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Apple’s iPad hits snag over 4G claims overseasNews from Washington Post: Following allegations by an Australian agency that Apple’s advertising deceived people into thinking its new iPad could run on all 4G networks, the company has said that it will offer refunds to any iPad buyers who believe they have been misled. The flap is [...]

For Apple, Pressure Builds Over App Store FraudNews from New York Times: Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times Jian Huang, head of Hoolai Game in Beijing. Hoolai, a game developer, discovered that it was missing payments from Apple. In a little over an hour, Ryan Matthew Pierson racked up $ 437.71 in iTunes charges [...]

Supervisors harassed, demoted JPL computer systems administrator over …News from Los Angeles Daily News: LOS ANGELES – Supervisors at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory harassed and demoted a high-level computer systems administrator for expressing support of intelligent design to co-workers, the plaintiff’s attorney told a judge today. Lawyer William Becker, on behalf of David Coppedge, delivered [...]

Fired NASA computer specialist alleges discrimination over his belief in …News from Washington Post: LOS ANGELES — A computer specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is going to court over allegations that he was wrongfully terminated because of his belief in intelligent design. Opening statements in the lawsuit by David Coppedge were expected to start [...]

NASA’s JPL computer specialist alleges discrimination over his belief in …News from Washington Post: LOS ANGELES — NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has landed robotic explorers on the surface of Mars, sent probes to outer planets and operates a worldwide network of antennas that communicates with interplanetary spacecraft. Its latest mission is defending itself in a [...]

Judge: Woman must turn over computer hard driveNews from msnbc.com: DENVER — Readily available, easy-to-use software can encrypt a computer hard drive so thoroughly it would take years for a hacker to break in. But that seems to be no impediment for government prosecutors, who have obtained an order compelling the disclosure of a computer’s contents [...]

Colorado woman must turn over computer password after appellate court refuses …News from Washington Post: DENVER — A federal appeals court in Denver refused Tuesday to get involved in a mortgage and real estate fraud case that raises questions about whether turning over a computer password amounts to self-incrimination. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of [...]

Computer monitor tossed over fence by FedEx manNews from CNET: by Chris Matyszczyk December 20, 2011 6:19 PM PST I always wondered how Santa gets things down the chimney without them being covered in soot. Which sometimes makes me wonder how, at Christmas time, those nice men from FedEx always ensure the package arrives absolutely, [...]

China court rejects Apple lawsuit over ownership of iPad trademarkNews from Washington Post: BEIJING — A court in southern China has rejected a claim by Apple Inc. that a Hong Kong-headquartered tech company has violated its iPad trademark, in the latest development in a case that could affect the U.S. company’s financial prospects in the [...]

Apple TV Hulu Plus app on ice over iTunes sales fearsNews from SlashGear: Apple TV owners hoping for Hulu Plus access will have to wait until Apple execs are confident the streaming media service won’t eat into iTunes sales, new reports have suggested. Although a Hulu Plus app on Apple TV hardware is already apparently [...]