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Broadcom Co-Founder Faces Conspiracy and Drug Charges

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:57:23 +0000

Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III was indicted Thursday on fraud, conspiracy and drug charges -- including allegations he spiked the drinks of technology executives and customer representatives with ecstasy and maintained a warehouse... Read more...

Web address system faces changes

Steven Parker — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:25:06 +0000

The way the internet handles website domains is going to change, following an update to the core "addressing system". If we continue with the current way of allocating web addresses, we will run out of... Read more...

EMI faces 2,000 job cuts

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:21:28 +0000

Guy Hands, the private equity owner of EMI, plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs at the ailing British music company, in a plan to rebuild the group which has sparked fury from some of... Read more...

US faces $100 Billion Fine for Web Gaming Ban

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:55:05 +0000

Panellists at a trade forum criticised the US government for going back on commitments made to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in regards to internet gaming. The forum believes that the US could be liable... Read more...

Facebook faces more legal trouble

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:16:07 +0000

Social networking site Facebook has been ordered to turn over information on whether registered sex offenders have set up profiles on its site. The Attorney General's office of New Jersey has supoenaed the popular social... Read more...

RIAA faces possible class action over suing the innocent

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:57:53 +0000

After the RIAA finished sending out a new batch of 503 "pre-litigation letters" to 58 different universities around the USA, offering to let students settle copyright infringement claims "at a discounted rate" before those claims... Read more...

iPlayer faces petition pressure

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:43:14 +0000

An e-petition on the Downing Street website has called on parliament to stop the BBC launching its iPlayer to a Windows-only audience. More than 10,000 people have signed the petition which calls for the service... Read more...

Facebook site faces fraud claim

Tom Warren — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:58:33 +0000

Social networking website Facebook could be closed if legal action in the US by a rival site's founders succeeds. Three founders of ConnectU say Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for the site... Read more...

Sirius CEO Faces Skeptics in Senate

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:53:10 +0000

A Senate committee chairman said Sirius Satellite Radio Incorporated has "a steep hill to climb" in showing that its proposed purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Incorporated will not hurt competition in the audio entertainment... Read more...

Broadband challenge faces Britain

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:35:12 +0000

Time is running out to get the UK in shape to cope with the next wave of net use, says a report. Tough decisions on how to encourage telecoms firms to build faster networks must... Read more...

Registerfly faces losing ICANN accreditation

Steven Parker — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:19:11 +0000

Thanks Tantawi for this submission in the Back Page News section of our message boards. Domain registrar and SSL certificate issuer Registerfly has been given notice by ICANN for violation of numerous policies and must... Read more...

Adobe Photoshop Online faces Lack of Interest from Pros

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:19:52 +0000

Although the company won't say when, Adobe is planning to offer Photoshop as an ad-supported online service. Reports suggest it may happen within six months. Adobe recently announced a partnership with online photo sharing site... Read more...

Hacker faces jail for Trojan horse

Steven Parker — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:54:06 +0000

A US man has pleaded guilty to charges of writing and distributing a Trojan horse designed to steal usernames and passwords. Richard C Honour, 31, faces a maximum five years in prison and a $250,000... Read more...

BenQ Mobile Faces Liquidation

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:13:20 +0000

Taiwanese hardware manufacturer BenQ bought German-based Siemens'mobile arm for $97.5 million and created BenQ Mobile less than two years ago. BenQ Mobile filed for insolvency in September 2006, when BenQ said it was pulling out... Read more...

Nintendo faces a Wii lawsuit

Marcel Klum — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:19:29 +0000

Nintendo is facing a lawsuit over the wrist strap of the controller for its Wii games console, despite announcing that it would exchange defunct straps on 3.2 million Nintendo Wii games consoles, reports CNet News.com.... Read more...

McAfee Faces Lawsuit Over UTM Technology

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:17:53 +0000

Security vendor Deep Nines on Wednesday filed a patent violation lawsuit against McAfee over a unified threat management technology used in the design of security appliances. Deep Nines claims to own a patent for a... Read more...

China Faces EU Piracy Pressure

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:11:43 +0000

China has faced fresh criticism from the EU over its lacklustre efforts to tackle the country's soaring piracy rates. In April Neowin reported fresh efforts by the Chinese government to deal with the counterfeit software... Read more...

20-year-old 'botmaster' faces years behind bars

Tue, 09 May 2006 13:28:48 +0000

Jeanson James Ancheta, a well-known member of the "Botmaster Underground" who pleaded guilty in January to federal charges of conspiracy, fraud and damaging U.S. government computers, was given the longest sentence for spreading computer viruses,... Read more...

eBay Faces 'Buy It Now' Patent Threat

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:48:15 +0000

Online auction giant eBay is facing a rather serious patent dispute over one of its more popular functions. The so called 'buy it now' feature often seen on auctions allows users to end the auction... Read more...

San Andreas faces further lawsuits

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 17:06:51 +0000

Two law firms have confirmed that they have filed lawsuits against Take Two on behalf of shareholders, claiming they lost money when the controversial GTA: San Andreas faced legal action over sex scenes unlocked in... Read more...

Microsoft Faces First European Union Antitrust Fines

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:08:39 +0000

Microsoft Corp. looks more than likely to earn a place in history by becoming the first company to be hit with daily fines by the European Union for failing to respect an antitrust ruling.The E.U.'s... Read more...

