Archive for December, 2009

French online piracy law in force

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The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts. Read more..

New Year Honours for game makers

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Four veterans of the UK's computer game industry have been given New Year Honours. Read more..

Looking ahead

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Bill Thompson keeps an eye on the future Read more..

Web highlights

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Podcasters pick 2009's best web moments Read more..

‘Start-up’ visas to boost US tech

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Plans to create "start-up" visas in the US for foreign entrepreneurs with hi-tech business ideas will be debated in 2010. Read more..

Apple wins iPod hearing dispute

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Apple wins a court case against claimants who say the iPod is defective and could cause hearing loss. Read more..

Google loses domain name claim

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

A small Canadian company behind a search engine called Groovle.com wins a case filed against it by search giant Google. Read more..

Apple shares up on tablet rumour

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Apple shares rise by more than 1% in early trading on Wednesday amid further speculation over new products. Read more..

Spinvox bought by Nuance for

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Voice-to-text company Spinvox has been bought by speech recognition firm Nuance. Read more..

All a-Twitter

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

2009's stories that made waves in the Twitterverse Read more..