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Article | 26/02/2013 Six-strikes piracy alert system being rolled out in the US

A system that aims to curb Internet users from sharing copyrighted content is being rolled out in the U.S. after a number of delays.

Article | 26/02/2013 Twitter to offer app for Firefox OS

Twitter plans to offer an official app to run on the new Firefox OS, in a significant endorsement of the operating system.

Article | 23/02/2013 Microsoft's Azure service hit by expired SSL certificate

Microsoft's Azure cloud platform faced a worldwide outage in its storage services from Friday afternoon because of an expired SSL (secure sockets laye...

Article | 22/02/2013 Intel acquires appMobi for HTML5 developer tools

Intel has acquired appMobi's HTML5 developer tools division and hired its tools-related technical staff, to likely boost its presence in the mobile ap...

Article | 22/02/2013 RIAA says Google's plan to demote pirate sites isn't working

A recorded music industry association in the U.S. said Google's policy to demote pirate websites in search rankings was not working.

Article | 21/02/2013 Oracle moves manufacturing jobs from Mexico to the US

Oracle is moving 130 manufacturing jobs from Mexico to Oregon in the U.S., a company spokeswoman said.

Article | 20/02/2013 ITC will review Motorola, Apple patent dispute

The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to review a December ruling by an administrative law judge that Apple did not violate a Motorola M...

Article | 20/02/2013 Microsoft, EMC, NetApp join Oracle's legal fight against Google on Java

Microsoft, EMC and NetApp have joined an appeal by Oracle against an earlier decision in a copyright and patent infringement lawsuit against Google ov...

Article | 19/02/2013 Microsoft's Outlook.com comes out of preview phase

Microsoft has moved its email service Outlook.com out of the preview phase, and plans a marketing campaign to boost its adoption worldwide.

Article | 19/02/2013 New report says cyberspying group linked to China's army

A new report traces a large cybersecurity threat group to China's People's Liberation Army, specifically an unit that goes under the cover name "Unit ...

Article | 19/02/2013 Tizen 2.0 operating system released to developers

Tizen, the open-source project backed by Intel and Samsung Electronics, has released to software developers and device makers the software development...

Article | 15/02/2013 Egypt's telecom regulator says YouTube ban not viable

Egypt's telecom regulator says it is not viable for it to follow a court order to block YouTube in the country, and is appealing the ruling.

Article | 14/02/2013 Sistema's loss of India mobile licenses stays

Sistema's mobile services joint venture in India has failed to get the country's Supreme Court to change its decision to cancel its mobile licenses.

Article | 14/02/2013 Instagram says 'take it or leave it' in lawsuit over terms of use

Instagram has asked a court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against changes in its terms of use, holding that the petitioner had the option to termi...

Article | 14/02/2013 Google strikes back at BT with patent infringement lawsuit

Google filed a patent infringement lawsuit against BT Group companies in a court in the U.S. stating it was defending itself against the British commu...