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A Maine construction firm had nearly $600,000 stolen from its bank account and is suing the bank, claiming they are to blame for not monitoring accounts more closely. Hackers hit Patco Construction Co.’s bank account at Ocean Bank of Delaware (also known as People’s United Bank) in May, ripping off… Continue Reading »

The U.S. Department of Justice is deepening their investigation into the Yahoo!-Bing deal.  They’ve asked both Microsoft and Yahoo! for more information about their search engine deal.  In July, the two companies announced a deal that would have Microsoft’s Bing power Yahoo’s search with a split of the ad revenue. … Continue Reading »

TiVo has won a suit it filed against Dish Network and now the satellite TV giant must pay up to the tune of $200 million.  The original suit was filed back in 2004 when TiVo sued EchoStar, which is now part of Dish Network, for a patent violation involving DVR… Continue Reading »

A few weeks ago we learned that Microsoft was to halt the sale of Word, one of its most popular applications.  The ban of Word came from a patent dispute with the Canadian company i4i that holds the patent for “custom XML.”  The suit saw Microsoft having to pay damages… Continue Reading »

*UPDATED BELOW When word broke that eBay was considering selling Skype, Google was the first company to come to mind for many.  Google Voice would be a great fit with the VoIP enabled Skype and hopes became high for a nifty solution and good home for the unit, but Google… Continue Reading »

West Virginian Senator Jay Rockefeller is working on a bill that would give President Obama control over the Internet in the event of what he terms a “cybersecurity emergency.”  The bill would allow him to declare such an emergency and take control of private-sector networks.  It doesn’t however specify what… Continue Reading »

Yahoo has been accused of accepting ads for use on their various websites from online pharmacies that are suppliers of illegal prescription drugs.  These companies allow customers to order prescription without requiring a valid prescription.  Two reporting firms, Legitscript.com and KnujOn.com monitored Yahoo for a three month period and found… Continue Reading »

A Missouri woman is the first person to be charged with a felony under the state’s new cyberbullying law.  The 40-year old woman is accused of posting a teen girl’s photo, email address and cell phone number on the “Casual Encounters” section of Craigslist.  The section is meant for adults… Continue Reading »

If there’s one website out there that’s no stranger to privacy issues it has to be Facebook.  The social networking site has come under fire for its privacy policies and terms of service many, many times since its inception.  A group of five Facebook users have filed a lawsuit against… Continue Reading »

Earlier this week Microsoft was ordered to stop selling Word within 60 days.  The decision came down from Texas, a state known for being very pro-patent owner.  While Microsoft isn’t saying much more than the fact that it will file for appeals, the Chairman of i4i, the company that filed… Continue Reading »