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  • Rape case against WikiLeaks founder Assange will be reopened

    Swedish Director of Public Prosecution Marianne Ny has decided to reopen an investigation into rape charges directed at WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, she said in a statement issued Wednesday.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs01 Sept. 10 20:52
  • Alleged ransomware gang investigated by Moscow police

    Russian police are reportedly investigating a criminal gang that installed malicious "ransomware" programs on thousands of PCs and then forced victims to send SMS messages in order to unlock their PCs.

    Written by Robert McMillan01 Sept. 10 07:05
  • Paul Allen: MS co-founder, tech pioneer - patent troll?

    Co-founder of Microsoft, early supporter of commercial space flight, and major world philanthropist Paul Allen has already left a pretty large footprint on the world. Now it seems he's determined to leave his muddy tracks over some of the biggest names in tech.

    Written by Robert X. Cringely31 Aug. 10 09:51
  • Microsoft won't stop .Net on Android

    Oracle's patent and copyright lawsuit against Google for its use of Java in Android won't be repeated by Microsoft if .Net is used on the Linux-based mobile operating system instead.

    Written by Rodney Gedda27 Aug. 10 09:34
  • US FTC settles complaint about fake video game testimonials

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint it made against a public relations firm accused of using employees to pose as ordinary customers to post reviews of video games on Apple's iTunes store, the agency said Thursday.

    Written by Grant Gross27 Aug. 10 08:00
  • Brocade suit alleges A10 copied Foundry

    Brocade Communications claims in a suit filed earlier this month that the founder of A10 Networks improperly used trade secrets and recruited top employees in order to build application delivery products that competed with those offered by Brocade.

    Written by Stephen Lawson26 Aug. 10 10:15
  • Creation of common EU patent system faces legal setback

    The European Court of Justice looks set to derail plans for a common patent system across the European Union. The court's Advocate General believes that a centralized patent is "incompatible with the treaties" that created the E.U., according to a leaked document.

    Written by Jennifer Baker26 Aug. 10 05:53
  • Gosling: Oracle could still live up to 2007 Java pledge

    There is still a way for Oracle to calm down people concerned about the fate of the Java programming language under the vendor's stewardship, according to James Gosling, known as the "father" of Java.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus26 Aug. 10 02:59
  • Apple exec stashed $150,000 in shoe boxes

    Federal agents found more than US$150,000 in cash when they searched the house of Apple manager Paul Devine earlier this month, prosecutors said in court Monday.

    Written by Robert McMillan25 Aug. 10 04:05
  • Group complains when Facebook blocks image of pot leaf

    Facebook has blocked a marijuana legalization campaign from displaying the image of a pot leaf in ads on the social-networking giant's site, and that's making the normally mellow group upset.

    Written by Grant Gross25 Aug. 10 05:03
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