and Oracle have accused each other of lying about the future of Intel's Itanium chip
Industry Predicts More Advanced Attacks in 2012
Cyber-adversaries are gearing up for even more advanced attacks. Fahmida Rashid Explores the security outlook for 2012
McKinnon’s Mother Pleads Before Extradition Debate
Hacker Gary McKinnon's mother wants MPs to renegotiate controversial US-UK extradition treaty
Swiss Government Rules Downloading To Stay Legal
The Swiss government claims that file-sharing does not lose entertainment companies money
Russian Opposition Sites Hit with Attacks
Websites critical of Russia's government appear to have been silenced in DDoS attacks
Apple’s Samsung Ban Bid Rejected By US Court
A US District Court has refused to grant a preliminary injunction against Samsung's smartphone and tablets