Judge overrules Samsung objection to jury video depicting Apple devices

U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh on Sunday overruled Samsung Electronics' objections to showing jurors a recent instructional video on how patents work, ahead of a trial in a patent dispute between Apple and Samsung. The South Korean company claimed...

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Activists to appeal US judge's ruling on Baidu's censorship

A group of activists are hoping to appeal a U.S. judge's ruling that treated the censorship on Chinese search engine Baidu as free speech.  In making the ruling, District Judge Jesse Furman equated the censorship to a newspaper exercising its editorial...

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Alibaba invests $692 million for a presence in physical retail

Alibaba Group is investing about US$692 million in retail company Intime Retail with the aim of setting up a joint venture that aims to provide linkages between their online and physical retail businesses in China. The Chinese e-commerce giant will...

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Yahoo may try to draw YouTube's most popular acts with a video site of its own

If you can't beat em, bait em. That seems to be the strategy Yahoo is considering in its attempt to take on YouTube, according to a new report from Recode. Citing "several sources close to the situation," Recode reports that Yahoo may be looking...

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Nadella wins praise for public debut as CEO

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's first public appearance on Thursday was a hit with analysts, who gave him a thumbs up for his time on stage as the company unveiled Office for iPad. "He was very confident, obviously a whole different character than Ballmer....

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Expo Notes: Livescribe hopes to make the pen mightier in the digital age

Think we're living in a post-pen world? Think again, Livescribe says. The smartpen maker says its research shows that most people—even those toting around phones and tablets—still like having pen and paper on hand to jot down notes. But that doesn't...

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Trial to proceed in Silicon Valley employee 'no poaching' case

A lawsuit that accuses Google, Apple and other top Silicon Valley companies of driving down wages by agreeing not to hire each other's workers can go to trial, a judge ruled on Friday. The case alleges that executives including former Apple CEO Steve...

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World Tech Update: Microsoft puts Office on the iPad and Facebook's $2 billion VR bet

This week on World Tech Update, our weekly news video review, we take a closer look at Microsoft's long-awaited Office for iPad. At his first major press conference as Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella said he's committed to driving Office 365 across all...

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Judge blocks sales of Typo keyboard on BlackBerry request

A California judge has granted BlackBerry's wish to temporarily halt sales of an iPhone keyboard produced by start-up Typo Products while the two companies argue over alleged copyright infringement. BlackBerry had petitioned the U.S. District Court...

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Wearables, projectables, Office for iPad, and Oculus

Clockwise is a podcast about technology that's designed not to waste your time. Every week we'll talk about a few tech topics in 30 minutes or less. This week we're live at Macworld/iWorld! Live on stage we discuss Microsoft Office's late arrival on...

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Lawyers talk of settlement in Silicon Valley employee-poaching case

Attorneys say they're making progress toward a possible settlement in Silicon Valley's employee poaching case, in which Google, Apple and other companies are accused of conspiring not to hire employees from other tech giants. During a hearing on Thursday...

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US judge rules Baidu's censorship is protected as free speech

A U.S. judge has ruled that the Chinese search engine Baidu has the right to block pro-democracy works from its query results, dismissing a lawsuit that sought to punish the company for Internet censorship.  The lawsuit against Baidu, originally...

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'Coinkrypt' malware mines cryptocurrencies on Android

A malicious software program for Android that mines lesser-known cryptocurrencies could cause phones to overheat, a mobile security company warned Wednesday. The "Coinkrypt" malware appears to not be very widespread and has been seen in Spanish-language...

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Hosting company describes security scare aimed at Bitcoin accounts

On Sunday morning, Nate Daiger, one of the owners of a small Los Angeles-based hosting company Chunk Host, received an odd email on his phone. The email came from SendGrid, a company used by Chunk Host to send its email. SendGrid specializes in ensuring...

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Mt. Gox creditors want to force Karpeles to testify in the US

Creditors of failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox are trying to force its CEO Mark Karpeles to go to the U.S. for questioning related to a fraud lawsuit. Gregory Greene and Joseph Lack asked a U.S. judge to order Karpeles to go to the U.S. for a deposition,...

