A long-running court battle between HTC and Nokia has just come to a head, with a judge handing down a verdict this morning that bans the sale of the One Mini effective this Friday. Read More >>
Featured comment by Disregard Constabulary:
"will it work on windows rt? it would be cool to play any new games on the surface,
that's impressive building a whole framework and a game by your..." More »
John McAfee, the computer security luminary now better known for the batshit-crazy life he's lived in recent years, is back in the news after the family of a neighbour found murdered have sued him, implicating McAfee in the shooting. Read More >>
Featured comment by mysticusa:
""McAfee is the man who ran the very next day and swore he did not know Greg Faull was dead. He was on the run before the police even knew Faull was de..." More »
A Boston man who was rumbled using his phone to take photos up the dress of a lady on a train is claiming he has a right to do so under the country's First Amendment. Because she was in public and not wrapped in a duvet. Read More >>
Child porn on the Internet is nothing new, but an international organisation, Terre des Hommes, has adopted a novel method for busting the perverts who consume it. Meet Sweetie, the virtual Filipino girl who busted 1,000 Humberts overseas. Read More >>
Featured comment by JackWilfred:
"I'm not criticizing it, it's good work these Police 3D people are doing. But how realistic is this animation? It looks a bit 'uncanny valley'." More »
If you're excited at the prospect of wearing Google Glass while you do absolutely everything—from riding the subway to having sex—then you can at least strike driving off the list. Read More >>
Although the age-rating system has long been effective at stopping 14-year-olds from getting an illicit peek at some actresses' knockers, it's fallen down a little when it comes to the likes of YouTube. Thankfully, crowdfunding has ridden to the rescue, with a user-sourced 'traffic light' system being mooted as the saviour of virtue and modesty in this age of decadence. Read More >>
Featured comment by Monkey:
"So presumably this is like the traffic light system the PEGI showed back in 2008 that the BBFC criticized?
"Changing the colours of the PEGI symbol..." More »
Lawyers are generally regarded as slightly above pond scum and patent trolls in the morality and humour scales; but if anything will prove that wrong, it's this hilarious letter sent pro bono in response to a cease-and-desist letter, which can only be described as a work of genius. Read More >>
Featured comment by tw@panda:
"First comes the ban, then comes the lawsuit for damages on the infringing sales. Should be interesting to see what happens." More »
Featured comment by josh.moulder:
"150 terabytes, with the amount of money, power and everything Kim Dotcom has, i don't reckon it will be THAT many, most of these will be server hard d..." More »
Featured comment by snapper.fishes:
"Most of the AirBnB hotels are probably fine, but there are always going to be a few black sheeps. When the shit finally hits the fan - e.g. when a fir..." More »
In a court room in Virginia, Facebook's lawyers are busy arguing that the social network's "Like" feature needs to be recognised with free-speech protection. Yes, just a simple like. Read More >>
Warner Brothers — a company all too keen to leap on anybody infringing its copyright — is being sued for unauthorised use of the Nyan Cat meme. Oops. Read More >>
The UK's Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act has been passed, putting controversial new copyright laws regarding what's known as "orphan works" into place for photos put online. The changes mean that if there's no clear identifying meta data in images, anyone can use and sub-license them and the owners have little recourse to complain. Read More >>
Featured comment by odysseus:
"Outright wrong. You retain all rights to your images uploaded to Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, but you do have to grant them a licence to your ima..." More »
The usually tame Mr Clegg has gone red-faced with fury over the coalition's plan to introduce the so-called Snooper's Charter, using a radio interview to stress that he won't let the Data Communications Bill pass as long as he has a stapler with his name on it inside the government offices. Read More >>
Featured comment by adeyb:
"“The ‘snoopers charter’ isn’t going to happen." says Cleggy.
So, it's going to be law in a couple weeks then?
I've yet to hear anything..." More »
The good 'ole 'Merican law enforcement didn't pull any punches during its manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers, going so far as to lock down an entire metropolis while they searched. Even when officers thought they had the second suspect cornered in Watertown boat, they confirmed their suspicions with a camera that can spot people from up to 10 miles away. Just to be sure. Read More >>
Featured comment by Dr.Galactus:
"The biggest flaw I see in any of these is that they think the government who take 12 years to badly repair a pothole would somehow manage to orchestra..." More »
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