eBay Sued For $4.3 Billion

Published on July 15, 2010 by Technology Slice

eBay Sued For $4.3 Billion – Internet auction site eBay is being sued for $US3.8 billion ($4.3 billion) for allegedly infringing patents held by XPRT Ventures for its payment systems. XPRT Ventures, which represents holders of the patents, sued eBay and its subsidiaries – PayPay, Bill Me Later, Shopping.com. and StubHub.

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Apple iPhone Monopoly Law Suit

Published on July 12, 2010 by Technology Slice

Apple iPhone Monopoly Law Suit – The lawsuit consolidates several suits filed by iPhone buyers starting in late 2007, a few months after the first generation of Apple’s smart phone went on sale. An amended complaint filed in June 2008 takes issue with Apple’s practice of “locking” iPhones so they can only be used on [...]

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Child Killer Back in Jail

Published on March 3, 2010 by Technology Slice

Child Killer Back in Jail – JON Venables, one of the killers of British toddler James Bulger, has been returned to prison after breaching the terms of his release. Venables, 27, and his friend, Robert Thompson, abducted and murdered two-year-old James on February 13, 1993. The pair were aged 10 at the time of the [...]

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