YouTube faces massive music royalty bill in German copyright caseYouTube could face a massive royalties bill after a court case went against the video-sharing site. The ruling also ruled that YouTube alone is responsible for its users' submissions.April 19, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Social Media
Apple wants to turn '3G' into '4G' to solve iPad 3 speed disputesIf you thought Apple had yet to go off the deep end, think again. In a bid to protect itself from legal troubles in Australia, the iPad maker is trying to define '3G' speeds as '4G' speeds.April 19, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Hardware
EU--U.S. passenger data deal a "severe blow to civil liberties"The EU--U.S. Passenger Name Records Agreement has been passed, despite the agreement's rapporteur recommending that it should not be passed. Another blow to civil liberties.April 19, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in EU
Web inventor slams UK monitoring plans as 'destruction of human rights'Tim Berners-Lee, the Web inventor, has come out with a scathing attack on the UK's 'draconian' plans to monitor in real-time UK web and email traffic, and Skype and phone calls.April 18, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Enterprise Software
ACTA suffers major blow following European rejection callACTA could be 'dead in the water' after the treaty's rapporteur said in his recommendations to Brussels that the European Parliament should reject the agreement.April 15, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Enterprise Software
My iPhone, the data hog: Why I switched back to a BlackBerryA series of unfortunate events in Europe led to, well, more unfortunate events on the other side of the world. Flirting with an iPhone for a month, and why I went back to BlackBerry.April 14, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Collaboration
Australia vs. Apple: Take two on e-book price fixingAustralia's consumer and competition watchdog is mulling a move to sue Apple, as it seeks complaints from e-book sellers in light of the U.S. Justice Dept.'s antitrust move.April 12, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Apple
UK police investigate after anti-terror hotline 'recorded'Hackers have apparently accessed and recorded anti-terror calls and posted the contents online. A UK police investigation is under way.April 11, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobility
First Amazon; now Apple, Google in the tax avoiding spotlightWith Amazon exporting its sales operations outside the UK to avoid paying hefty corporation taxes, both Apple and Google have suffered similar accusations.April 11, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Apple
Google defends new privacy policy to European data regulatorGoogle has responded in a letter to France's data protection agency over claims it broke EU law with its new privacy policy, plus a few harsh words from the Dutch privacy chief.April 5, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government: US
UK broadcaster Sky News admits email hackingBritish broadcaster Sky News, part owned by Rupert Murdoch's media empire, says it hacked into criminals' email accounts to "serve the public interest".April 4, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Collaboration
Amazon 'under investigation' by UK tax authoritiesAmazon is under "examination" by UK tax authorities, amongst others, according to a U.S. SEC filing. Claims made suggest the retail giant 'avoids' paying corporate tax in the UK.April 4, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Finance
European hackers face five-years in jail under proposed EU lawThe European Parliament is proposing news laws that would harmonise cyber-criminal penalties from two years in prison, to in some cases five years in the slammer. April 4, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Apple to fight on in e-book price-fixing 'cartel' caseApple, along with two other major international publishers, may avoid settling in a "cartel" e-book fixing antitrust investigation, while others seek a faster resolution.April 4, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Hardware
What Google, Twitter, Angry Birds could have looked like in 1980 (video)Despite Google being only 13 years old, one developer sought to recreate how it might have looked in the 1980's, along with a mockup of Twitter and Angry Birds.April 4, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Google