Google Sued Over Email Transferral Tool
Google was named on Monday in a trade secrets lawsuit alleging that the company's business software unit copied a tiny start-up's tool for moving customers off of Microsoft software onto Google's.
Adobe to Offer Parole to Jailed eBooks
Adobe plans to release an update to its Digital Editions e-book reader software in the near future that will solve the problem of e-books being locked to a single PC – or in some cases, vanishing after a system crash or format. Adobe's DRM software is to blame.
Researchers Use Viruses To Build Batteries
Researchers trying to make tiny machines have turned to the power of nature, engineering a virus to attract metals and then using it to build minute wires for microscopic batteries.
Microsoft, SanDisk to Replace U3 Drives
Microsoft and SanDisk on Friday announced a technology-sharing agreement that will produce a replacement for SanDisk's U3 line of USB smart drives by the second half of next year.
Palm Sells Stake; Ex-iPod Chief Named Chairman
Treo smartphone maker Palm Inc. said on Monday it will sell a 25 percent stake to private equity firm Elevation Partners for $325 million in a deal that brings in a former senior Apple Inc. executive as chairman.
Source: EU May Be Prepping Intel Fine, Sanctions
The European Commission, taking a major step toward fining and imposing sanctions on Intel for violating antitrust law, has sent a draft decision ruling against the chip maker to EU member states, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
MIT Says Optical Chips Coming in 5 Years
Engineers and physicists at MIT have devised a new method for integrating photonic circuitry onto a silicon chip, a discovery that could soon add the power and speed of light waves to traditional electronics.
Report: Microsoft Seeks Allies for New Yahoo Move
Microsoft Corp is preparing a new bid for Yahoo Inc's search business and has approached other media companies about joining it in a deal that would effectively lead to Yahoo's breakup, the Wall Street Journal said.
Malware Maelstrom Coming from Russia with Love
Security vendors note the rise of malware threats from Russia.
Ex-Samsung Chief Fined for Tax Evasion
Former Samsung Group chief Lee Kun-hee, one of South Korea's most powerful businessmen, was handed a 3-year suspended jail sentence on Wednesday for tax evasion, but was cleared of other charges.
