technology - "computers"

The Texas-based Clear With computers claims that Apple and HP are violating patents it holds for online form-based sales systems. The company filed its case in the Texas Eastern District Court on June 18 and is seeking a permanent injunction to stop both Apple and HP from using their online computer ordering systems

A ruling by a three-judge panel in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has established new privacy rights for employees who use employer-issued cell phones, pagers and computers to send personal text messages. The decision might also apply to e-mail communications.

With the rise in popularity of Apple's Mac computers and the OS X operating systems they run, dangerous malware, viruses and Trojans are now being targeted for the Mac, too. The most recent case in point comes courtesy of a security advisory released by SecureMac. The advisory warns that multiple variants of a new Trojan horse -- out in the wild -- is ready to run roughshod all over OS X 10.4 and 10.5.