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5th September 2010 Archive

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  • Google pays $8.5m to settle Buzz privacy invasion suit

    The price of a Tweetbookish Gmail mod

    Google has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of Gmail users when it released Google Buzz, a Gmail bolt-on that turned the email service into a Tweetbookish social networking tool. The suit in question consolidates several civil cases filed against the company over …

    ID 5 Sep 07:01

  • Intel to pay $1.4bn for Infineon WLS

    Comment But does it really need it?

    Intel has embarked on a major shopping spree to counter the pressures on its traditional businesses, which prompted it to issue a results warning at the end of last week. That was swiftly followed by the announcement that it would acquire Infineon‘s wireless arm, as widely expected, for $1.4bn, hard on the heels of the purchase …

    Mobile 5 Sep 08:00