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PS4 could have game freezing adverts

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (David Court — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:43:00 GMT

Sony has submitted a patent application for a new advertising feature that will freeze gameplay and display adverts.

Apple settles patent lawsuit with SimpleAir

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:24:00 GMT

SimpleAir in Texas said Thursday it had settled its patent infringement litigation against Apple, and entered into a confidential license agreement by which Apple had taken a license to its patents.

Huawei files antitrust complaint with EC against InterDigital

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Fri, 25 May 2012 03:32:00 GMT

Chinese communications equipment company Huawei Technologies has filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against patent company InterDigital, claiming it is abusing its patents allegedly essential to the 3G (UMTS) standard, it said Thursday.

Remains of the Day: What's Cookin'?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Dan Moren — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:48:00 GMT

Tim Cook's in the kitchen, whipping up some tasty Apple turnover; Yahoo bakes its keys right into its latest product; and a Rogue Amoeba iPhone app apparently isn't to Apple's taste. The remainders for Thursday, May 24, 2012 are slaving over a hot stove.

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:37:00 GMT

Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

Extreme BYOD: When consumer tech goes to unexpected places

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Josh Fruhlinger — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:13:00 GMT

If there's one phrase I associate with the future, it's control panels. You know, the gleaming, custom built set of controls that provide a direct interface to the advanced machines that we use in our every day lives, here in the futuristic world of the 21st century.

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:53:00 GMT

Massive Layoffs at HP Make for IT Outsourcing Identity Crisis

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Stephanie Overby — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:14:00 GMT

It's been more than three years since HP acquired IT services provider EDS, and the long-term direction of its bigger--if not better--outsourcing business is no more clear than it was on the day the deal closed.

Seagate to buy LaCie, hopefully maintaining its product design aesthetics

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Roman Loyola — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:28:00 GMT

Seagate has agreed to purchase 64.5 percent of LaCie's outstanding shares, according to a LaCie press release.

Qualcomm to sell Indian broadband operation to Bharti Airtel by 2014

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:18:00 GMT

Bharti Airtel has invested about US$165 million to acquire a 49 percent stake in Qualcomm's Indian entities that hold broadband wireless licenses, with the Indian mobile operator eventually taking full ownership, the companies said Thursday.

Ellison, Phillips, McDermott to take stand in Oracle-SAP retrial

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Chris Kanaracus — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:49:00 GMT

During the upcoming retrial of Oracle's corporate-theft lawsuit against SAP, the companies plan to call a star-studded array of tech executives as witnesses including CEO Larry Ellison, former Oracle co-president and current Infor CEO Charles Phillips and SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott, according to court documents filed Thursday.

Broadband Stimulus Grants Seen as Political Flashpoint

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Kenneth Corbin — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:54:00 GMT

Lawrence Strickling, the lead administrator of the agency doling out stimulus money for broadband deployments, urges grant recipients to amplify success stories as program faces political persecution in election season.

Motorola Mobility has infringed Microsoft patent, says Munich court

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Mikael Ricknäs — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:24:00 GMT

Google-owned Motorola Mobility has infringed a Microsoft patent related to SMS messaging, according to a ruling in the Munich regional court, which also dismissed a second case related to a localization patent.

Proposed New York Legislation Would Ban Anonymous Online Comments

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Sarah Jacobsson Purewal — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:51:00 GMT

Online anonymity is once again under attack. This time, it comes from the New York state Senate floor, where is bill is aiming to cut down on cyberbullying, protect small businesses, and -naturally - protect politicians from anonymous attacks during campaign season.

How to Protect Your Artistic Works With a Creative Commons License

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Katherine Noyes — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:00 GMT

Your business revolves around producing creative works, and you use the Internet to market those works. Considering how quickly and easily such material can be disseminated around the world without your knowledge or permission, how do you go about protecting your rights to those works? A Creative Commons license might be the most realistic solution.

NASA and cybersecurity: Ground control to Major Tom?

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT

Latest claimed attack by Iranian students piles on to 47 attacks in fiscal year 2011, with 13 compromising the agency's computers

Mobile workers work longer hours

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:42:00 GMT

Almost two-thirds of mobile employees say they are working 50 to 60 hour-plus weeks, with most working weekends too, according to research.

Samsung Galaxy S3 is a 'phablet, not smartphone'

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Simon Jary — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:04:00 GMT

Is it a phone? Is it a tablet? No, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is, apparently, a "phablet"...

Apple's designer Sir Jonathan Ive knighted at Buckingham Palace

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Karen Haslam — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:29:00 GMT

Ive received his knighthood from the Princes Royal in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. His knighthood was announced in the Queen’s New Years Honours list on 31 December 2011.

Apple TV, iTV release date, specs and rumours

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Simon Jary — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:16:00 GMT

What the world is saying (ie. making up) about the much-rumoured Apple iTV, HDTV, telly.

Sony pulls out of LCD JV with Sharp, gets US$126 million investment back

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Jay Alabaster — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:15:00 GMT

Sony said Thursday it will pull out of its over three-year LCD TV panel joint venture with Sharp, part of Sony's ongoing attempts to reform its foundering TV business.

Google to offer mapping and other software in Syria

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:46:00 GMT

Google is now allowed under U.S. export control rules to offer downloads in Syria of its mapping software Google Earth, photo sharing software Picasa, and its Chrome browser, it said Wednesday.

Apple claims US government sides with monopoly in e-book case

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:35:00 GMT

The U.S. government has sided with monopoly rather than competition in bringing a case of e-book price-fixing against Apple, the company said in a filing on Tuesday before a federal court.

Remains of the Day: Losers, weepers

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (Dan Moren — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:25:00 GMT

Samsung and Apple can't find a compromise, IBM employees lose out on Siri, and Jony Ive tears up about Apple's next great product. The remainders for Wednesday, May 23, 2012 can't win for losing.

Most jurors sided with Google on APIs and 'fair use'

pcadvisor@idg.co.uk (James Niccolai — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:34:00 GMT

Most of the jurors in the Oracle v Google trial thought Google's use of 37 Java APIs in Android should be allowed under the doctrine of fair use, one of the jurors revealed Wednesday after the trial had ended.