HP introduces SAP HANA based Cloud service
Hewlett-Packard has introduced a Cloud service around SAP's HANA in-memory database, targeting customers who want to analyse Big Data.
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Samsung refused retrial over 'overscroll bounce' patent in Apple dispute
Samsung Electronics was denied Thursday a retrial over the "overscroll bounce" patent in its dispute with Apple in a federal court in California.
Copyright guru claims 'fair use' to fight YouTube takedown notice
Creative Commons co-founder Lawrence Lessig has filed a complaint in a U.S federal court after he was forced to take down a YouTube video of his lecture which included clips that depicted groups of people dancing to a copyrighted song.
Twitter's new Vine video service hits 40M users since January
Vine, the video service introduced by Twitter in January, now has 40 million registered users, it said Tuesday.
Facebook, six other tech companies launch partnership to bridge the digital divide
Facebook and six other tech companies have launched a joint project called Internet.org which aims to connect the two-thirds of the global population that is not currently linked to the Internet.
GoDaddy to acquire Locu to boost offerings to small businesses
GoDaddy has agreed to acquire Locu, a startup in San Francisco that helps local merchants get discovered online by their customers.
Google says it is not answerable in the UK in Safari cookies privacy suit
Google has told British consumers in a privacy claim that it does not have to answer to English courts and U.K. privacy laws don't apply to it, according to the law firm for the plaintiffs.
Facebook disables some legitimate apps while targeting malicious ones
The use of tools to detect malicious patterns in apps led Facebook to temporarily disable some legitimate third-party apps that integrate with the social networking website, it said Thursday.
IBM to acquire endpoint security company Trusteer
IBM has signed an agreement to acquire security company Trusteer, and plans to set up a cybersecurity software lab in Israel.
Zynga flattens management structure, three execs will leave
Three top executives of struggling Zynga will move out of the company, as the games developer aims to flatten its management structure.
Intelligence chief Clapper to set up US surveillance review group
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday launched a review of whether the country uses optimally advancements in technology to protect its national security while preventing unauthorized disclosure and maintaining public trust.
Bitcoin wallets on Android at risk of theft, developers say
Bitcoin wallets on Android are vulnerable to theft because of problems in a component that generates secure random numbers, developers said.
Google adds 79 data center software patents to no-sue pledge
Google has added 79 patents to the list of patents for which it pledges not to sue any user, distributor or developer of open-source software, unless first attacked.
After Lavabit, Silent Circle also shuts down email service
Silent Circle also shuttered its encrypted email service a few hours after Lavabit shut down citing an ongoing legal battle.
T-Mobile US adds 1.1 million new customers in second quarter
T-Mobile US had 1.1 million net customer additions in the second quarter, as customers backed its new no-contract plans.