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Article | 25/03/2013 US ITC finds Microsoft's Xbox does not violate Google patent

An administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled against a ban on Microsoft's Xbox as he found it did not violate a pa...

Article | 22/03/2013 Twitter archive available for a dozen more languages

Twitter is offering archives of tweets in 12 more languages as part of a global rollout of the facility.

Article | 21/03/2013 Schmidt: Chrome and Android will remain separate operating systems

Chrome and Android will remain as separate OSes, each addressing specific requirements, Google's executive chairman said Thursday.

Article | 21/03/2013 Former Tribune staffer denies giving hackers log-in credentials

Former Tribune Company employee Matthew Keys has denied giving a username and password to anyone, or conspiring to cause damage to a protected compute...

Article | 21/03/2013 Website of North Korea human rights group also hacked

The website of a U.S. group focused on human rights in North Korea was hacked at the same time as a cyberattack on South Korean targets on Wednesday.

Article | 20/03/2013 South Korean TV and bank networks paralyzed, say reports

Computer networks of banks and some broadcasters in South Korea were hit Wednesday in what is suspected to be a cyberattack, according to news reports...

Article | 20/03/2013 Google adds another city to fiber service rollout

Google has added Olathe in Kansas to the cities where it will roll out its high-speed broadband network called Google Fiber.

Article | 20/03/2013 Industry coalition objects to Google's domain names applications

An industry coalition with backing from Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle has objected to Google's application for certain top-level domain strings.

Article | 19/03/2013 Google Chromebook rolling out in more countries

Chromebook devices from Acer, Hewlett-Packard and Samsung Electronics are rolling out Tuesday in six countries, Google said.

Article | 19/03/2013 JPMorgan Chase customers see zero balances after technical glitch

Customers of JPMorgan Chase reported seeing zero balances in their accounts both online and on mobile, and speculated that the bank's systems had been...

Article | 15/03/2013 Jury finds Cisco did not infringe VirnetX patents

A jury in Texas found that Cisco Systems did not infringe four patents held by VirnetX Holding, according to court records.

Article | 14/03/2013 FeedDemon to shut down, but others plan to fight on after Google Reader closes

The ailing FeedDemon RSS reader will shut down after Google Reader is closed on July 1, its creator said. FeedDemon is a standalone RSS reader that ca...

Article | 14/03/2013 Google Reader axed along with several other services

Google is shutting down its Google Reader and seven other products and services, taking the total number of features or services shut since its "sprin...

Article | 13/03/2013 Pew: Teen smartphone use soars in the US

The number of teenagers in the U.S. using smartphones has risen sharply, with half of them accessing the Internet mainly through the device, according...

Article | 13/03/2013 Pew: Teen smartphone use soars in the US

The number of teenagers in the U.S. using smartphones has risen sharply, with half of them accessing the Internet mainly through the device, according...