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US vetoes import ban on Apple products

The Obama administration has vetoed a ban that affected certain iPhone and iPad models due to patent claim by Samsung

How Microsoft blundered with the SkyDrive brand

Unbelievable that Microsoft did not see this coming, says expert, citing past Metro fiasco

DOJ, AGs propose remedies for Apple in e-book price fixing

The remedies would require Apple to end its e-book agreements with five major publishers

Trade group reports controversial Oracle advertisements to FTC

Oracle believes the ads comparing its Sparc T5 server to IBM's Power7+ platform are 'fair and accurate'

ITC expected to rule on Samsung sales ban next week

The US trade body says it will complete its investigation of alleged patent infringements on Aug. 9

Icahn files lawsuit to force Friday vote on Dell buyout

Investor Carl Icahn filed the lawsuit in an attempt to give Friday's shareholder vote on Dell-Silver Lake's buyout proposal a go

State dumping IBM after IT project runs 42 months late, $60 million over budget

A Pennsylvania state-commissioned study finds blame on both sides, however

Gartner: SaaS contract language regarding security is lacking

SaaS vendors are being "extremely vague" about security and service levels, and customers aren't happy, Gartner says

Email from social media safest, financial services riskiest

EFF coalition calls for crowdsourcing effort to fight patent trolls

Electronic Frontier Foundation helps launch TrollingEffects.org