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• 02 May 2013

• News: Parliament calls back Google over tax claims

  Google executives are to be hauled back in front of the UK’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) after new claims about the location of its salespeople, which could have tax implications for the internet giant.

• News: US regulator considers new automated trading rules following AP Twitter hack

  US regulator CFTC will consult on tougher rules on automated trading following the hack of Associated Press’ Twitter account, which caused markets to dive briefly last week.

• News: The good oil

  “Giving the business the freedom to be the business” is what Peter Powell sees as his main task.

• News: Dutch bill seeks to give law enforcement hacking powers

  The Dutch government today presented a draft bill that aims to give law enforcement the power to hack into computer systems -- including those located in foreign countires -- to do research, gather and copy evidence or block access to certain data.

• News: P2P piracy putting pressure on Chinese video sites

  After spending millions to buy licensed TV shows and movies, China's top online video site is facing a surge in piracy from a new crop of offenders threatening to cut into its business.

• News: Dish chairman says Sprint modernization has to be done from the US

  Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen said Wednesday that his is an American company, and the modernization of Sprint Nextel's network will have to be done from the U.S. with operations control in the country, and English speaking staff.

• News: Australia mulls data breach notification law, but details are secret

  Australia's government is keeping a tight hold on proposed data breach notification legislation that could become law before a federal election in September.

• News: AMD thinks beyond PCs with new custom chip business unit

  Armed with a contract to build chips for Sony's PlayStation 4 gaming console, Advanced Micro Devices has now officially established a custom-chip business unit in an effort to break away from its heavy reliance on the slumping PC market.

• News: Yahoo acquires to-do list app Astrid

  Yahoo has acquired Astrid, a to-do list and personal assistant mobile app, and the developers behind it for an undisclosed sum.

• 01 May 2013

• News: SAP loses bid to overturn $345 million patent judgment

  An appeals court has rejected SAP's attempt to overturn a US$345 million judgment awarded to Versata Software, which had brought a patent-infringement case against the software maker.

• News: Senator introduces legislation targeting patent trolls

  A U.S. senator has introduced legislation allowing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to review and invalidate controversial patents challenged by technology startups in an effort to discourage so-called patent trolls.

• News: Obama nominates Wheeler as new FCC chairman

  U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated telecom trade group veteran Tom Wheeler to be the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

• News: Oracle takes stake in ingestible health sensor maker

  Aiming at health care as a key vertical market, Oracle has taken a minority stake in medical device maker Proteus Digital Health, which sells ingestible and wearable sensors for tracking health-related information.

• News: Carphone Warehouse pays £500m to take full control of Best Buy Europe

  Carphone Warehouse is buying the 50 percent stake Best Buy Incorporated holds in the two companies' Best Buy Europe joint venture for £500 million.

• News: Belgian ISPs sued for providing Internet access without paying copyright levies

  Sabam, the Belgian association of authors, composers and publishers, has sued the country's three biggest ISPs, saying that they should be paying copyright levies for offering access to copyright protected materials online.

• News: Report: Yahoo drops Dailymotion deal in face of French opposition

  Yahoo has scrapped plans to invest in French online video site Dailymotion, after the French government opposed the Internet giant acquiring a majority stake in the company, according to reports.

• 30 April 2013

• News: Aussie consumer law starts to bite ISPs

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken ISP ByteCard Pty. Limited (also known as Netspeed Internet Communications) to court in the first ICT-sector test of consumer legislation which has close parallels in a New Zealand Bill now before Parliament.

• News: Federal CIOs Grapple With BYOD, Mobile Workforce

  Security and cultural issues are among many challenges government CIOs face in implementing mobile device management and BYOD strategies.

• News: Nokia bets on camera tech to boost phone market share

  In a move that could bring bleeding edge digital camera technology into future Nokia smartphone models, the venture arm of the Finnish company is investing in Pelican Imaging, a Mountain View, Calif., startup.

• News: To give back to investors, Apple goes for massive bond deal

  In an effort to return cash to investors, Apple is reaching out to the debt market and offering US$17 billion in bonds, the biggest non-bank bond offering in history, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

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