Yammer turns out to be a winner
Yahoo!News writes that “[a] thousand startups competed for the honor of launching their technology products—mostly software and web sites and applications, in the second annual TechCrunch50 event. The conference gave [...]
Senate wants txting 2 b cheaper
The Register reports that “[t]he chair of the Antitrust Subcommittee in the Senate Judiciary Committee has written to the four largest US network operators demanding they explain why the cost [...]
Gartner lays out future tech scenarios
“The coming few years will feature continued consolidation, financial pressures and changes to the hardware business, requiring different IT strategies for the future than what people have been using in [...]
Germany updates data protection laws
Yahoo!News reveals that “German ministers agreed on Thursday to update data protection laws for the digital age in the wake of scandals showing how easily personal details can be bought [...]
EBay launches socially and environmentally conscious market place
Yahoo!News writes that “[m]ost consumers probably associate eBay Inc. more with vintage lunch boxes and low-priced electronics than with laptop bags made from recycled plastic by women in New Delhi. [...]
Be Careful What You Wish For: How the Jacobsen v. Katzer Decision Could Hurt the Free Software Movement
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Jacobsen v. Katzer, issued a very important decision in a case of first impression relating to the enforcement [...]