SBS reports that the search giant has been found guilty over posting of misleading and deceptive advertisement, after the Federal Court upheld an appeal from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ruling which is found that, in four cases, Google was ultimately responsible for misleading adverts that companies took out in bids to grab traffic from searches of competitors’ brands and products. ACCC chairman Rod Sims claimed that the ruling was an important reminder that Web services must remain accountable: This...
The Cupertino-based Apple has updated its Investor Relations page on its website to notify its shareholders that it will hold its second-quarter financial conference call on April 24. The company posted the following notice in the Investor News section, stating that the call would begin at 2pm Pacific Time. The conference call is to discuss financial results of its...
“Weird Al” Yankovic has sued Sony Music Entertainment, saying he is owed more than $5 million. The lawsuit alleges that Sony has been underpaying him for videos and other expenses and also incorrectly counted downloads of his music as “sales” rather than as “licenses,” which pay a higher royalty rate entitles the artist to 50 percent of revenues. The...
NASA over the last month stated that it is auctioning off three sets of patents in an effort to increase the “down-to-Earth” benefits of NASA’s research and spread its technology to other industries. The patents covers technology related to software development, robotics, artificial intelligence, industrial process control and wireless sensor networks. The...
Apple been forced to change its warranty policy for all of their products in Europe after the Italian court ruled against the company. The company has now updated the warranty policy for all of their products; Europeans will now receive a minimum of two years on all Apple products. The manufacturer previously was only given a limited one-year warranty on products. The...
Finally it’s a party time for Nokia – the Finnish mobile giant Nokia is organizing a party this Friday in order to launch its much awaited Lumia 900. The event is going to take place in New York City’s Times Square this Friday evening. Awaiting you at 7.00pm on the dot will be a “live performance with special guest,” and that’s about all we...
Philips has officially announced that it sold out its TV division to Hong Kong-based TPV, transferring its 3,300 television employees to TPV. Philips will maintain a 30 percent stake in the business, giving TPV 70 percent. TPV, for its part, will continue to produce Philips-branded sets, starting with the range of smart TVs that’s planned for release in the next few months. “The TV industry is changing, and we came to conclusion that we need to team up with a partner,” Philips Chief Executive Officer Frans van Houten said on...
In order to compete with Qualcomm by producing LTE-capable semiconductors, late last year, Japanese wireless carrier NTT Docomo announced a joint venture with Samsung, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Semiconductor, NEC, and Panasonic Mobile Communications. NTT DoCoMo said a planned joint venture to design and sell chips for high-speed mobile networks based on the LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard has been abandoned. “The various stakeholders each had their own ideas, and an agreement could not be reached by the March deadline,” said DoCoMo...
Research In Motion has released a new version – the Version 3.0 of its Twitter for BlackBerry app that allows users to connect to the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) system. Twitter for BlackBerry makes it easier to share links to web pages directly from the browser. When you tweet a link it will automatically be shortened so it takes up fewer characters. And, you can...
Yahoo announced the availability of Yahoo!’s Mojito in open source, a ground-breaking JavaScript framework developed by Yahoo! for Web developers. Mojito is one of the Yahoo! Cocktails, our JavaScript-centric presentation platform for connected devices. Ren Waldura, Senior Product Manager for Cocktails said: JavaScript frameworks are nothing new. We know there are already a number of them out there. However, Mojito brings something new and unique to the table. Mojito is all JavaScript, that’s good. JavaScript is the single most...
