Professional social networking site LinkedIn is working hard to set things right after millions of its users' passwords were hacked. It is reported that the site is working closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track down the hackers.
Late on Tuesday, Apple brought a motion, in its second California litigation against Samsung, "to supplement the record regarding Samsung's Galaxy S III product". Apple formally asks the court for permission to add the S III as another product targeted by Apple's motion for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus, a smartphone Samsung co-developed with Google.
Founded in 2006 by a group of Swedes close to the Pirate Bay illegal download website, the Pirate Party has spread across Europe. The Pirates are the spiritual heirs of the libertarian hackers from the late 20th century, who dreamed of a free circulation of culture and knowledge on the Internet.
Research in Motion (RIM) has finally had a bit of luck, as a court has ruled that the firm can continue to use the BBM moniker for its Blackberry Messenger instant messaging service.
Canadian broadcast analyst firm BBM complained to a federal court about RIM using the acronym BBM to brand Blackberry Messenger, arguing that phone maker was infringing its trademark. However, the court has ruled that RIM can continue to use the three-letter acronym, as the firms operate in completely different industries.
In many ways, Scott Widdowson is your typical electrical engineer. Most days, when the weather’s good, he bikes the 15 miles along the Ottawa River to his company’s offices in the west end of the Canadian capital. Once there, he settles in for a day of reading technical specifications, poring over computer textbooks, or prying apart consumer electronics — logic probe in one hand and a soldering iron in the other.
A British man who distributed a Trojan disguised as a patch for the game 'Call of Duty' has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison.
Apple has filed a motion to dismiss a set of class-action lawsuits, which accuse the company of falsely advertising its Siri voice assistant feature for the iPhone 4S, under the grounds that the plaintiffs did not specify exactly what claims led them to purchase the device.
The Cupertino, Calif., company was hit with several lawsuits (1, 2) against Siri this spring. The complaints take issue with the advertising campaign for the iPhone 4S, alleging that Siri does not work as claimed.
Security expert Daniel James Clayton should go to prison for five to six years for accessing, possessing and distributing child pornography on his laptop computer, Crown prosecutor Jenny Rees argued Wednesday.
“The aggravating factors are that the quantity of material was extremely large, the nature of the material was extremely graphic with young children and babies, and it was over a long period of time,” said Rees.
Nokia has lost an appeal against Ipcom with the patent holder pushing for an injunction.
Nokia had lost a case brought by Ipcom over the infringement of 3G patents in the UK High Court last year. Nokia went to the London Court of Appeal, which also sided with Ipcom, which said it will ask for damages and a sales injunction against Nokia.
The European Parliament on Thursday approved a clampdown on mobile network operators to protect consumers from paying excessive prices for using their phones and tablet computers abroad.
The legislature backed by a massive 578-10 margin, with 10 abstentions, a deal to make it cheaper to make phone calls, download emails or surf the Internet when abroad in other EU countries.
