April 2006
Microsoft Investing $900M in China
Apr 27, 2006 | On the heels of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit with Bill Gates and the announcement that China's Lenovo will spend Read More
Democrats Lose Net Neutrality Vote
Apr 26, 2006 | News.com reports that a Democratic-backed net neutrality amendment failed to receive the support it needed today when members of the Read More
Kevin Martin Closer to Five More Years
Apr 25, 2006 | President Bush plans to nominate FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to another five-year term, according to the Wall Street Journal. Martin, Read More
Rambus wins Patent Suit
Apr 25, 2006 | According to News.com, memory manufacturer Rambus won a patent infringement suit against Hynix Semiconductor, awarding over $306 million in damages Read More
Stricter Digital Copyright Legislation is in the Works
Apr 24, 2006 | Declan McCullagh at CNET reports on proposed legislation called the Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006 that would expand copyright Read More
Federal Goverment Releases Preliminary Cyber Security Plan
Apr 21, 2006 | The National Science and Technology Council (NTSC) has released a pre-print version of its Federal Plan for Cyber Security and Read More
Piracy Zones in China
Apr 20, 2006 | With China's President Hu Jintao visiting the United States this week, Computerworld's report on software piracy in China highlights one Read More
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Microsoft
Apr 19, 2006 | In a win for Microsoft, according to News.com, a U.S. Appeals court prevented a class-action antitrust lawsuit that could have Read More
Telecoms Say "Hands Off" to Regulators
Apr 12, 2006 | Cingular, AT&T and Alcatel are among the telecom companies that have joined forces with a number of organizations to form Read More
Amazon.com Patents Online Tax Tool
Apr 11, 2006 | News.com reports that Amazon.com has published a patent with the U.S. and European patent offices to protect a method it Read More
EFF's Suit Against AT&T
Apr 10, 2006 | The Electronic Frontier Foundation, whose stated charter is " to defend freedom in the digital world," filed a class action Read More
SF a Step Closer to Citywide WiFi
Apr 7, 2006 | The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the city of San Francisco has agreed to move forward with a plan to Read More
Net Neutrality Legislation Emerging?
Apr 5, 2006 | According to a story yesterday by News.com reporter Declan McCullagh, who also publishes Politech, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) has announced Read More
NY Attorney General Goes After Spyware
Apr 4, 2006 | An AP story in the Mercury News reports that New York's Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer, has filed a lawsuit on Read More
Alcatel and Lucent Joining Forces
Apr 3, 2006 | The Washington Post reports that Paris-based Alcatel has agreed to acquire Lucent Technologies in a stock deal estimated at $13.4 Read More
