Technology/Science
Microsoft Gets Upper Hand In First Google Patent Trial
Microsoft Corp. came out on top in the first of two patent trials versus Google Inc.'s Motorola Mobility unit on Thursday, as a federal judge in Seattle ruled largely in its favor. U.S. District ...
IT, Security Sector Booming In Romania, Bulgaria Though Hacking Center Remains
After hacking the Pentagon, NASA and Britain's Royal Navy for fun, TinKode got a real job as a computer security expert for a Romanian cyber safety consultancy. TinKode was the name used by Romanian ...EU Antitrust Body Seeks Views On Google Concessions
Google's rivals will have the chance to comment on concessions proposed by the U.S. Internet company to end an EU antitrust investigation. Complainants including Microsoft, online travel sites ...
Software Glitch Shuts Down CBOE
A software glitch shut down the Chicago Board Options Exchange for half the day on Thursday, preventing trading in options on two of the U.S. stock market's most closely watched indexes and ...CBOE Opening Delayed For ‘Downloading’ Problem
The Chicago Board Options Exchange delayed its opening on Thursday due to "downloading" issues, preventing investors from accessing its exclusive options on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and ...
Hoax Tweet Tests Firms That Filter Social Media For Wall Street
Firms that scour social media sites such as Twitter for information to help investors and traders make money faced their biggest test yet this week. A tweet reporting explosions at the White House ...In Myanmar, Cheap SIM Card Draw May Herald Telecoms Revolution
Introduced a decade and a half ago under Myanmar's former military rulers, SIM cards sold for as much as $7,000 apiece. Today, they still cost more than $200. From Thursday, lucky winners of a ...