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US regulators urge online 'do not track' law
May 09, 2012 (AFP)
A top US regulator urged Congress Wednesday to enact an online privacy law that includes "do not track" mechanisms for consumers on the Internet, amid indicatio...
Twitter challenges US subpoena seeking user data
May 08, 2012 (AFP)
Twitter is challenging a court order to turn over to law enforcement data on one of its users involved in Occupy Wall Street in a case described by a civil libe...
Google violated copyright, but no damages: jury
May 07, 2012 (AFP)
A jury in a high-profile technology case ruled Monday that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp. for the Android mobile platform, but failed to agree...
Yahoo! raiders step up attack on CEO, board
May 07, 2012 (AFP)
A hedge fund battling the management of Yahoo! called for the release of documents about the recruitment of chief executive Scott Thompson in a scathing filing ...
Hedge fund wants Yahoo! CEO ousted
May 04, 2012 (AFP)
A hedge fund with a large stake in Yahoo! on Friday demanded the immediate ouster of chief executive Scott Thompson, saying he had lost credibility by misrepres...
Jurors at odds in high-stakes Oracle vs. Google case
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
Jurors in a high-profile court battle between Google and Oracle struggled Thursday to agree on whether the Internet giant infringed software copyrights in Andro...
Android expenses questioned at Oracle copyright trial
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
Jurors on Thursday continued to weigh whether Android infringed on Java copyrights as the trial judge ordered Google to clarify how much money has been made or ...
Yahoo! girds for fight with activist investor
May 02, 2012 (AFP)
Yahoo! set the stage Wednesday for a battle with an activist investor intent on winning seats on the struggling Internet giant's board of directors. In a letter...
Hackers pick Google's pocket with Mac virus
May 01, 2012 (AFP)
A virus infecting Macintosh computers is picking Google's pocket by hijacking advertising "clicks," tallying as much as $10,000 daily, according to Internet sec...
Facebook, Yahoo! patent battle heats up
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
A legal battle between Yahoo! and Facebook heated up Friday with the floundering Internet pioneer accusing the rising social network star of buying patents just...
US seizes websites in stolen credit card crackdown
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
US authorities have ordered the seizure of 36 websites engaged in selling and distributing stolen credit card numbers, officials said Thursday. Visitors to the ...
US regulators hire legal gun to aim at Google: reports
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
The odds of an antitrust showdown with Google rose on Thursday with reports that the US Federal Trade Commission hired a veteran outside attorney known for winn...
Google online translation tops 200 mln users
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
Google Translate marked its sixth birthday on Thursday with news that more than 200 million people use the free online translation service monthly. "In a given ...
Over 300,000 could lose Internet access by July: FBI
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
The FBI warned Monday that more than 300,000 Internet users worldwide could lose their Web access starting in July following a multi-million-dollar scam. But us...
Facebook beefs up patent arsenal ahead of IPO
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
Facebook struck a $550 million deal Monday to get its hands on hundreds of AOL patents from Microsoft as the social network hardened its defenses before it goes...
Facebook to pay Microsoft $550 million for patents
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
A half-billion-dollar patent deal between Facebook and Microsoft was announced on Monday as the social network hardened its defenses ahead of going public with ...
US Internet advertising hit record $31 bn in 2011
Apr 18, 2012 (AFP)
Internet advertising revenues in the United States jumped 22 percent in 2011 to a record $31 billion, amid sizzling growth in the fledgling mobile Web space, in...
Yahoo! dumping products in turn-around plan
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
Yahoo! is dumping products along with workers in a quest to return the faded Internet star to glory. Yahoo! boss Scott Thompson announced the move on Tuesday wh...
Google-Oracle chiefs heard in high-stakes patent trial
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
The chiefs of Google and Oracle were served up to jurors on Tuesday as opening witnesses in a patent case aimed at Android software used to power smartphones an...
Struggling Yahoo! sees profit rise in upbeat quarter
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
Struggling Internet pioneer Yahoo! on Tuesday saw its faltering stock price bolstered by news that its profit climbed 28 percent in the first three months of th...
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