AuthenTec sells out to Apple to the sound of 1,000 lawsuits

AuthenTec sells out to Apple to the sound of 1,000 lawsuits


AuthenTec sells out to Apple to the sound of 1,000 lawsuits

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 04:03 AM PDT

Directors hounded for not hawking the business to Samsung

The $356m purchase of AuthenTec by Apple has not been universally welcomed. Not only are analysts and potential rivals trying to piece together the logic of the deal, but investors and, more importantly, class actions lawyers, are trying to work out if the 60 per cent trading premium that the deal is set at, was sufficiently high.…

Ten... freeware gems for new Macs

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Complimentary benefits

Product Round -up  It seems that Mac OS is forever moving further towards a closed computing model, especially with the introduction of Gatekeeper in Mountain Lion. Don't despair just yet though, Mac user can still take advantage of an abundance of free and open-source applications available in the traditional way.…

Judge rejects Apple's calls for Samsung censure

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:20 PM PDT

Schiller takes stand to defend iPad

Apple's demand that Samsung be censured for releasing evidence that had been struck out of the two companies' patent battle has been rejected by the presiding judge.…

Google offers panoramic views of Kennedy Space Center

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:07 PM PDT

Hi-res photography of Space Shuttle HQ

Reg readers not fortunate enough to have been able to travel to Kennedy Space Center in Florida can now get a closer look at some of the most historic locations in the history of the US space program, thanks to a new collaboration between NASA and Google Street View.…

AT&T to mothball 2G network by 2017

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:26 PM PDT

Your iPhone needs more spectrum

In its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, US telecommunications giant AT&T has said it plans to sunset its 2G wireless network by January 1, 2017, with the goal of reclaiming spectrum for 3G/4G service.…

Carbonite disputes ASA censure of cloud storage ads

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:23 PM PDT

Was ruling caused by communications snafu?

US cloud backup vendor Carbonite has said it will contest the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling that its adverts claiming unlimited storage are misleading.…

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