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For months there was speculation that the government would come down on Google like a ton of bricks over its alleged anti-competitive practices, but instead the search engine giant scored an impressive victory, with the FTC finding it not guilty of bias …
Should Twitter IPO or Sell? Who Would Buy?
Twitter is in the news again this year, and once again there’s been mounting speculation regarding the future of the social media company and the possibility that it may launch an IPO in the next year or two. The speculation comes following …
Judge Throws Apple’s Bid to Trademark the Term “App Store” Into the Garbage
Apple has suffered a setback in one of its legion of court battles, with a judge ruling that that iPhone maker cannot bring a case against Amazon on the basis of ‘false advertising’. According to Reuters, US district Judge Phyllis Hamilton told …
Microsoft Exec: Google is “Scroogling” Windows Phone
Google has been attacked yet again over its alleged anti-competitive practices, this time by a leading Microsoft executive who accuses the search giant of trying to impede the development of Windows Phone. In his blog post yesterday, Microsoft’s Vice President & Deputy …
Ubuntu’s Mobile OS Offers a Glimpse of The Future, But Ubuntu Won’t Be In It
The battle for control of the smartphone universe is shaping up to be a very interesting one, with not one, but two new operating systems about to pit themselves against the likes of Android and iOS. Earlier this week we learned that …
Will HP Dump Its Under-Performing Assets This Year?
HP has in mind some streamlining measures for the New Year, with a new report suggesting that it’ll be evaluating the performance of its various business divisions and assets, and perhaps dumping those that fail to meet the firm’s “objectives”. The news …
Bye Bye, Free News! Belgian Publishers Plan to Intro “Digital Content License” To Make Readers Pay
Just weeks after successfully forcing Google to pay for linking to their sites, it looks as though Belgium’s newspaper industry is about to crap all over its readers, with reports suggesting publishers will collaborate on introducing a so-called ‘digital content license’ that …
Anonymous Makes a Promise to Keep Things Interesting
Hacktivist collective Anonymous posted an ominous warning over the weekend, promising of many more cyberattacks to come in 2013. As well as posting the statement “Expect us 2013”, the collective also posted a video detailing its exploits over the last twelve months, …
Is China The New Google!?
Last week’s decision by the Chinese government to turn the screws on its already tight rules surrounding internet usage weren’t exactly, how can we put it… ‘warmly received’ by human rights activists and hacktivists. You can read about the changes in our …
Will Google Finally Lose Its Grip on Search in 2013?
As far as internet search goes Google heads into 2013 looking as dominant as it’s ever been, controlling a massive 84.5% share of the global market according to some sources, including a solid 67% market share in the US. But will we …