Patent wars are still raging in plenty of parts of the tech world, but today there's something of a ceasefire between Google and Microsoft. Google has just filed with the ITC in the US to stop attempts to prevent Microsoft from using certain compression techniques with the Xbox 360. Read More >>
Featured comment by Someone Else:
"Agreed, the only problem is what is a "fair and reasonable" price for the patents in question. This was the issue that Google & Microsoft were fig..." More »
The US FTC just announced a settlement with Google, which the commission had been investigating for illegal, anti-competitive behaviour. And it's mostly good news for everyone except Google: less patent warfare, less search engine bullying. But Google's still off the hook in one very important way: the feds are dropping their investigation. Read More >>
Featured comment by FRISH:
""Less legal pissing. This is good."
Yeah that's great but I don't recall Google taking anyone to court. So what's going to happen to Apple? They're t..." More »
Featured comment by Danjc2:
"They could probably argue that as the game can only be accessed via an iOS device, they can assume consent via the parental controls built into an App..." More »
Nine months on from the Wall Street Journal spotting a massive Google privacy issue—namely, that it was circumventing cookie privacy settings in Safari—the search giant's fate is now sealed. A judge has approved the US FTC's largest ever fine, in the process rejecting appeals from a consumer-rights group that the sum should be higher, which means Google is set to pony up a cool $22.5 million -- around £14m. Read More >>
Featured comment by chootastic:
"Surely a more effective way of fining theses companies should be: Minimum fine + a % of gross income. That might actually have some impact." More »
According to Reuters, top brass at the FTC is convinced it should bring an antitrust case against Google. The writing's been on the wall since last year, but it looks like things could finally be coming to a head. Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"Microsoft blocked uninstallation of IE in some installations, and forced users to make it the default program for certain instances. Which is quite a ..." More »
Fresh off of its crippling pitiful $25,000 (£15,700) fine over collecting private Wi-Fi information with its Street View cars, Google is the target of a new federal investigation. This time, it's because Google was found to be bypassing security settings to store cookies on unwilling mobile Safari users' phones. Read More >>
Just a week after hacking the CIA, Anonymous continued its onslaught of attacks on US government websites early this morning by hacking several websites belonging to the American Federal Trade Comission. Read More >>
Featured comment by userage:
"You just assume its easy to do this shit?
The website attacks have changed something. Everyone is more aware of Anonymous, they attack the CIA webs..." More »
I'm not the only one troubled by Google's new Search Plus Your World — Google's aggressive push to include social results in its search that seems to favour Google+ over other social media services. So is the FTC in the US. Read More >>
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