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Top 10 tech stories of 2012: a busted IPO, spotlight on workers, titans in transition

Change in any industry involves conflict. Evolution and revolution in tech this year took place not only in the marketplace but also in the courtroom, the factory, and on the Web. Here are the top news stories of 2012 as selected by the editors of the IDG News Service.

By Marc Ferranti | 10 December, 2012 21:03

Tags: Motorola, iPhone 5, Civil lawsuits, Mergers and acquisitions, samsung, legal, Windows Phone, applications, java, mobile, Windows 8, smartphones, software, Flame, foxconn, telecommunication, Android, iPad, malware, Nintendo, office, Apple, Android OS, Autonomy, financial results, processors, search engines, Internet-based applications and services, regulation, Sun Microsystems, operating systems, Federal Trade Commission, consumer electronics, Microsoft, tablets, intel, Surface, Advanced Micro Devices, desktop pcs, social networking, internet, legislation, Facebook, Google, government, sony, business issues, hardware systems, Oracle, copyright, intellectual property, patent, Components, restructuring, cybercrime, servers, ios, Arm, Joaquín Almunia, Leo Apotheker, Lenovo, Web servers, Windows desktops, PIPA, iPhone, Meg Whitman, YEAR END, Windows, Mike Lynch, Hewlett-Packard, Android tablets, SOPA, security, Mobile OSes
US accuses eBay of illegal no-hiring deal with Intuit

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing eBay of entering into a "handshake" agreement to not recruit or hire employees of software maker Intuit.

By Grant Gross | 16 November, 2012 22:27

Tags: business issues, U.S. Department of Justice, antitrust, Joseph Wayland, regulation, Meg Whitman, Scott Cook, government, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, personnel, Intuit, ebay, legal
Tech stories of 2011: Jobs, Android and Anonymous rank in top 10

In 2011, the increasingly mobile and socially networked world of technology became more intertwined than ever with politics and the law. Patent wars shaped competition in tablets and smartphones, hacktivists attacked a widening array of political and corporate targets, repressive regimes unplugged citizens from the Internet, and the U.S. government moved to block the giant merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. With the passing of Steve Jobs, the world lost a technology icon who redefined the computer, entertainment and consumer electronics industries. These are the IDG News Service's picks for the top 10 technology stories of the year:

By Marc Ferranti | 14 December, 2011 03:32

Tags: telephony, antitrust, desktop pcs, social networking, t-mobile, internet, legislation, Mergers and acquisitions, Internet service providers, samsung, 4g, Google, legal, government, sony, business issues, steve jobs, applications, hardware systems, Windows 7, mobile, Oracle, personnel, Windows 8, 3g, intellectual property, smartphones, patent, data breach, Components, software, restructuring, cybercrime, ICANN, telecommunication, ios, Android, Handhelds / PDAs, iPad, Apple, intrusion, Android OS, Music and audio, Leo Apotheker, processors, memory, Windows desktops, Internet-based applications and services, regulation, Meg Whitman, iPhone, Windows, operating systems, bill gates, Hewlett-Packard, Android tablets, consumer electronics, Carriers, at&t, Microsoft, security, SAP, Mobile OSes, Windows desktop, tablets
Former HP CEO Apotheker to get more than $US9.6 million

Outgoing Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker will get a severance payment of US$7.2 million, plus a $2.4 million performance bonus and additional stock benefits, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.

By Nancy Gohring | 30 September, 2011 09:28

Tags: business issues, personnel, Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, Leo Apotheker, SEC Filings, Hewlett-Packard

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2012: The year in quotes

Some of the most memorable IT-related quotes were uttered in courtrooms this year, which involved a steady stream of legal challenges about intellectual property. In no particular order, these are some of the comments that stuck with us as 2012 winds to a close.

By Nancy Weil | 12 December, 2012 13:45

Tags: sharp, Civil lawsuits, EDRi, mark hurd, International Telecommunication Union, internet, Mergers and acquisitions, samsung, Google, Janis Sharp, legal, government, William Lee, business issues, Gary McKinnon, Oracle, RiTeng Computer Accessory Co., personnel, Tyler Ochoa, intellectual property, steve ballmer, smartphones, software, Lucy Koh, amazon, foxconn, larry ellison, Apple, Santa Clara University School of Law, eric schmidt, Roger Kay, Werner Vogels, storage, Meg Whitman, YEAR END, Hewlett-Packard, William Alsup, consumer electronics, security
Tech issues don't make much of an appearance in US presidential campaign

With the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday, it's fair to say that technology policy hasn't risen to the top of the agenda in the debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

By Grant Gross | 02 November, 2012 17:37

Tags: Scott McNealy, Meg Whitman, U.S. Congress, legislation, Barack Obama, Jot Carpenter, T-Mobile USA, Public Knowledge, Morgan Reed, Mitt Romeny, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at&t, ctia, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Association for Competitive Technology, government, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, regulation, Bartees Cox

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