The Do Not Call list easily tops the list of the Federal Trade Commission's popular successes, with one official joking that that it became "the m... read more »
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A diagram from the suit demonstrating how the tech companies allegedly reached agreements on hires and compensation. (Credit: Lieff Cabraser Heiman... read more »
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Google, eager to strengthen its patent portfolio for a better chance in legal battles, is in the running to acquire 6,000 patents and patent applica... read more »
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Intellectual Ventures, founded by former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold, filed three patent infringement lawsuits today again... read more »
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Sometimes, all of Google's wonderfully intrusive inventions can come in useful. I am moved, you see, more than usual by a story in SkatterTech of a m... read more »
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The Federal Communications Commission last week asked a federal court to dismiss lawsuits filed by cell phone service providers Verizon Communication... read more »
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The Federal Communications Commission is expanding its familiar emergency alert system notifications sent over TV and radio to now include mobile pho... read more »
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In a long-awaited decision that could shape the debate over Internet taxes, a New York appeals court today reinstated Amazon.com and Overstock's law... read more »
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Actor George Clooney, who is a spokesman for the Satellite Sentinel Project, on a recent trip to the volatile southern region of Sudan. (Credit: ... read more »
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ORLANDO, Fla.--While many gadget fans will be looking for the latest smartphones and cool services coming out at this week's CTIA 2011 trade show her... read more »
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(Credit: Screenshot by CNET) President Obama will make an appearance in the San Francisco Bay Area this week to meet with technology industry lead... read more »
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Somehow, with all the strange, otherworldly people standing for office in American elections Tuesday, one ballot measure has not received quite the e... read more »
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A group of lawsuits filed yesterday by Priceline founder Walker Digital take aim at Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and more than 100 other comp... read more »
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Netflix has been sued by the National Association of the Deaf for failing to offer closed-captioning on enough of its streaming content. In a laws... read more »
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In a sign that the new airport screening procedures may be altered, two key politicians told the Transportation Security Administration today that t... read more »
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I woke up this morning thinking about Meg Whitman. You see, I'm finding hard to come to terms with the fact that my campaign to become customer of th... read more »
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Editors' note: This is a guest column. See Larry Downes' bio below. In "1984," George Orwell's classic dystopian novel, protagonist Winston Smith is ... read more »
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Rep. Tom Price, chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, said yesterday that this week's elections will provide "an opportunity for ... read more »
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An advocacy group has filed a complaint with the FCC that argues Verizon Wireless shouldn't be allowed to block tethering apps that let people co... read more »
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Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina, two ex-Silicon Valley executives who pledged to use their business acumen to fix California's many economic woes, tod... read more »
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