Friction- The Inquirer

World gets ready for ACTA protests

Saturday is action day

Fri Feb 10 2012, 10:47

Nvidia and Rambus bury the hatchet on patents

Firms settle patent dispute

Wed Feb 08 2012, 14:51

Hung jury in Novell v. Microsoft lawsuit

Juror's doubt might result in retrial

Mon Dec 19 2011, 13:01

Amazon is criticised over price checking promo

Could cost jobs, warns Senator

Mon Dec 12 2011, 10:07

H&M is using fake models, real heads on web site

Firm criticised for Photoshopped ladies

Tue Dec 06 2011, 15:03

Iphones are banned in Syria

Reports suggest a blanket ban on gadgets

Mon Dec 05 2011, 09:50

Apple moves to block the re-jigged Galaxy Tab in Germany

Changes are not enough for lawyers

Wed Nov 30 2011, 13:18

Ipcom orders HTC to stop selling 3G devices in Germany

Updated Threatens further action if HTC fails to comply

Mon Nov 28 2011, 13:49

Man imprisoned for text messages about Thailand's king

Send a rude text message about Thai king, get a free boiler suit

Thu Nov 24 2011, 10:41

Anonymous threatens US government over alleged internet censorship

Calls on people to protest

Mon Nov 21 2011, 14:52

20th Century Fox abandons script sharing case

Serial script uploader walks away from $12m in possible damages

Thu Nov 17 2011, 10:38

Mario’s fur habit is criticised by PETA

If he wears fur, then everyone else will

Tue Nov 15 2011, 15:19

Germany could act against Facebook on facial recognition

Updated Hamburg data protection authority is readying legal action

Fri Nov 11 2011, 12:26

Intel asks to have antitrust claims dismissed

Lawyers argue over technicalities

Fri Oct 28 2011, 12:53

Google ends Buzz privacy row with FTC

Settles with regulator over rollout

Tue Oct 25 2011, 11:38

Anonymous launches round two of Paypal protests

Hacktivist group urges users to close Paypal accounts

Wed Oct 19 2011, 13:00

HTC loses Apple patents claim

ITC rules that Apple is not infringing patents

Tue Oct 18 2011, 09:38

Intel settles an antitrust case

Big case, small fine

Fri Feb 10 2012, 09:47

Apple gets an injunction suspended in Germany

Claims Motorola refuses to license its patent

Fri Feb 03 2012, 16:34

Yahoo counter-sues Singapore media firm over copyright infringement

Best defence is a good offence

Tue Dec 13 2011, 13:05

Iran blocks US virtual embassy

White House criticises censorship

Thu Dec 08 2011, 12:51

Cnet is accused of bundling malware with downloads

Updated The down low on low down Cnet downloads

Tue Dec 06 2011, 12:12

Apple gets Samsung tablet banned for another week

Australian ructions keeping hardware out of stores

Fri Dec 02 2011, 09:21

Apple upheld in firing employee for Facebook rants

No bad words may be said about it

Wed Nov 30 2011, 11:37

HTC withdraws appeal against German ban

Latest company to join product blacklist

Fri Nov 25 2011, 15:40

Cisco executive criticises HP’s personnel policies

Innovate, don’t litigate

Thu Nov 24 2011, 09:16

Jury rebuffs Rambus in lawsuit against Micron and Hynix

Rambus shares plummet 61 per cent

Thu Nov 17 2011, 12:46

Dance labels kick streaming services to the kerb

STholdings removes content from Spotify, Simfy, Rdio and Napster

Wed Nov 16 2011, 15:22

Samsung keeps fighting for Iphone ban

Case will be held in Oz next year

Tue Nov 15 2011, 09:13

Samsung demands Iphone 4S source code

Latest twist in patent spat with Apple

Tue Nov 01 2011, 14:45

Apple returns to Oz over Samsung tablet ban

Wants resellers to quit the Galaxy Tab business

Thu Oct 27 2011, 16:24

China claims it has the right to censor the internet

Responds to internet freedom criticisms from the US

Thu Oct 20 2011, 12:21

Paypal blocks donations to Diaspora

Frozen account forces team to find alternatives

Wed Oct 19 2011, 11:27

Apple wins a Samsung ban in Australia

Another temporary win

Thu Oct 13 2011, 09:50

Foxconn is attacked by hackers

Swaggsecurity swaggers in for the lulz

Thu Feb 09 2012, 14:38

Ipcom sues German retailers for selling HTC phones

Patent dispute hits 100 shops

Thu Dec 22 2011, 13:00

Opera developer calls Apple a ‘malicious’ patent troll

Not much of a Christmas card

Mon Dec 12 2011, 16:03

RIM gets banned from using BBX name

Updated Basis International is victorious

Wed Dec 07 2011, 09:31

Court leaks Apple and Samsung case secrets

Badly redacted document reveals details

Tue Dec 06 2011, 09:24

HTC says it outmanoeuvred Ipcom in patent battle

Updated Paints a different picture of events

Wed Nov 30 2011, 13:23

Samsung wins against Apple in Australia

Updated Can sell its Galaxy Tab tablet

Wed Nov 30 2011, 09:57

Singapore media firm sues Yahoo for alleged copyright infringement

Claims news aggregator illegally reproduced articles

Fri Nov 25 2011, 12:11

EU Competition Commissioner voices concerns over Apple and Samsung dispute

Patent battle might breach EC competition laws

Tue Nov 22 2011, 15:47

Adult film company wants HTC to stop using the name Vivid

Cease and desist letter

Thu Nov 17 2011, 11:38

Authors claim Amazon's Kindle lending library breaches contracts

Amazon allegedly failed to get permission from publishers

Wed Nov 16 2011, 13:42

Court orders Twitter to hand over user data in Wikileaks case

Your IP address might belong to a social network, and the US government too

Fri Nov 11 2011, 12:32

Korea fines Samsung, LG and others for LCD price-fixing

No one gets off the hook this time

Tue Nov 01 2011, 12:42

RIM is hit with lawsuits over loss of service

Consumer cases are filed in the US and Canada

Thu Oct 27 2011, 10:06

Actress sues IMDB for revealing her age

Jane Doe wants dough for loss of work

Wed Oct 19 2011, 13:27

Paul Ceglia loses lawyer in Facebook case

Third time unlucky for the social networker claimant

Tue Oct 18 2011, 09:42