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Intel acquires health band maker Basis Science

In another sign of the mainstream growth of wearable devices, Intel has bought high-end health tracker maker Basis Science. The San Francisco-based startup produces the Basis band, billed as an advanced health-tracking wristband. Earlier: Why Intel...

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'Innocence of Muslims' actress files contempt motion against Google

An actress in an anti-Islam movie trailer has filed for a contempt of court order on Google for its alleged 'near-total disregard' of an appeals court's order asking it to take down copies of the video from YouTube. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

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Ceglia's ownership claim to Facebook dismissed by federal court

A District Judge in New York on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Paul D. Ceglia, claiming half ownership of Facebook. In a 2010 lawsuit, Ceglia claimed that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg signed a Work for Hire document in 2003 in which he agreed,...

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Report: Obama to unveil legislation to end NSA bulk phone data collection

The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is set to propose legislation that will end the bulk collection of phone data by the U.S. National Security Agency, according to a newspaper report. Under the proposed legislation, the NSA will stop...

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ATM malware, controlled by a text message, spews cash

A group of enterprising cybercriminals have figured out how to get cash from a certain type of ATM—by text message. The latest development was spotted by security vendor Symantec, which has periodically written about a type of malicious software it...

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Panasonic brings 4K to wearable action camcorders

If you want to record your next climb up a cliff in extreme detail, Panasonic is offering a high-resolution wearable camera that shoots in 4K at 30 frames per second progressive. The HX-A500 is being touted as the first wearable camera in the world...

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Small bitcoin exchange, Vircurex, teeters after large withdrawals

A small bitcoin exchange in Beijing is in trouble again after trying to earn back funds lost in two hacking incidents last year. The exchange, called Vircurex, said in a statement it would freeze on Monday cryptocurrency accounts held by its customers...

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A thin lifeline for XP users: New Malwarebytes suite will support the older OS

As Malwarebytes announces its new Anti-Malware Premium suite Monday morning, it comes with a nice present for Windows XP users: lifetime support.  Perhaps it isn't entirely surprising given that, according to the company, 20 percent of its user...

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Nokia delays closure of sale to Microsoft of smartphone business

Nokia has delayed to April the sale of its smartphone business to Microsoft as it still hasn't received approvals from certain antitrust authorities in Asia. Microsoft said in September it plans to acquire Nokia's Devices & Services business, which...

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Report: Turkey cuts off a key Twitter workaround by blocking Google DNS

Earlier this week, the Turkish government blocked access to Twitter inside the country in response to a YouTube video that alleges Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's involvement in a corruption scandal. Citizens found a number of ways to circumvent...

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AT&T exec takes to the Internet, takes Netflix to task in the process

In a blog post published Thursday night, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings took aim at Comcast—you know, the company Netflix paid in order to get better network access— for its stance on net neutrality. So naturally, AT&T had to chime in. Someone get the...

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RealMyst: Masterpiece Edition review: The same Myst you know and love, but prettier

The sun is setting on Myst Island. It dips towards the ocean, which stretches boundless in every direction. From where I stand, the last pale orange rays stretch across the sky, scrabbling for purchase between a few thinning trees. The clock tower, the...

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Xbox One's price disadvantage disappears with new bundle

Best Buy and Walmart have begun selling the Xbox One console bundled with a copy of Titanfall for $450, a $50 discount that arguably makes the Microsoft Xbox One cheaper than the PlayStation 4 from Sony. Nick Wingfield of The New York Times noted...

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Worried about the government? Internet giants also dip their hands in the cookie jar

Security protections have been tightened at many of the major online services, as firms like Google and Microsoft pledge to protect their users against unwanted prying eyes. But while many people fret about unwarranted government access to their data,...

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Twitter kills its music app, which never got much play

Twitter's mobile music app, launched last year amid a crowded market for online music services, is being shut down, Twitter said on Friday. Twitter #music will be removed from Apple's app store on Friday. For those who already downloaded it, the...

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Developers give Sony's Morpheus headset an excited welcome

Software developers were among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony's futuristic Project Morpheus headset on Wednesday, and they liked what they saw. The device, unveiled on Tuesday evening in San Francisco, is a prototype virtual-reality...

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