Yahoo said on Saturday it has rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft and activist investor Carl Icahn that would have involved Yahoo selling its search business to Microsoft. Yahoo said in a statement that it...
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a Microsoft appeal to an antitrust case that dates back to Novell's desktop PC software business in the mid-1990s. The move leaves standing a lower court ruling that...
The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a controversial levy that would have raised the price of MP3 players, cellphones and computers. The FCA, which released its decision Thursday, said the Copyright Board — a...
Microsoft's instant messaging network is rejecting existing users of Windows Live Messenger when they try to sign in with a .Mac e-mail address. "Because of a recent system update, you must change the email address...
Yahoo CEO Terry Semel has revealed he recently rebuffed Microsoft's attempt to bag a stake in the company. Although the Yahoo boss didn't confirm what form the speculated overtures took, he slapped down the idea...
Several allies of Microsoft have lost a bid to intervene in the software giant's antitrust case before a European Union court, which dismissed them as "mere think tanks", court documents showed on Friday. The Court...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (UPTO) hasrejected an NTP patent that is part of the ongoing legal spat betweenthe company and Research in Motion. NTP contends that RIM's popularBlackBerry wireless device infringes five of...
Microsoft has rejected a request from developers to push back delivery of its oft-delayed Visual Studio 2005 in order to fix bugs. In addition, the software giant said it will include a...
Dell has rejected allegations that it's PCs come pre-loaded with an intrusive application that spies on users' surfing habits. The equipment manufacturer said there was nothing untoward about My Way Search Assistant despite complaints from...
The European Parliament has rejected a controversial measure that would have legalized software patents in the European Union. A government representative said that 648 out of 729 members of the European Parliament...
America's National Basketball Association (NBA) has rejected an approach by publisher Electronic Arts over a possible exclusivity arrangement, according to gaming website IGN. EA and the NBA have yet to confirm or deny the report....
Apache have written an open letter to the IETF regarding the Sender ID proposal. Sender ID is a technology designed to reduce spam on the internet. Although well designed and a technology that could do...
In a closely watched case concerning a DVD-cracking tool that has been distributed over the Internet, a California appeals court has reversed a 4-year-old order banning the publication of the computer code that can be...
The European Commission's antitrust investigators have not been impressed by Microsoft's suggestion of distributing rivals' software, according to sources. The European Commission has rejected Microsoft's offer to settle its antitrust case by putting competitors' software...
Activewin has posted a link to a court ruling on the controversial MSfreepc.com website. The court ruled that submissions for free software (and PCs) made via the site were not legitimate, and as such all...
A federal judge rejected an attempt by the recording industry to uncover the names of Boston College and MIT students suspected of online music piracy. U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro said Friday...
A federal judge on Monday rejected class-action status for more than 60 consumer lawsuits pending against Microsoft, but allowed a more limited lawsuit alleging overpricing to proceed. According to the ruling issued...
Will anyone who ordered one of Amazon's £7.23 HP iPaq H1910 and £23.04 iPaq H5450 - which we reported on earlier today, see Amazon offers sub-£10 iPaq - actually have their PDAs delivered and their...
Microsoft's request to dismiss the antitrust case being pursued against it by nine states and the District of Columbia was denied by a federal judge on Wednesday. Microsoft had asked U.S. District...
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