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Microsoft could face Slammer suit in Korea

News A Korean civic rights group may take Microsoft to task for the carnage caused by the Slammer worm last month.

Wednesday, February 05 2003 04:49 PM

Dell's 'exploding laptop' problems take another twist

News Canadian legal action alleges that Dell knew it had a problem with its Inspiron notebooks, but sold them anyway.

Tuesday, January 16 2007 09:38 AM

Tags: Components, Legal, Crisis communications

'Bots' for Sony CD software spotted online

News Trojan horses use controversial tool from copy-protected albums to hide on hard drives and take over computers.

Friday, November 11 2005 09:29 AM

Tags: PC security, Security, Viruses and worms, Digital media

Judge orders Ballmer to testify in Vista suit

News Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer faces a three-hour deposition in next 30 days in a class action lawsuit over the "Vista Capable" logo program.

Monday, November 24 2008 10:56 AM

Tags: Lawsuits, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Class Action, class action suit, Jim Allchin, Judge, Microsoft Windows, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

'Vista capable' suit no longer class-action

News A judge declines to dismiss the suit against Microsoft, but rules that each PC buyer has to bring his own legal action when seeking redress.

Thursday, February 19 2009 10:05 AM

Tags: Lawsuits, Windows Vista, Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Class Action, inflation, class action suit, e-mail, Microsoft Windows XP

Qualcomm settles with former employees

News

Friday, June 01 2001 03:43 PM

Cisco settles class action lawsuit

News Networking giant is paying nearly over US$91 million to shareholders who claimed they had been misled.

Monday, August 21 2006 12:19 PM

Tags: Networking, Legal

Auto-volume control for Apple iPods

News Apple is developing a volume control device for its iPods that would automatically reduce the sound level, in order to protect users' hearing.

Wednesday, December 26 2007 02:08 PM

Tags: Sound, MP3 players

Yahoo click fraud settlement gets final OK

News The US$5 million settlement agreement in a California case releases company from all similar click fraud claims against it.

Wednesday, March 28 2007 04:46 AM

Tags: Web sites, Legal, Internet advertising

Microsoft faces lawsuit over Vista branding

News U.S. legal action claims that the software giant deliberately mislead consumers with its marketing of the new operating system.

Thursday, April 05 2007 03:49 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Legal, Branding

Suit filed over Nano scratches

News Complaint alleges that Apple violated state consumer protection statutes, as well as warranties.

Monday, October 24 2005 11:39 AM

Tags: Music devices, MP3 players, Mac OS, Music, Legal, Lawsuits

Sony rootkit settlement gets final nod

News Record label must stop using controversial anticopying software and compensate customers, settlement says.

Tuesday, May 23 2006 10:03 AM

Tags: PC security, Security applications/tools, Media players, Music, Digital rights management (DRM), Piracy

Windows Vista: Sold but not deployed

News Microsoft says it remains happy with enterprise sales of Vista, although it acknowledges that many Vista customers have yet to deploy the new software.

Wednesday, December 12 2007 11:14 AM

Tags: Operating systems

Sony settles 'rootkit' class action lawsuit

News The record label agrees to offer U.S. customers money and free downloads to encourage them to replace CDs that secretly install rootkit software.

Friday, December 30 2005 08:56 AM

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Legal