Leading phone makers Nokia and Apple will seek a US court hearing in mid-2012 in a dispute over the unauthorised use of patents. Market-leader Nokia sued iPhone maker Apple last October, accusing the American firm of using its patented technologies … Continue reading
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Microsoft given OK to disable malicious network
American lawmakers have given Microsoft permission to deactivate a global network of computers that the company accused of spreading spam and harmful computer codes, the Wall Street Journal said. A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, granted a request by Microsoft … Continue reading
Google 'outraged' at Italian court's privacy verdict
Concern has been expressed among internet experts following Google’s conviction for abusing the privacy of an autistic teenager who was the subject of a bullying attack which was posted on its video channel. Google itself said it was “outraged” by … Continue reading
Legal threat closes postcode-finding website
UK websites which use copyrighted postcode information as part of their search functions have been threatened with legal action by the Royal Mail, which owns the data. The threat was issued against a third-party website, ernestmarples.com, which supplied the postcode … Continue reading
