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Second law firm in trouble over copyright cash demands

...A lawyer from the legal firm ACS:Law has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal over a series... Read more

24 August, 2010 by David Meyer

Firms face tough new EU fines for data breaches

...rules proposed by the European Commission. EU commissioner Viviane Reding has said firms could be fined up to two percent of turnover for serious data... Read more

25 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner

HTC gets injunction against German patent firm

HTC has won a temporary injunction against the German patent licensing firm IPCom, forcing it to stop threatening retailers with legal action for stocking... Read more

19 December, 2011

YouTube snaps up RightsFlow licensing firm

...For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see YouTube buys licensing-firm RightsFlow on CNET News. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs... Read more

12 December, 2011 by Edward Moyer

ARM buys Texan chip validation firm Obsidian

The British chip architecture firm ARM has bought Obsidian Software, a Texas-based processor verification and validation... Read more

20 June, 2011

Google buys security firm Zynamics

...Google has acquired German security firm Zynamics, which was founded in 2004 by security expert Thomas Dullien, better... Read more

2 March, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Tech firms turning to WIPO to resolve contract disputes

...WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Centre, revealed that a growing number of IT firms are turning to the centre for help in resolving legal issues. This... Read more

2 March, 2011 by Tyler Thia

SpaceX books lunar mission for private firm

...Google Lunar X Prize, has signed a contract with private space flight firm Space Exploration Technologies to launch its robotic payload to the moon aboard... Read more

9 February, 2011 by Staff

Nanotech firm takes out licence to print semiconductors

California-based firm Shrink Nanotechnologies has signed a multi-year license for the University of... Read more

13 December, 2010

Nokia company profile: What's next for the world's biggest mobile firm

...sat-nav manufacturers, car makers for in-vehicle navigation systems and internet firms such as Microsoft for its Bing search engine. Nokia Siemens NetworksThe Nokia... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Jo Best

...Freemium' antivirus firm Avast gets funding boost

...The security vendor Avast has received a $100m investment from private equity firm Summit Partners, in exchange for a minority stake in the company. Avast... Read more

24 August, 2010 by Ben Woods

Samsung profits as it becomes top global handset firm

...company, having overtaken former market leader Nokia. The shift, noted by analyst firm Strategy Analytics, marks the first time Nokia has lost the top spot... Read more

27 April, 2012

NAO: Government needs 'firm grasp' on open data costs

Opening up public-sector data is a good thing overall, a report from the National Audit Office has said, but the government needs a better grasp on the benefits and costs of its policy Read more

18 April, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

Game rescued by investment firm

...An investment capital firm is to buy a large part of the Game Group, saving it... Read more

2 April, 2012 by Joe Svetlik

Firms sign up for clearer privacy rules on mobile apps

...the app."For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Tech firms agree to privacy protections for mobile apps on CNET News. Get the... Read more

23 February, 2012 by Elinor Mills

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

1 hour ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

2 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

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4 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

5 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

6 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

7 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

7 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

13 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

22 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

23 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

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SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

1 day ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

1 day ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

1 day ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

1 day ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

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unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

1 day ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report