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Judge Pleads for Peace as Apple, Samsung Hairpulling Resumes December 07, 2012 
Judge Lucy Koh on Thursday heard another round of quibbling between Apple and Samsung lawyers. Calling for some sort of "global peace," she reportedly asked both sides if there was any endpoint coming in their slugfest over patent issues. Koh presided earlier this year over the high-profile, often bitter trial between the giants.
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US May Not Have the Muscle to Stop Internet Rule-Making December 05, 2012 
The United States and Canada faced a setback on Wednesday as a joint proposal from the two nations, which was also backed by some European countries, failed to win approval at an international meeting. The proposal aimed to protect the Internet from international regulation, and its rejection could mean tough negotiations will follow in the rewriting of the telecoms treaty.
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China Toughens Smartphone Standards December 05, 2012 
New smartphone regulations in China have caused concern among technology companies. The regulations, which would add a new layer of licensing and testing for smartphones, reportedly were filed to a WTO database of technical barriers to trade. They were submitted by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and match a draft law that was discussed over the summer.
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Facebook May Win Sponsored Stories Settlement - but the Ads Don't Work December 05, 2012 
A U.S. district judge has given preliminary approval to Facebook's attempt to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company violated members' privacy rights by using their images in Facebook's Sponsored Stories ad format. The settlement would give $10 each to those who objected to their images appearing in the ads.
Privacy advocates were less than enthused.
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Google Warns ITU to Give Public a Say in New Internet Rules December 03, 2012 
The World Conference on International Telecommunications kicked off Monday behind closed doors in Dubai to a chorus of opposition from corporations, governments and civil-liberties groups worldwide. The conference, organized by the International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations body, will review the International Telecommunication Regulations, which were drawn up in 1988.
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Fears Rise Among Free Net Advocates as UN Meeting Kicks Off December 03, 2012 
The UN-sponsored World Conference on International Telecommunications, which will feature government regulators from 193 countries, opened Monday, prompting fears that the meeting could ultimately damage Internet freedom. The UN's International Telecommunications Union reportedly is trying to allay concerns that the conference will result in restrictions to free speech and the flow of information.
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Nokia Aims to Crush BlackBerry November 29, 2012 
Nokia has filed lawsuits against Research In Motion in the U.S., the UK and Canada seeking to enforce an arbitration ruling it won in Sweden. The dispute began when Nokia accused RIM of breaching a cross-licensing agreement that allowed RIM to use Nokia's standard-essential cellular patents. RIM had taken the position that the agreement included Nokia's WLAN patents as well.
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Fur Flies Over Autonomy's Alleged Cooked Books November 28, 2012 
There's apparently little inclination to wait for the legal system to establish who wronged whom with respect to the allegations that Autonomy committed accounting sleight of hand prior to being acquired by HP. Both HP and the erstwhile head of Autonomy are making their claims and counterclaims public. Mike Lynch, founder of Autonomy, came out swinging in an open letter to HP's board of directors.
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Linux and the GPL: A Storm Erupts November 26, 2012 
Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone in the land of stars and stripes, it's a pretty safe bet that blood pressures are rising and tensions are high here in the Linux blogosphere. The holiday season is hard upon us, after all, and Linux Girl, for one, has resorted to her preferred coping strategy of warming the barstools down at the blogosphere's seedy Punchy Penguin Saloon.
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NYT's Trademark Vigilance Cranks Up Twitter Mockery Meter November 21, 2012 
"GUYS, young people like to hang out in groups, and The Times is ON IT." So goes The Times Is On It, the latest parody account to take Twitter by storm. Creator Benjamin Kabak's running joke is on The New York Times for its breathless reporting of everything obvious. On Monday, though, @NYTOnIt suddenly disappeared.
At issue was its use of the Times' trademarked logo.
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ICANN C'tee Reveals Swarm of Objections to '.anything' Names November 21, 2012 
The committee reviewing applications for new top-level domains has publicized more than 250 objections to dozens of them, along with the reasons behind the responses. The Internet Committee for Assigned Names and Numbers' Government Advisory Committee, which represents about 50 governments worldwide, has listed the objections on its website.
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Apple Tries Its Hand at Discounts, Refurbs November 21, 2012 
This Friday marks the unofficial kickoff of the holiday season, as many stores open early to offer some of the best deals of the season, and this year, Apple is getting in on the fun. Discounts are unusual for Apple, but it teased the Black Friday deals that only will be available Nov. 23, both online and in its retail stores. It did not say which products specifically would be discounted, or by how much.
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File-Sharing's Cloudy Future November 20, 2012 
Last month Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, who is facing charges in the United States for engaging in digital piracy, announced that he would relocate a new version of his site, Me.ga, outside the United States. The belief was that this would free him from coming under fire by U.S. law enforcement, but Gabon -- which controls the ".ga" domain -- has already suspended it.
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Senate Tosses Cybersecurity Ball to Obama's Court November 15, 2012 
Well, that was fast. About 24 hours after Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would move to bring the once-failed Cybersecurity Act of 2012 to the Senate floor for a vote, its opponents shot it down again. Reid's procedural motion to move the bill forward was rejected 51-47 on Wednesday.
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Twitter Taunting Accompanies Gun Battle in Gaza November 15, 2012 
Military strikes between Israeli forces and Gazan militants have been particularly intense in recent days, and that aggression has spilled over onto Twitter. The verified Twitter account of the Israeli Defense Forces has been tweeting a running commentary about its campaign against militants in Gaza. Militants in Gaza -- both literally and figuratively -- are firing back.
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Microsoft, Motorola FRAND Clash Goes to Trial November 14, 2012 
A Microsoft lawsuit against Motorola Mobility went to trial on Tuesday in Judge James Robart's U.S. District Court of Western Washington's courtroom. The case is focused on allegations made two years ago by Microsoft that Motorola Mobility demanded unreasonable royalty rates for its patented wireless and video standards standards-essential technologies.
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If You Believe Your Internet Content and Webmail are Private, Read This... November 14, 2012 
Do you really believe your Web-based email is private? Let's start with Terms of Service or Privacy Policies, which few people actually read. In 1986, the Stored Communications Act was initially designed to protect telephone records, not Internet activity. There was not much Web activity then, since there were no browsers.
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Apple, HTC Swap Licenses to Settle Patent Case November 13, 2012 
Apple and HTC agreed to a settlement this week, shelving their years-long patent battle and agreeing to a 10-year licensing agreement. The mobile device makers have been engaged in courtroom battles over patents since 2010, when Apple accused HTC of copying certain features of the iPhone. HTC fought back, claiming Apple had infringed on several of its own wireless patents.
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Apple Loses FaceTime Patent Quibble November 07, 2012 
Apple infringed four VirnetX patents, found a federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas. The technologies in question are used in Apple's FaceTime software, which is available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, as well as Mac computers. VirnetX was awarded $368.2 million as part of the verdict.
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AT&T to Plow More Billions Into Spectrum Hunt November 07, 2012 
AT&T on Wednesday announced that it will boost capital spending by as much as 16 percent to $22 billion a year for the next three years to upgrade its wireless and wireline networks. The increase is necessary to compete with Verizon Communications, which is currently upgrading its own network.
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