Facebook counter-sues Yahoo over patents

Following Yahoo's lawsuit against Facebook last month, Facebook's gone on the counter-attack.

Google found guilty of serving misleading ads in Australia

An Australian court has ruled for the first time that Google's responsible for advertisers' content.

Employee sues after being asked to provide Facebook credentials

We all knew it was only a matter of time.

EU to investigate Motorola for patent abuse

The European Commission has opened two formal antitrust investigations against Motorola Mobility, following complaints from Apple and Microsoft.

Antennagate claim site goes live

Apple iPhone 4 customers can now claim the princely sum of $15 in compensation, following the settlement of a lawsuit over the phone's 'antennagate' reception problems.

RIM to focus on business customers as sales slide

RIM has announced a fourth quarter loss of $125 million, and says it plans to pull out of the consumer market.

Apple vows to bring Foxconn conditions up to par (again)

The Fair Labor Association has proudly announced that, following its hard-hitting investigation into conditions at Apple's Foxconn plants, Apple and Foxconn will, er, start to abide by the law.

Republicans sink Facebook snooping legislation

House Republicans yesterday voted down an amendment that would have made it illegal for employers to ask job applicants for their Facebook passwords.

Apple offers refunds in Australia over 4G connectivity

Apple's been forced to offer a refund to Australian buyers of the new iPad after confusion about the device's 4G connectivity.

Netflix frustrated over Facebook app legality

Netflix is frustrated that it's still illegal to release its Facebook app in the US.

'Pizza button' takes online ordering to a new level

If you thought ordering pizza online was convenient, wait until you see this.

Angry Birds developer Rovio buys smaller development firm

The company behind the wildly successful mobile and casual game Angry Birds has just scooped up a fellow mobile game developer.

Facebook claims emails disprove Ceglia ownership claims

Facebook is asking a federal judge to throw out the lawsuit by Paul Ceglia claiming that he's entitled to half of the company.

Google ordered to censor Autocomplete results

Google's Autocomplete function is continuing to get it into trouble, with a Japanese man becoming the latest to sue over the suggestions it throws out for his name.

FTC urges tighter privacy rules

The FTC is calling for tighter online privacy rules, saying that if companies don't voluntarily introduce a 'do not track' facility, it'll do it for them.

Senators demand probe into bosses' Facebook password requests

Two US senators are demanding an investigation into allegations that many employers are ordering staff and job applicants to hand over their Facebook passwords.

Government accuses AT&T of cheating it out of millions

AT&T's been accused of cheating the government by letting fraudsters  take advantage of a subsidized phone service intended for deaf people.

HTC acquiring MOG music service

HTC's Beats Electronics unit is expected to be wrapping up a deal to buy music streaming service MOG.

Digg founder joins Google

Digg this - the man who created Digg is now working for Google.

RIM, Samsung sued... over emoticons

Well, they must have thought, why not? Everybody else is suing left right and center, why shouldn't we?