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Apple sues HTC over phones with Google software

Apple sues HTC over phones with Google software

Apple Inc sued Taiwan's HTC Corp, which makes touchscreen smartphones using Google software, accusing it of infringing 20 hardware and software patents related to the iPhone. Even though the suit did not name Google Inc as a defendant, Apple's move was viewed by many analysts as proxy for an

03.3.2010 | Business, Featured Article, Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Google With Antitrust Investigation in Europe

Google With Antitrust Investigation in Europe

Are Google search results purely algorithmic, or does the “do no evil” empire occasionally inject editorial oversight in the name of stifling competition? According to three European companies — one of which is owned by Microsoft — the latter is true, and according to The Telegraph, their

02.24.2010 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Kodak Sues iPhone and BlackBerry

Kodak Sues iPhone and BlackBerry

Guardian.co.uk wrote: Kodak has launched lawsuits alleging that the iPhone and BlackBerry - two of the world's most popular mobile phones - infringe its patents. The photographic pioneer said on Thursday that it had filed a case in the Western District of New York against Apple and Canadian ha

01.14.2010 | Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Spam Gang leader faces $15m fine

Spam Gang leader faces $15m fine

BBC.co.uk wrote: The mastermind of a "vast international spam network" has been ordered to pay a fine of $15m (£10m) by US courts. New Zealander Lance Atkinson and his US accomplice Jody Smith sent billions of illegal e-mails marketing prescription drugs and and weight-loss pills. US autho

12.1.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Wikipedia sued by German killers

Wikipedia sued by German killers

Guardian.co.uk wrote: Two German men who killed an actor in 1990 are suing the charity behind the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, claiming that its inclusion of detail of their crimes infringes their right to privacy. The case has become an instant online cause celebre – with one lawyer sayi

11.15.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Facebook Poke leads to Woman's Arrest!!

Facebook Poke leads to Woman’s Arrest!!

Tennessean.com wrote: A Hendersonville woman was arrested for virtually “poking” someone on the social networking site Facebook. Shannon D. Jackson, 36, was arrested Friday, Sept. 25 for allegedly violating an order of protection. According to the affidavit filed in Sumner County Genera

10.11.2009 | Social Media, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Man Could Face Up to 9 Years in Prison in Texting While Driving

Man Could Face Up to 9 Years in Prison in Texting While Driving

A Southern California man accused of killing a pedestrian while driving and text messaging has been ordered to stand trial for gross vehicular manslaughter. Superior Court Commissioner James Odriozola denied a defense motion Monday to lessen the charge to a misdemeanor after determining there was

09.29.2009 | Mobile | Hugo Candeias

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Grand Theft Auto sex costs publisher $20 mil

CNN.com wrote: Take-Two Interactive has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over a sexual minigame that was mistakenly included in the 2004 title “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” The minigame, dubbed “Hot Coffee,” simulates sex between title character Carl “CJ

09.3.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Jail threat for donkey bloggers (video)

BBC.co.uk wrote: Two bloggers from Azerbaijan are facing up to five years in jail after posting a video of a donkey giving a news conference on YouTube.

09.2.2009 | Technology, Video | Hugo Candeias

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Skype may end?

Skype may end?

Skype has nearly 450 million users worldwide, twice the profiles in the social network Facebook. This online tool that allows people to call talk free over the Internet has a tremendous popularity, but the legal problems that the company now faces may be condemning them to extinction. It all

08.17.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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