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Judge Approves $20 Million Facebook Privacy Settlement 27 Aug 2013 | 05:47 am
A U.S. judge granted final approval to Facebook’s $20 million settlement of a lawsuit over targeted advertising despite objections that the deal did not go far enough to protect children’s privacy. Fi...
Hackers Attack Google’s Palestinian Search Page 27 Aug 2013 | 02:07 am
Hackers have successfully attacked Google.ps, the Palestinian version of the Google search page. The page describes how the hackers are protesting the legitimacy of terms used in Google Maps, which do...
Treasury Department Organizes Bitcoin Meeting 27 Aug 2013 | 12:45 am
U.S. regulators and law enforcement agencies are expected to meet with an advocacy group for Bitcoin, a digital currency that has been under fire for its purported role in facilitating anonymous money...
Chinese Registry Suffers Denial-of-Service Attack 26 Aug 2013 | 09:23 pm
Part of the Chinese Internet went down in what the government is calling the largest denial-of-service attack it has ever faced. The attack began at 2 a.m. Sunday morning and was followed by a more in...
Microsoft, Motorola Starting New Patent Trial 25 Aug 2013 | 07:55 pm
Microsoft Corp takes on Google’s Motorola Mobility unit in the second of two landmark trials between the companies that delve into hot disputes over the patents behind smartphone and Internet technolo...
Judge Denies Mistrial in Carnegie Mellon Patent Case 25 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
A federal judge denied Marvell Technology Group Ltd’s request to declare a mistrial in a patent infringement case in which a jury awarded $1.17 billion in damages to Carnegie Mellon University. Carneg...
Apple Assembly Company Sells Some Patents to Google 25 Aug 2013 | 07:52 pm
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., known for its close ties to Apple Inc., said it sold some display patents to Google Inc. The Apple and iPad assembler didn’t specify a value for the deal or expound on ...
Judge Lets Apple, Samsung Keep Financial Details Private 23 Aug 2013 | 10:56 pm
Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd do not have to make public the financial details submitted to a U.S. court during high-profile patent litigation, a federal appeals panel ruled. The Federal U....
U.S., States Propose Shorter E-Book Apple Injunction 23 Aug 2013 | 10:53 pm
The U.S. government offered to cut in half the length of a proposed injunction to punish Apple Inc for conspiring with five major publishers to raise e-book prices. In a court filing, the U.S. Departm...
Many Teens Avoid Apps Because of Privacy Concerns 23 Aug 2013 | 01:21 am
According to a Pew Research Center study, of the 58 percent of U.S. teens aged 12 to 17 who have downloaded apps to their cell phone or tablet computer, 51 percent have avoided certain apps due to pri...
