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Microsoft tops Google Search takedown list

In the last month alone, Google received requests to remove more than 500,000 links to copied Microsoft software from its search results Read more

25 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Oracle snaps up social smarts with Vitrue acquisition

Hot on the heels of SAP's Ariba buy, Oracle is seeking to bolster its own cloud offerings with the purchase of social marketing company Vitrue Read more

25 May, 2012 by Rachel King

6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT

Statistics released by the Cabinet Office reveal how much the public sector is spending on IT, and how only the tiniest fraction of assets are reused despite government pledges Read more

24 May, 2012 by Jo Best

Android doesn't violate Oracle's Java patents, jury decides

Google wins its argument that Android's use of Java APIs did not infringe on Oracle's intellectual property in the second and final jury phase of its long-running patent dispute Read more

24 May, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

HP cuts 27,000 staff as Autonomy chief Lynch leaves

Mike Lynch, who saw his UK software analytics provider sold to HP last year for £7.1bn, is to be replaced by HP's strategy chief after the company reports a 'disappointing' second quarter Read more

24 May, 2012 by David Meyer

4G brawl: O2, Vodafone square up to watchdog over 'fundamental errors'

O2, Vodafone and other industry parties have lodged complaints with Ofcom over Everything Everwhere's application to refarm spectrum for 4G use before the end of the year Read more

23 May, 2012 by Ben Woods

Google digs in heels over EU antitrust ultimatum

Google has asked for a precise list of the laws the European Commission thinks it has broken in response to a deadline given by regulators, chairman Eric Schmidt has said while maintaining the company has done nothing wrong Read more

23 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Pefias web ID plan 'one of the most dangerous schemes of the past decade'

Privacy International says the upcoming EU electronic identification system poses the most significant threat to online freedom of recent times Read more

23 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Google closes Motorola buy

Google has completed its $12.5bn purchase of Motorola's mobile business and immediately replaced the chief executive of the company with a Google executive Read more

22 May, 2012 by Ben Woods

ITC: Apple and RIM blameless in Kodak patent dispute

The US International Trade Commission rules that Apple and RIM are not violating a Kodak patent Read more

22 May, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

Vodafone sees data growth as Euro economy bites

Growth in data service and enterprise revenues have kept Vodafone's results in line with analyst hopes, counterbalancing falling income from southern Europe Read more

22 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Apple and Samsung head for talks in patent row

The chief executives of Apple and Samsung are set to meet in court on Monday to try and hammer out common ground in their interconnected series of patent disputes Read more

21 May, 2012 by Steven Musil

Google gets ultimatum over EC antitrust probe

The European Commission has given Google the chance to avoid formal proceedings by coming up with remedies to antitrust concerns over page-ranking and advertising Read more

21 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner
Google-Motorola deal clears Chinese hurdle

Google-Motorola deal clears Chinese hurdle

Chinese regulators have reportedly approved Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the merger to proceed Read more

21 May, 2012 by Kevin Kwang

Microsoft wins US import ban on some Motorola phones

The US International Trade Commission has ruled that some of Motorola's devices infringe on a patent owned by Microsoft Read more

21 May, 2012 by Jay Greene

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