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Article | 12/02/2013 HTC, Nokia, Motorola, LG accused of using patent infringing semiconductors

Tela Innovations has filed patent infringement complaints against key mobile handset vendors, including LG, HTC, Nokia and Motorola Mobility, before t...

Article | 11/02/2013 Google warns Myanmar reporters of 'state-sponsored' attack of Gmail accounts

A number of journalists covering Myanmar were warned by Google that their Gmail accounts had been targeted in "state-sponsored" attackers.

Article | 11/02/2013 Reports: Apple exploring watch-like devices

Apple is experimenting with watch-like wearable devices with some smartphone capabilities, as the company looks at new product categories for future g...

Article | 8/02/2013 Facebook redirection glitch hurts websites

A bug redirected people from third-party websites integrated with Facebook to Facebook.com. for a short period of time, the social networking website ...

Article | 7/02/2013 Microsoft launches campaign against Gmail over privacy

Microsoft has launched a campaign in the U.S. that targets Google's alleged practice of going through the contents of all Gmail messages to sell and t...

Article | 7/02/2013 Google rolling out AdWords management for multiple devices

Google is rolling out a new version of AdWords that will allow advertisers to manage and bid for ads across computers, smartphones and other devices w...

Article | 6/02/2013 Twitter confirms acquisition of TV analytics firm Bluefin Labs

Twitter has confirmed that it acquired Bluefin Labs, a vendor of data that uses commentary on social networks to measure the effectiveness of commerci...

Article | 5/02/2013 Microsoft focuses on mobile, pilots solar-powered broadband as part of Africa initiative

Microsoft is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband access using TV white spaces and sola...

Article | 1/02/2013 Court refuses Apple a rehearing on Galaxy Nexus injunction plea

A U.S. appeals court has denied Apple a rehearing on the rejection of an injunction on Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Nexus. Apple had earlier questioned...

Article | 31/01/2013 ITU: Internet policy still on its agenda

Public policy formulation in all domains, including the Internet, is the sovereign right of member states, according to ITU Secretary General Hamadou...

Article | 1/02/2013 Apple, Samsung led tablet market in Q4, Microsoft not in top five

Apple and Samsung Electronics led the tablet market in the fourth quarter of 2012, but new entrant Microsoft did not make it to the top five with its ...

Article | 30/01/2013 Samsung denied new trial and Apple more damages in patent suit

A court in California denied Samsung Electronics a retrial in a patent infringement dispute with Apple, and also declined to raise the damages earlier...

Article | 30/01/2013 Apple gets trademark for retail store design and layout

Apple has been granted a service mark in the U.S. for the design and layout of its retail store, reflecting the company's interest to protect the desi...

Article | 29/01/2013 Actian to acquire Pervasive Software in big data deal

Actian, formerly Ingres, is to acquire Pervasive Software, a vendor of cloud-based and on-premises software for data management and analysis. The deal...

Article | 28/01/2013 Google faces legal action in the UK over Safari cookies

A group of Internet users in the U.K. are seeking damages, disclosure and an apology from Google for its alleged undermining of the security settings ...