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Apple to Settle With $14 Million on Share Lawsuit
September 11, 2008
on Business & Law
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Steve Seguin
A lawsuit brought against several Apple executives and directors by Apple's stockholders, representing Apple, looks to soon be coming to a close with a settlement of $14 million, paid for by the board's insurer Read more
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Google and Tribune Co. Blame Eachother for United Airlines mishap
September 11, 2008
on Business & Law
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Jane McEntegart
Google and Tribune Co. are arguing over who’s to blame for an article that caused a significant drop in United Airlines share prices. Read more
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EU Pats Google on the Back for Rentention Policies, Sort of
September 11, 2008
on Business & Law
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Jane McEntegart
On Tuesday Google announced that as a result of pressure from EU and U.S. regulatories, the company had decided to reduce the amount of time it tied search data to a user’s IP address to nine months, down from the previous 18-24 month limit. Read more
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SMS Price Hikes Questioned by Senate Antitrust Panel
September 10, 2008
on Business & Law
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Jane McEntegart
The 100 percent increase in the cost of sending an SMS text message over the past three years has been called into question by the chair of the Antitrust Subcommittee in the Senate Judiciary Committee Read more
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Microsoft/Seinfeld Commercial Airs to Collective 'Um, What?'
September 5, 2008
on Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous
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Jane McEntegart
Last night saw the first airing of Microsoft’s Jerry Seinfeld ad campaign, and frankly, we are very confused. Read more
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Comcast: Same Old Story, But 250 GB Cap Now Official
August 29, 2008
on Business & Law
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Wolfgang Gruener
Chicago (IL) - Following a slap by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week, Comcast today said that it will limit the available bandwidth to each of its customers to 250 GB per month. Read more
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French Courts Approve U.S. Extradtion of UK Hacker
August 28, 2008
on Business & Law
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Jane McEntegart
A French court has approved the extradition of UK hacker Gary McKinnon to the U.S. Read more
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Patent Infringement Suit Hiccup: Immersion Sues, Microsoft Gets The Money
August 28, 2008
on Video Game Related Topics
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Wolfgang Gruener
San Jose (CA) - The never ending story of Immersion's Touchsense patent infringement suit against Sony and Microsoft has finally come to an end, with an example of legal brilliancy. Read more
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Psystar Files Anti-trust Suit Against Apple
August 28, 2008
on Desktop Computers
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Jane McEntegart
It’s been a while since we’d heard anything from Psystar or Apple regarding the impending copyright infringement suit the latter filed against the Mac clone company a couple of months back. Today it emerged that Florida-based Psystar will countersue... Read more
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LCD Panel Makers Invest In LCD Drive IC Suppliers To Stabilize Market Position
August 28, 2008
on Business & Law
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DigiTimes
As the number of LCD driver IC providers continues to decline due to low profitability, TFT-LCD makers are finding it increasingly important to forge close ties with the remaining industry players in order to maintain stable upstream supplies of LCD driver ICs. Read more
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FAA Says Airports Back To Normal After Software Problem Delays Hundreds Of Flights
August 28, 2008
on Business & Law
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AP via Yahoo
The FAA said that most flights around the country were back to normal Wednesday, after a software malfunction delayed hundreds of flights on Tuesday. Read more
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UK iPhone Ad Banned for False Advertising
August 27, 2008
on Miscellaneous
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Jane McEntegart
Advertising Standards Authority claims iPhone ad was misleading users and potential customers. Read more
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China Unblocks iTunes, Pro-Tibet Album Still Unavailable
August 26, 2008
on Business & Law
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Jane McEntegart
Apple’s iTunes is apparently back up and running in China following complaints from users and speculation that the site had ben blocked because of the increasingly popular Songs for Tibet album. Read more
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Chip Recall Supporters Crash Nvision
August 26, 2008
on Business & Law
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Humphrey Cheung
San Jose (CA) - It's supposed to be Nvidia's big week in San Jose, but the people from "Read more
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T-Mobile Sold More Than 120,000 3G IPhones
August 26, 2008
on Business & Law
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Reuters
Deutsche Telekom's wireless business T-Mobile has sold more than 120,000 new 3G iPhones since its sales launch on July 11 despite distribution problems, its chief executive told a German weekly magazine. Read more