Patent wars, regulation and legislation increasingly matter to the tech sector.
Cabbies in the state are backing Maurice Blackburn pursuing legal action against the ride-sharing company for operating without legal approval.
The lawsuit alleges that Amazon has been abusing eBay systems to steal high-value sellers for years.
Shifting the blame onto a family member for illegal file-sharing on your internet connection is not good enough without specifics, says EU's top court.
Apple's privacy tools now go beyond Europe, so more now get to download the personal data it has collected.
The Department of Health should consider terminating its AU$220 million contract with Telstra Health over delivering the long-delayed national cancer screening registers, the joint audit committee has recommended.
The 'Infamous' cheat on Grand Theft Auto V has led to two premises in Melbourne being searched under a Federal Court order.
Effectively measuring, contrasting, and comparing the details of products and services offered by Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud requires a systematic and rational approach. This download includes an overview...
The government's piracy site-block amendment expands injunctions to search engine providers, reduces the burden of proving that a site is hosted outside of Australia, and expands it to sites that not only have the 'primary purpose' to those that have the 'primary effect' of infringing copyright.
Shares in Tesla rose sharply on the news, despite the fact that the company must also pay a fine due to the executive's transgression.
The Australian Senate has passed the TPP 11 Pacific trade deal after receiving bipartisan support.
Following successful legal action against Telstra, the ACCC has now hauled Optus to court over its direct carrier billing practices, seeking refunds for affected customers, as well as a AU$10 million penalty.
The NSW government will introduce its Telecommunications Bill to parliament, aimed at creating a single communications network for critical agencies and services.
NBN complaints to the TIO are trending down despite more premises being activated, the TIO has revealed.
Roadshow is targeting four sites that provide access to allegedly copyright-infringing subtitles for TV shows and movies, with Addic7ed, opensubtitles.org, Subscene, and YIFY subtitles under aim.
Despite the Department of Justice's appeal against its Time Warner acquisition, AT&T has published an SEC filing outlining its plans to launch a streaming service by Q4 next year using WarnerMedia films and TV series.
Some see this as a giant leap forward for Microsoft and open source. A few, however, see Microsoft's open-source patent move as just more of the same old, same old.
During the year, we have seen the destruction of SOPA and PIPA but the emergence of CISPA and similar laws around the world, a growing trend in hacks and scams, an explosion in malware, and states committing cyberwarfare on their friends and foes. Here's a run-down of what happened in 2012.
A jury decided that more than 25 Samsung phones and tablets contained contained technology that violated Apple patents. Now Apple wants to make sure than 9 of them won't get sold in the US.
Tim Cook's first year anniversary as Apple CEO was rewarded with a $1 billion jury verdict in his company's patent trial with Samsung. Here are the Samsung devices in question.
Microsoft unveils its first new logo in 25 years and only its fourth since 1975.
Come on! Is there really anything about the iPad's design that makes it so special that it should be used ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales? I Don't Think So.
USPTO has been granting lots of new patents, some with a surprisingly quick turnaround. Here are drawings of 10 noteworthy patents issued to top tech players last week.
As Facebook prepares to launch its massive IPO, it's a good time to look at the late 90s to see what people thought were good investments.
A look at Google's presentation outlining how it will fight back against Oracle's claims that it owes money for copying Java code
A selection of slides from Oracle's 91-page presentation to court, designed to push its claim that Google needs to pay it billions of dollars for using Java technology in Android
Facebook's IPO filing included images. Here they are and here's what they mean.
Over the years, we’ve developed a set of guidelines for holiday lights. Every holiday season we distribute citations to local residences for exceptionally good (and exceptionally bad) light displays.
A look back at some of the major controversies to grip the world's largest social network over the past few months. Is Facebook teetering on the edge of collapse?
Jawbone makes some of the best Bluetooth headsets and speaker so it wasn't much of a surprise that their new health device, the UP, is also built very well. Can the UP help you improve your health through activity tracking and team motivation?
(Sept. 2011) This gallery guide will walk you through friends lists, and how you can separate your many lives.
Facebook is rolling out a major revamp to its privacy settings. The changes affect what you see on your profile as well as when you share content on the social network.
Shares in Tesla rose sharply on the news, despite the fact that the company must also pay a fine due to the executive's transgression.
You get additional security on you account; Facebook gets a phone number for its targeted advertising product.
Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore says ride-sharing operator Grab adopted anti-competitive actions following its merger with Uber's regional operations, and fines each company more than S$6 million for the infringement.
Court deems majority owner 360 Capital eligible to vote on whether the Asia Pacific Data Centres Trust is to be wound up.
Under Telegram's new privacy policy, it could hand over user IP and phone details given the right court order.
A new open-source license addendum, Commons Clause, has lawyers, developers, businesses, and open-source supporters fighting with each other.
The CWA has told the FCC that allowing Sprint and T-Mobile to merge would cost 28,000 jobs across America.
Australians are increasingly falling victim to remote access scams, losing AU$4.4 million so far this year from a reported 8,000 scam attempts. Read more: https://zd.net/2PGXrSC
Google has now clarified what turning off the Location History setting really means.
Claiming a win over Russian plans to hack US politicians, Microsoft unveils a new security service to detect attacks expected in the lead-up to the midterms.
The Enhancing Online Safety (Non-consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2018 was passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday after passing the Senate back in February. Read more: https://zd.net/2nEnKMe
Germany's use of state-sponsored malware to fight crime is under fire from several sides.
New York City has voted in favour of a series of measures to combat the rapidly rising numbers of for-hire vehicles in the city, aimed at reducing traffic congestion and increasing driver pay. Read more: https://zd.net/2M3TYPD
A survey by Australia's Department of Communications has again shown online copyright infringement rates dropping off across TV series, movies, and music, though rising slightly for video games. Read more: https://zd.net/2nmDofe
Foodora will wrap up its Australian operations by the end of the month amid accusations that it's abandoning its obligations to workers owed back pay. Read more: https://zd.net/2O7tCc6
Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 is a solid, mature product that brings powerful collaboration and communications tools in an easy-to-use and manage package, priced right for small businesses.
LG's mid-range musical phone features dual colour displays and tri-band connectivity, but it lacks memory expansion options.
Nokia's 6230i is an upgraded version of its classic, unpretentious 6230 with a higher quality screen, 1.3-megapixel camera and Bluetooth.
Samsung's latest slider phone, the D500, looks a lot like its sliding predecessor, but comes in a black case with a megapixel camera and an MP3 player.
Motorola's music mobile combines a full-featured handset that will appeal to a wide range of users whether they're looking for fun, functionality or the perfect mixture of both.
Apple's newest iPod gets a makeover, adds some evolutionary upgrades, and delivers more bang for the buck. But are these changes enough to make a big splash?
We take a peek at one of Sony's Hi-MD portable music players, supporting a gigabyte of removable storage thanks to the company's higher-capacity media format.
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Singapore fines Grab-Uber $9.5M over 'anti-competitive' merger
