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No truce in Apple-Samsung patent war

Two days of court-directed peace talks between the chiefs of iPhone-maker Apple and smartphone giant Samsung ended with no sign of a truce in the legal battle headed for court in Silicon Valley.

Technology / Business

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Aereo wins partial victory in broadcasters' suit

(AP) -- Aereo, a startup that takes live TV broadcasts and sends them to mobile devices in New York for a monthly fee, has won a partial victory in court over the media companies that are suing it.

Technology / Telecom

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Judge scolds attorneys in Oracle vs. Google patent trial

The judge presiding over a patent trial pitting Oracle against Google scolded rival attorneys on Monday as deliberating jurors grappled with subtleties of references in computer software code.

Technology / Business

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Judge directs truce talks in Apple-Samsung patent fight

The chiefs of iPhone-maker Apple and smartphone giant Samsung were to be in patent war truce talks on Monday at the direction of a judge who asked them sidestep a court battle.

Technology / Business

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NY judge wants to hear victims in cyberbully case

(AP) -- A judge delayed the sentencing of an eyewear website operator who intimidated customers, saying he first wants to hear testimony from dozens of victims who reported they were threatened with violence, including murder ...

Technology / Internet

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Google wants Oracle copyright trial rematch

Google on Wednesday confirmed that it wants a new trial on the copyright portion of a legal battle being fought with Oracle in San Francisco federal court.

Technology / Business

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Google violated copyright, but no damages: jury

A jury ruled Monday that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp. for the Android mobile platform, but failed to agree on whether damages should be awarded in the high-profile trial.

Technology / Business

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Apple, Samsung chiefs to meet on patent disputes

The chiefs of iPhone-maker Apple and smartphone giant Samsung have agreed to meet in the coming months to try to resolve patent disputes before the matters go to trial, legal filings showed.

Technology / Business

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Oracle, Google gird for trial on Android dispute

Oracle and Google are digging in their heels as they prepare for an upcoming trial.

Technology / Business

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Celebrity hacker pleads guilty in US court deal

A 35-year-old computer hacker pleaded guilty Monday to breaking into the email accounts of stars including Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis, and was taken in custody.

Technology / Internet

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New trial set for June in Oracle, SAP case

A US judge on Tuesday set a June date for a new trial in a long-running copyright infringement case between US business software giant Oracle and its German rival SAP.

Technology / Business

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BP, plaintiffs focus on Gulf oil spill settlement

(AP) -- Nearly two years after his brother Gordon was killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, Chris Jones had planned to drive in from Baton Rouge with other relatives to attend the start of the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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Gulf oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks

(AP) -- A judge is pushing back the federal trial over the nation's worst offshore oil disaster by a week, saying Sunday that BP PLC was making some progress in settlement talks with a committee overseeing ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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Colorado woman must turn over computer hard drive

(AP) -- Readily available, easy-to-use software can encrypt a computer hard drive so thoroughly it would take years for a hacker to break in. But that seems to be no impediment for government prosecutors, who have obtained ...

Technology / Other

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US judge denies bid to block NV mustang roundups

(AP) -- A federal judge in Nevada who handed horse protection advocates a rare victory last fall has rejected their latest request to block government roundups of free-roaming mustangs in the West, saying ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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