Business Operations

DOJ reaches settlement with eBay to end no-poach hiring deals

The proposed settlement would bar eBay from entering into no-hire agreements with other tech firms

Finally, good news in the war on patent trolls

Two Supreme Court decisions promise to lessen some of the patent trolls’ advantages when suing companies

Retailers plodding toward accepting higher-security payment cards

Apple-Samsung jury homes in on Steve Jobs’ remarks

The jury asks what Jobs said when he decided to go after Samsung, and did he care about Google?

Florida commuter’s illegal jammer blocked more than cell talkers

The man allegedly used a cellphone jammer in his car for as long as two years

It’s time for justice, says Apple in $2B case against Samsung

The four-week jury trial begins closing arguments as Apple demands $2 billion in damages

Lawyers ask US Supreme Court to limit mobile phone searches

Police should need warrants to search mobile phones beause of the amount of information they hold, lawyers for two suspects say

Motorola Mobility found guilty of breaching EU competition law, but escapes a fine

Motorola Mobility abused a dominant market position in the way it asserted patents essential to industry standards, the Commission said

Oracle wants an illegal monopoly on Solaris support, company alleges

Oracle has sued Terix and Maintech, saying they provide support for the OS in an illegal fashion

How the FCC’s net neutrality ruling could make piracy cool again

If the FCC's proposal to permit ISPs to charge content providers for premium network access becomes reality, piracy could become fashionable once again.