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Article | 20/03/2013 Industry coalition objects to Google's domain names applications

An industry coalition with backing from Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle has objected to Google's application for certain top-level domain strings.

Article | 19/03/2013 Google Chromebook rolling out in more countries

Chromebook devices from Acer, Hewlett-Packard and Samsung Electronics are rolling out Tuesday in six countries, Google said.

Article | 19/03/2013 JPMorgan Chase customers see zero balances after technical glitch

Customers of JPMorgan Chase reported seeing zero balances in their accounts both online and on mobile, and speculated that the bank's systems had been...

Article | 15/03/2013 Jury finds Cisco did not infringe VirnetX patents

A jury in Texas found that Cisco Systems did not infringe four patents held by VirnetX Holding, according to court records.

Article | 14/03/2013 FeedDemon to shut down, but others plan to fight on after Google Reader closes

The ailing FeedDemon RSS reader will shut down after Google Reader is closed on July 1, its creator said. FeedDemon is a standalone RSS reader that ca...

Article | 14/03/2013 Google Reader axed along with several other services

Google is shutting down its Google Reader and seven other products and services, taking the total number of features or services shut since its "sprin...

Article | 13/03/2013 Pew: Teen smartphone use soars in the US

The number of teenagers in the U.S. using smartphones has risen sharply, with half of them accessing the Internet mainly through the device, according...

Article | 13/03/2013 Pew: Teen smartphone use soars in the US

The number of teenagers in the U.S. using smartphones has risen sharply, with half of them accessing the Internet mainly through the device, according...

Article | 13/03/2013 Google acquires Toronto University startup focused on neural networks

Google has acquired a startup from the computer science department of the University of Toronto to get key researchers in the area of deep neural netw...

Article | 12/03/2013 HP's Autonomy acquisition under investigation in the UK

Hewlett-Packard's purchase of Autonomy is under investigation by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, the company said in a regulatory filing ahead of its a...

Article | 11/03/2013 Amazon's applications for book industry top-level domains opposed

Amazon.com's application for top-level domain strings, including for ".book" and ".read," has come under attack from publishing industry groups and co...

Article | 11/03/2013 Second Apple-Samsung lawsuit in California to go ahead

A judge in California has ruled that a patent infringement lawsuit between Apple and Samsung Electronics will continue, after indicating earlier that ...

Article | 8/03/2013 Google will cut 1200 more jobs at Motorola Mobility

Motorola Mobility is cutting 1200 staff, in addition to a reduction of 4,000 staff it announced in August, to focus on high-end devices.

Article | 8/03/2013 Megaupload shutdown boosted movie sales, says study

The shutdown of Megaupload caused an increase in digital sales and rentals of movies, according to a study by two researchers, which is likely to give...

Article | 8/03/2013 Google, MPEG LA resolve dispute over VP8 video format

Patents management company MPEG LA announced agreements with Google, granting the Internet giant a license to techniques that may be essential to the ...