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13
2012

Apple launches new legal attack on Samsung phones

Apple Inc raised the stake in an intensifying global patent battle with Samsung Electronics by targeting the latest model using Google´s fast growing Android software, a move which may affect other Android phone makers.

FEB
13
2012

Apple sues Motorola in federal court over patent claims in Germany

Apple brought suit against Motorola Mobility in the US District Court for the Southern District of California on Friday seeking an injunction to stop Motorola from bringing patent claims against Apple in Germany.

FEB
13
2012

Acta protests: Thousands take to streets across Europe

Thousands of people have taken part in co-ordinated protests across Europe in opposition to a controversial anti-piracy agreement.

FEB
13
2012

Greece MPs pass austerity plan amid violent protests

Greek MPs have approved a controversial package of austerity measures, demanded by the eurozone and IMF in return for a 130bn euro ($170bn; £110bn) bailout.

FEB
10
2012

US banks agree $25bn mortgage settlement

Five of the biggest US banks have agreed to provide $25bn (£16bn) to homeowners to settle claims over improper foreclosure practices.

FEB
10
2012

EU court limits privacy rights for public figures

The ECHR - European Court of Human Rights issued two rulings on Tuesday upholding the right of the media to report on celebrities and limiting celebrities´ right to privacy.

FEB
10
2012

Oracle to acquire cloud-based-software firm for $1.9bn

Oracle Corp. agreed to acquire online-software maker Taleo Corp. for $1.9bn, its second such acquisition in recent months and the latest sign that the software industry´s old guard is embracing a newer model.

FEB
9
2012

Groupon loss and weak sales clobber shares

Groupon Inc reported a loss on Wednesday as user growth slowed from the breakneck pace of past quarters, potentially signaling consumer fatigue with daily deals and wiping 13% off its shares.

FEB
9
2012

The "app economy" estimated to contribute nearly half a million jobs to the U.S.

´Apps´ is creating a whole bunch jobs for Americans — 446,000 to be exact.

FEB
9
2012

NGO workers could face 5 years in prison, Egyptian judges say

Egypt´s prime minister said Wednesday that the government would not drop a criminal probe into U.S.-funded pro-democracy organizations, and officials said the Egyptians and Americans charged in the case could face up to five years in prison.

FEB
9
2012

Judge orders husband to take his wife on date to Red Lobster and bowling

A Broward County judge has ordered a husband to take his wife out on a date and buy her flowers -- a strangely gentle ruling for a domestic abuse charge.

FEB
9
2012

Nokia to cut 4,000 jobs

Nokia Corp. said Wednesday it plans to cut about 4,000 jobs at smartphone manufacturing plants by the end of the year.

FEB
8
2012

Prop 8 is unconstitutional, court rules

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on a 2-to-1 vote Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling, which had declared California´s controversial Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.

FEB
8
2012

SeaWorld sued over ´enslaved´ killer whales

Five killer whales have been named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit which argues they deserve the same constitutional protection from slavery as humans.

FEB
8
2012

Italian Court affirms detention of cruise ship´s captain

Florence appeals court rejected both the prosecutors´ request to imprison the captain and the request of Captain Schettino´s lawyer to have him released.

FEB
8
2012

Too fat? Next Top Model winner sues agency

Ananda Marchildon claims Elite withheld Dutch competition prize money and sacked her because her hips were 2cm too big.

FEB
8
2012

Facebook and Google remove ´offensive´ India content

Facebook and Google say they have complied with an Indian court directive and removed "objectionable" material.

FEB
7
2012

MF trustee traced $105b in cash movement

A trustee´s investigation found that the $1.2bn in missing MF Global Inc. customer funds began to flow out of the brokerage on Oct. 26, five days before its collapse, as computers and employees fell behind margin calls and demands for collateral.

FEB
7
2012

Facebook governance a concern for California pension fund

Facebook´s corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking website would be run as a public company, are raising the hackles of one of the largest U.S. investors, the California State Teachers´ Retirement System.

FEB
7
2012

New York attorney tapped as 2013 ABA president

New York City attorney James Silkenat of Sullivan & Worcester will become president of the American Bar Association in 2013, the New York State Bar Association said Monday.

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