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Google accused of withholding evidence

Posted June 22, 2012 - 06:56 by Emma Woollacott

The Texas attorney general is accusing Google of unreasonably withholding thousands of documents in an anti-trust investigation into its search policies.

Microsoft rejects Motorola lawsuit settlement

Posted June 21, 2012 - 07:56 by Mark Raby

This doesn't look good for Motorola in any way shape or form.

Apple hit with massive fine for misleading iPad claims

Posted June 21, 2012 - 04:49 by Emma Woollacott

Apple's been fined US$2.29 million for misleading Australian customers over the 4G capability of the iPad.

Oracle boss buys Hawaiian island

Posted June 21, 2012 - 04:24 by Emma Woollacott

With an asking price of over $500 million, there were never going to be many potential purchasers for the Hawaiian island of Lana'i. But Larry Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Oracle, has now snapped it up - or almost all of it, at least.

LinkedIn faces lawsuit over security breach

Posted June 20, 2012 - 06:08 by Emma Woollacott

An Illinois woman is launching a class action lawsuit against LinkedIn over the recent security breach which saw millions of passwords stolen.

Facebook buys facial recognition company Face.com

Posted June 19, 2012 - 04:54 by Emma Woollacott

After weeks of rumors, Facebook has acquired Israeli facial recognition company Face.com, in a move aimed at bolstering the company's mobile capabilities.

'Political' takedown requests increase in US

Posted June 18, 2012 - 07:32 by Emma Woollacott

Google's released data on the governments aiming to censor internet content, and says it's seen a worrying rise in the number of such requests from Western democracies.

Charities net $10 million from Facebook in privacy settlement

Posted June 18, 2012 - 06:34 by Emma Woollacott

Facebook's agreed to pay $10 million to charity as part of a settlement over its Sponsored Stories sidebar.

Microsoft eyes social network purchase

Posted June 15, 2012 - 06:23 by Emma Woollacott

Microsoft's reported to be on the point of buying business social site Yammer for more than $1 billion.

DoJ probes cable companies over 'anti-competitive' data caps

Posted June 15, 2012 - 04:48 by Emma Woollacott

The Department of Justice is launching an investigation into whether cable companies are deliberately manipulating their data caps to inhibit competition from online video.

Nokia cuts thousands of jobs, plans focus on location services

Posted June 14, 2012 - 07:32 by Emma Woollacott

Nokia's slashing 10,000 jobs and closing production and research sites, in an effort to staunch its losses.

MegaUpload content will not be returned to users

Posted June 12, 2012 - 09:51 by Raven Lovecraft

If you want to retrieve the files you thought were safe and secure when you uploaded them to MegaUplad, you may need a lawyer.

Netflix picks up new ABC Family content

Posted June 12, 2012 - 07:46 by Mike Luttrell

Another day, another round of new content for Netflix.

New Apple campus blueprints leaked

Posted June 11, 2012 - 08:25 by Raven Lovecraft

Get ready for a massive construction project that's about to hit northern California.

APIs can't be copyrighted, says judge in Oracle case

Posted June 1, 2012 - 04:37 by Emma Woollacott

Oracle's intellectual property lawsuit against Google has finally fallen apart completely with a ruling from the judge in the case, William Alsup, that APIs can't be copyrighted.