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Regulator to probe Davenport Lyons' P2P porn cash demandsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 28 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags regulator, probe, davenport, lyons, p2p, porn, cash, bribe, lobby,
"Lawyers for the consumer rights lobby Which? have filed an official complaint to the body that regulates solicitors over Davenport Lyons' campaign of letters alleging..." read more »
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ITC to probe Wii patent violation claimsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 111 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags itc, probe, wii, patent, violation, james sherwood, , , ,
James Sherwood reports, "A US manufacturer’s recent claim that four of its patents for on-screen navigation and control technology have been infringed by the Wii are to be formally investigated by a read more »
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Report: DOJ hires antitrust expert in Google/Yahoo probeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 120 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
Category: internet | Tags report, doj, antitrust, expert, google, yahoo, probe, microsoft, ,
"The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has hired a high-profile antitrust attorney to help it review, and possibly challenge, Yahoo's agreement to outsource part of its search advertising business..." read more »
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Ouch. Intel to Face Formal FTC Probe.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 213 days ago (http://gigaom.com)
Category: hardware | Tags ouch, intel, face, formal, ftc, probe, , , ,
"The Federal Trade Commission, after two years of looking into allegations that Intel has behaved anticompetitively in the microprocessor market, has decided to act, announcing a formal probe." read more »
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$8.2m study to probe medical benefits of videogamesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 218 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: other | Tags study, probe, medical, benefits, videogames, , , , ,
"The alleged negative effects of videogames have been well documented. But a multi-million dollar research fund has been created to discover if they could be used as an..." read more »
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Vodafone investigated own board in press leak probeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 219 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags vodafone, investigated, board, press, leak, probe, , , ,
"Vodafone has joined the select band of tech giants that have been outed for spying on board members' contacts with journalists..." read more »
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Commerce Dept. data threat probe blames unattended laptopOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 222 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
Category: security | Tags commerce, dept, data, threat, probe, blames, unattended, laptop, ,
"After US Sec. of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez returned from a visit to China in December, his department's IT infrastructure suffered a rash of attempted break-ins. A probe is now under way to find out..." read more »
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EU begins formal probe into US gambling banOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 222 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags eu, begins, formal, probe, gambling, ban, , , ,
"The European Commission is launching a formal investigation into the US ban on online gambling..." read more »
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