Microsoft Faces Late Heat over Visual Studio 2005 Quality

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:20:00 +0000

On day of its official launch of Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Corp. is finding itself facing some tough questions around its bug fixing policies and plans. According to some bloggers, the much anticipated release of... Read more...

Online banking faces security upgrades

Sat, 29 Oct 2005 23:40:08 +0000

Millions of netizens do their banking online each day; chances are you're one of them. Unfortunately there are risks associated with banking over the internet. Criminals are constantly looking for their next victim, often establishing... Read more...

Solaris free software portal faces closure

Sat, 10 Sep 2005 09:37:47 +0000

Lack of funding may force free software portal Blastwave, one of the only sources for pre-packaged Solaris software, to close its doors. Since 2002, the portal has been bundling publicly available software... Read more...

EU's Microsoft Case Faces new Delays in Court

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:49:27 +0000

A plan to appoint extra judges in the EU's Microsoft case may delay and weaken European Commission sanctions against the software giant, critics of the company said on Monday. Microsoft and the European Commission had... Read more...

'Military computer hacker' faces extradition to US

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:52:36 +0000

A British man appeared in court today over allegations that he hacked into the US military computer system causing damage worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. Gary McKinnon, 39, faces extradition to the US over... Read more...

Apple faces iPod, iTunes patent violation claims

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 22:24:07 +0000

Apple has found itself facing a pair of intellectual property challenges that separately claim its FairPlay DRM system and its iPod music player contain technologies to which the Mac maker does not have a right.... Read more...

Apple Faces Spotty Shortages of Popular iPods

Thu, 23 Dec 2004 05:21:30 +0000

Spotty shortages abound for Apple Computer Inc.'s wildly popular iPod digital music players amid Wall Street expectations for a doubling in sales of the devices in the holiday quarter, analysts said on Wednesday. "I was... Read more...

Andreessen: IE faces one-two punch

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 14:15:15 +0000

The Web browser wars may have been reignited, according to browser pioneer Marc Andreessen. This time, it's not Andreessen's former company, Netscape Communications, that's taking on Microsoft's Internet Explorer. It's the increasingly... Read more...

Apple Battle Faces Delay as Computer Firm Ditches Lawyer

Wed, 06 Oct 2004 01:36:51 +0000

Computer group Apple Latest News about Apple has dropped law firm Linklaters from an ongoing legal battle with the Beatles' record label Apple Corp over the use of the Apple name to sell music-related products.... Read more...

Google Faces Another Lawsuit

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:25:53 +0000

Another lawsuit has been filed against Google due to the companies AdWords keyword advertising program. So next Tuesday Google will be heading over to a German courtroom where it will continue to defend its... Read more...

Microsoft Faces Lawsuit Over Caller ID for E-Mail

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 19:10:20 +0000

A new patent battle is brewing -- this time over Microsoft's claim over Caller ID for E-Mail. F. Scott Deaver, owner of Failsafe Designs, says Microsoft is guilty of the "outright theft" of his product... Read more...

Record Industry Faces Duel Over New 'DualDiscs'

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 21:53:34 +0000

Plans to sell new hybrid CD/DVDs have hit legal and licensing snags that threaten to scuttle a mass rollout that the hard-hit music industry had been counting on to aid its recovery, people familiar with... Read more...

Acclaim faces NASDAQ delisting

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:39:48 +0000

Beleaguered publisher Acclaim has revealed that it has been threatened with delisting by the NASDAQ stock exchange authorities, as the company's share price and market value dipped below the minimum standards for the exchange. ... Read more...

Longhorn faces another delay

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 02:57:45 +0000

The first beta test version of Microsoft Corp.'s next major Windows client release, code-named Longhorn, probably won't be available until the second half of next year, which would represent another delay for the much-anticipated beta.... Read more...

FEATURE-Video game industry faces 'crisis of creativity'

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:09:12 +0000

The video game industry is facing a hardening of the creative arteries as aging gamers' tastes increasingly shift toward sequels and games based on movies, industry participants said this week. With more and more titles... Read more...

AMD faces legal action over 'zealous' Wi-Fi promotion

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:50:53 +0000

AMD has come under fire for its over-zealous attempt to create a company-branded network of Wi-Fi hotspots that may see the chip maker getting into legal hot water. AMD's network will comprises a large number... Read more...

Aussie faces $68m piracy charges

Brian Henry — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 03:17:59 +0000

A NSW Central Coast man accused of heading an Internet piracy gang which plundered $US50 million ($68 million) worth of music, film, game and software products faces the prospect of a US jail term. ... Read more...

Nokia faces challenge to Symbian purchase

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 05:02:27 +0000

Symbian shareholders are considering blocking a move by mobile handset manufacturer Nokia to take a majority stake in the UK-based mobile phone software company. Psion has agreed to sell its 31.1pc stake in Symbian to... Read more...

Intel faces tough 2004 DDR-2 challenge

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:37:13 +0000

SENIOR MEMORY analyst Nam Hyung Kim at iSuppli said in a weekly report that in his view it's unlikely Intel will succeed in shifting the market to DDR-2 during 2004. According to Kim, the major... Read more...