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Patents granted in US hit new high in 2011

...protect their inventions.Historically, IBM has led the pack in total patents granted, and this year is no exception. According to IFI, the company was... Read more

12 January, 2012 by Don Reisinger

Assange granted Supreme Court appeal

...Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against extradition to Sweden to... Read more

16 December, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Wikileaks' Assange granted bail

...Wikileaks editor Julian Assange has been granted bail in his fight against extradition to Sweden on sex-crimes charges... Read more

14 December, 2010 by Karen Friar and Tom Espiner

Apple granted new multitouch, censorship patents

...of contact with the seek button," it continues. Apple has also been granted two other multitouch-related patents. One (7,812,828), filed in February... Read more

14 October, 2010 by Ben Woods
Should software be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

Should software be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

...it should still be patentable, argues Marty Goetz — the man who was granted the first software patent in 1965. A New York Times article, A... Read more

29 October, 2011 by Marty Goetz

Android apps pose privacy risks, say researchers

Advertisers are being granted access to personal information through adverts served in Android apps, creating privacy... Read more

20 March, 2012

Apple wins patent for mobile payment controls

Apple has been granted a patent for setting parental controls on mobile payment apps. Apple's... Read more

7 March, 2012
Pioneer Goetz rebuts software patent critics

Pioneer Goetz rebuts software patent critics

...The recent article on ZDNet UK by Marty Goetz — the man granted the first software patent in 1965 — sparked a robust debate. Here, he... Read more

17 December, 2011 by Marty Goetz

UK companies to get patents faster in US and Japan

...pilot scheme that will make it quicker for companies that have been granted a patent in one country to get that patent awarded in the... Read more

5 August, 2011 by David Meyer

Apple gains multitouch patent for mobiles

...Apple has been granted a patent for multitouch interaction on a mobile device display that has... Read more

23 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Huawei wins US restraining order over Motorola

...round of a legal battle against Motorola. An Illinois federal district court granted Huawei a temporary restraining order over Motorola Solutions. Photo credit: CNET News... Read more

26 January, 2011 by Marguerite Reardon

IBM patents top US awards list in 2010

...The US Patent and Trademark Office granted 219,614 patents in 2010, a 31-percent increase over 2009, according... Read more

11 January, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Apple patents glasses-free 3D technology

...Apple has been granted a patent on a method of projecting a 3D image that can... Read more

2 December, 2010 by Erica Ogg

Google agrees settlement in Buzz privacy case

...by Gmail users over privacy violations related to Google Buzz has been granted preliminary approval by a US federal district court judge. The approval was... Read more

3 November, 2010 by Sam Diaz

Linux package management is brilliant

Often times when something just works, we tend to take it for granted. I think software package management in Linux is one of those things... Read more

1 October, 2010

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apexwm

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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.

4 hours 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...

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

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8 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

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