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Google offers rival links in search to escape Euro antitrust penalties

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google is offering to promote content from search engine rivals such as Bing and Yahoo in an attempt to placate the European Commission, hoping to escape expensive censure with more openness in what results users see. The deal, which would last for five years according to Google, comes amid an investigation into accusations of web search dominance in Europe; in addition to featuring competitors’ results near to its own services, Google has suggested it could better label its own links to services.

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Justice Department authorized ISPs to bypass Wiretap Act

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Justice Department is toying with the definitions of "legal," according to the folks over at CNET, which say the Electronic Privacy Information Center provided them with documents detailing a bypass of the Wiretap Act. Says the report, the Justice Department has sent out letters to a variety of ISPs absolving them of repercussions for intercepting Internet communications. Read The Full Story

HTC: Nokia did not obtain an injunction against the HTC One

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

HTC has released an official statement regarding a recent press release stating that Nokia was granted a preliminary injunction against the HTC One. HTC stated that Nokia did not obtain an injunction against the HTC One, but instead obtained an injunction only against STMicroelectronics. STMicroelectronics is being sued for breaching an exclusivity agreement with Nokia by supplying HTC with the high amplitude mics that were exclusively designed for Nokia's Lumia line-up. Read The Full Story

New legislation aims for subsidized broadband in low-income homes

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

In an effort to update the FCC's long-running Lifeline program that helps put telephone access in low-income homes, a new piece of legislation has been introduced to the House of Representatives that would aim to give low-income homes the opportunity for unsubsidized broadband internet access. Read The Full Story

Tesla’s dealership woes continue as Virginia refuses license

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

Tesla's dealership struggles continue, with electric car company founder Elon Musk confirming that the Virginia DMV has denied the marque a dealer license in the state. "Not all good news" Musk took to Twitter to complain, "Virginia DMV Commissioner just denied Tesla a dealer license, despite Hearing Officer being in favor." Tesla's application for the license had been opposed by the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association. Read The Full Story

Alleged LulzSec leader arrested in Australia

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The Australian Federal Police arrested a man in Sydney on Monday who claims to be the leader of Lulz Security, more commonly known as LulzSec. Though his name has not been revealed, ABC News Australia reports that he is 24-years-old, and worked in a "position of trust" in a NSW-local branch of an international IT company. Because of his work position, he had access to government client data. Read The Full Story

Electronic taxi hailing in New York City gets judge’s approval

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

In October 2012, Uber pulled its taxi hailing app from New York City, citing reasons of not having enough participating taxi drivers, and also limitations put in place by the Taxi and Limousine Commission, prompting it to continue its efforts in cities "more innovation-friendly." The issue of electronically hailing cabs grew quickly, and has now reached a potential turning point, with a judge giving the go-ahead for the technology. Read The Full Story

Apple’s iPhone 4S “antennagate” checks begin landing

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The $15 checks for iPhone 4 owners who took part in the "antennagate" class-action suit against Apple last year have begun to be distributed, with the first settlement payments showing up in mailboxes across the US. Issued from April 17, according to the accompanying letter 9 to 5 Mac reports, the payments came after Apple conceded it had a design issue with the iPhone 4's antenna, and was unable to placate all users with the offer of a free bumper. Read The Full Story

Energy Department expects Fisker to default, pulls funds from reserve account

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

On April 5, we reported that Fisker automotive had laid off 75-percent of its workforce, with a lawsuit following a few days later over the last-minute nature of the mass layoffs. The auto maker had run into a string of problems, and appeared to be making some last-ditch efforts to avoid bankruptcy. In light of this, the Department of Energy has taken $21 million from a reserve account, expecting the manufacturer to default on its loan. Read The Full Story

Verizon security report itemizes annual data breaches

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Verizon has published its latest Data Breach Investigations Report, which is released annually and looks at the instances of data breaches that happened over the course of a year. According to the report, 2012 saw 621 data breaches - those that were confirmed, that is - in addition to a much higher approximately 47,000 so-called security incidents. The numbers give us a look at what kind of threats are present, and who is most affected. Read The Full Story

US International Trade Commission sides with Apple in Motorola patent case

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

In late 2010, a Motorola complaint against Apple spurred what has been a long-lived legal squabble between the two companies, something Google has been on the losing end of. Earlier today, the U.S. International Trade Commission sided with Apple in a case started by Motorola over a sensor patent. Google sought to have certain varieties of the iPhone that used the patent's feature blocked in the US, but instead the patent was invalidated. Read The Full Story

Nokia begins legal battle with HTC for high-amplitude mic

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Nokia has been granted an injunction by the Amsterdam district court regarding the high-amplitude microphones that HTC's new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, uses. According to Nokia, the HTC One uses the same microphone that's used inside of Nokia's Lumia smartphone line-up. Nokia provides a picture that shows that the microphone inside of the HTC One is the same microphone used in the Nokia Lumia 720. Read The Full Story
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