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Top 10 Bogus Software Patents That Need to Get Busted by Roy Mark Acacia Technologies, Patent Number: 5,132,992 EFF says: “Laughably broad patent would cover everything from online distribution of home movies to scanned documents and MP3s. Threatening dozens of small companies, including many home-grown adult Websites. Infringement campaign threatens to chill freedom of expression […]

The crew of the International Space Station is gearing up for a busy November. On Nov. 12, the MRM2 (Russian Mini-Research Module 2) is scheduled to dock at the space station, and four days later, the space shuttle Atlantis launches for NASA’s final 2009 mission to the ISS.The MRM2 will launch Nov. 10 from the […]

Civilian libertarians, Internet privacy watchdog groups and libraries are irate over the secret negotiations in Seoul, South Korea, involving ACTA (International Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement). The negotiations, they claim, heavily favor Hollywood interests pushing tougher international copyright laws and, moreover, the entire process has been shrouded in secrecy.The latest round of the treaty talks concluded Nov. […]

NASA informed the crew of the International Space Station Nov. 6 that the spacecraft could be menaced by a piece of Russian Cosmos space debris. The time of closest approach is 10:48 p.m. EST.NASA said the timing of available tracking data has made it too late to do a maneuver, but better tracking data will […]

Reps. Rick Boucher, D-Va., and Lee Terry, R-Neb., released Nov. 6 their draft discussion bill for reforming the Universal Service Fund. The proposed legislation would broaden the base of contributions into the USF and controlling distributions from the fund and allow the use of the USF for broadband deployment.The USF currently subsidizes phone service in […]

Aruba Networks and Motorola said Nov. 6 they have settled a two-year dispute over patents owned by both companies. The settlement involves Aruba paying Motorola $19.8 million and both parties agreeing to a cross-licensing agreement.The dispute dates back to August 2007 and involves patents related to WLAN communication technologies. The lawsuit was brought by Motorola […]

Clearwire Communications announced Nov. 5 it has extended service for its WiMax 4G wireless service to Philadelphia. Clearwire, which markets its service as Clear, said the Philadelphia service area covers 1,000 square miles and approximately 3.6 million people in the market. Regionally, service extends as far north as Bucks County, south to the Delaware state […]

Motorola’s Android phone won’t be the only Verizon Wireless device running the Google operating system making its debut Nov. 6. Verizon announced Nov. 5 the HTC Droid Eris will also be available to customers for $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year customer agreement. The HTC Eris combines Android platform with HTC Sense […]

A U.S. House subcommittee approved Nov. 4 the Cybersecurity Coordination and Awareness Act, legislation that would require NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) to develop and implement a plan to ensure coordination within the U.S. government with regard to the development of international cybersecurity technical standards.The bill, approved by the the Committee on Science […]

IntraLinks and Adobe are teaming up to develop solutions that will automate cross-organization data capture and submission-based business processes within the life sciences industry. The initial solution IntraLinks and Adobe are bringing to market addresses the document-intensive clinical trial process.Combining IntraLinks’ solutions-which facilitate the secure, compliant and auditable exchange of critical information inside and outside […]