by wellever | Dec 31, 2009 | Commentary |
After withdrawing its complaint against Qualcomm, Nokia filed a suit against Apple claiming the iPhone infringed on Nokia’s wireless technology. Both parties stipulated to an extension for Apple to answer the complaint, and with that answer came a countersuit....
by hamelh | Dec 19, 2009 | Commentary |
There is a growing trend of hobbyists and garage-entrepreneurs who experiment with genetic engineering. Also known as “bio-hacking”, these enterprising individuals are able to buy biotech equipment very cheaply, usually from eBay or Craigslist to make their own...
by John Calvin | Nov 29, 2009 | Commentary |
Consumers’ money isn’t the only thing that needs protecting, at least if you ask the new head of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. David Vladeck, former Georgetown law professor and attorney with the Public Citizen...
by Grace L. Wang | Nov 24, 2009 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
When teen pop star Justin Bieber’s signing became a riot of teens on Friday around 2:30pm, police were called in to control the crowd. Unable to quickly contain the situation, they asked his label’s VP, James A. Roppo, to send out a tweet to cancel the...
by Manuel Arreaza | Nov 23, 2009 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology |
“So if I know about a stock’s activity one day before it’s insider trading, but if I know about a stock’s activity one second before it’s high frequency trading?” -Samantha Bee, The Daily Show Ms. Bee doesn’t have it quite right, but mainstream comedy shows rarely...
by ghans | Nov 11, 2009 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
The New York Times reported Wednesday that a man arrested in connection with a robbery got the charges against him dropped by proving that a status updated was posted to his Facebook account at the time. Rodney Bradford, 19, hired a criminal defense attorney who...