T-Mobile workers accused over customer record sales
News in brief: Privacy watchdog could launch prosecution

Intel and AMD bury the hatchet with $1.25bn deal
News in brief: Legal disputes settled

eBay's Skype sale gets green light
And Skype and Joltid founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis join investor group

Covert surveillance must be reserved for serious crimes, says government
News in brief: Councils must cut back on using Ripa powers to catch petty offenders

'UK must up privacy safeguards following Phorm'
News in brief: Government must boost privacy safeguards

Full steam ahead for plans to cut off file-sharers
News in brief: Peter Mandelson confirms government plans to ban repeated offenders

Nokia sues Apple, claims patent infringement
News in brief: Finnish mobile maker calls for halt to iPhone sales

It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
Brussels calls on tech to cut its own carbon - and help everyone else do the same

Microsoft wins U-turn in $388m lawsuit
Patent infringement case goes Redmond's way

Bletchley Park lands £460,000 funding boost from lottery
Home of WWII codebreakers gets cash for restoration

Digital Britain fibre tax 'to be law before next general election'
Landline tax to boost broadband back on the agenda

Former eBay CEO vies to become Arnold Schwarzenegger's successor
Will California be sold on Meg Whitman?

Facebook to kill Beacon: Info-sharing programme crumbles under privacy concerns
Social network settles year-long lawsuit with $9.5m "settlement fund"

Skype founders vs Skype: 'You've violated our patents'
Joltid files copyright suit against VoIP company

Dell settles fraud case with $4m
PC maker forced to make contracts clearer

Google steps up efforts to liberate user data
'The door to leave wasn't locked, just a bit stuck'

US ramps up probe into Microsoft-Yahoo! search deal
As Department of Justice increases interest in mergers

Judge upholds Microsoft infringement of date-picker patent
But says $358m damages awarded are too high

Google Books hit with fresh wave of criticism from Microsoft, Open Book Alliance
Deadline passes for opposition briefs to book-search deal

Google seeks to appease Europe with digital books copyright deal
And Viviane Reding calls for Europe to "turn over a new e-leaf"

ISPs protest against plans to cut off illegal file-sharers
Opposition voiced against government proposals

Google Books beefs up privacy policy after criticism
More details emerge after chat with regulators...

Are your software licences up to date - and does your CFO know?
Audits mean it's not just the IT department that should be keeping an eye on software

Microsoft accused of 'scare tactics' as judge grants a stay in Word case
i4i hits out at Redmond as 'stop selling Word' battle continues

Amazon steps up Google Books criticism with court filing
"It's unfair" says retail giant

'You can't sell Word' ruling: Microsoft files formal appeal
Redmond accuses judge with failing in his "gatekeeping"

Bletchley Park funding call rejected: No new cash for codebreakers' home
The National Museum of Computing rescue rebuffed

File-sharers' internet access could be cut off
Plans unveiled to suspend web access for illegal P2P

Microsoft looks to reverse 'you can't sell Word' ruling
Court hearing set for Redmond's appeal

UK inks fingerprint sharing deal with Australia, Canada
The fight against ID fraud

Yahoo! wins Sony appeal in music streaming case
Yahoo! not "interactive" enough, says judge