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Article | 10/01/2013 Study: Women lagging in Internet adoption in many countries

Women and girls lag behind men in Internet access in many parts of the world, causing them to miss out on the economic and social benefits of being on...

Article | 9/01/2013 Banks crack down on cyber-based account takeovers

U.S. banks and their customers are doing a better job of protecting themselves against cyberattacks that result in thieves taking over commercial acco...

Article | 8/01/2013 USPTO, DOJ: Injunctions on FRAND patents can be anticompetitive

Companies that license their patents under fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) terms, but then seek import or sales injunctions against com...

Article | 8/01/2013 Man pleads guilty to selling $100 million worth of pirated software

A Chinese man has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to selling pirated software used in defense, space and other industries with a retail value of more t...

Article | 7/01/2013 EU organized crime makes €1.5 billion a year on credit card fraud

Organized crime groups in Europe make about €1.5 billion (US$2 billion) a year from payment card fraud, according to a new report from the European Po...

Article | 4/01/2013 Google antitrust settlement reshapes patent disputes

The patent injunction portion of Google's antitrust settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week won't mean an end to patent disputes b...

Article | 3/01/2013 Google's antitrust settlement means few changes

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's antitrust settlement with Google will create few changes in the way the company operates, both critics and fans of...

Article | 3/01/2013 US FTC sets Thursday briefing on Google antitrust investigation

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference Thursday afternoon to discussion its investigation of Google for antitrust violations.

Article | 2/01/2013 Imation buys solid-state storage vendor Nexsan

Imation, a storage and data security company, has acquired Nexsan, a vendor of disk-based storage systems, in a deal worth about US$120 million, the c...

Article | 26/12/2012 Former research analyst charged in IBM insider trading case

U.S. authorities have charged a former research analyst at a financial services firm with insider trading offenses related to the 2009 acquisition of ...

Article | 24/12/2012 US Congress may not have stomach for another SOPA

As a new session of the U.S. Congress convenes in early 2013, don't expect lawmakers to rush out a new version of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or...

Article | 21/12/2012 E-waste firm convicted of falsely promising to recycle in the US

Electronic waste recycling firm Executive Recycling has been convicted of multiple crimes, including environmental violations related to illegal dispo...

Article | 21/12/2012 EC: Samsung may have abused FRAND patents

Samsung's efforts to seek injunctions against Apple for standards-essential patents in the mobile phone market may be an abuse of its dominant positio...

Article | 21/12/2012 Senator wants to limit broadband data caps

A U.S. senator has introduced legislation that limits the ability of broadband providers to impose data caps on customers.

Article | 20/12/2012 Digital Citizens group focuses on Internet safety

An Internet safety education campaign will point out scams and other online dangers with an initial target audience of children and seniors.