Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Judge denies Apple request to ban Samsung phones

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge late Monday rejected Apple Inc.’s demands that its chief rival in the more than $100 billion global smartphone market cease selling models a …

• Senate takes step toward banning stalking software

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A loophole that permits software companies to sell cyberstalking apps that operate secretly on cellphones could soon be closed by Congress. The software is popular among jealous …

• Senate legislation targets cyberstalking software

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — For around $50, a jealous wife or husband can download software that can continuously track the whereabouts of a spouse better than any private detective. It’s frighteningly … 1

• Tech titans renew legal battle over smartphones

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The epic $1 billion patent fight between the world’s top two smartphone makers resumes Thursday in a federal courtroom when Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Corp. …

• Couple convicted of stealing GM trade secrets

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT (AP) — A former General Motors engineer with access to the automaker’s hybrid technology was convicted Friday along with her husband of stealing trade secrets for possible use in … 1

• US: Immigrant stole military technology for Russia

  October 3, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — An American success story of an immigrant from Kazakhstan who made millions off his Texas export firm took a Cold War-era turn on Wednesday when U.S. …

• Jury in NJ convicts Ill. man in military info case

  September 26, 2012 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An Illinois man who worked for a New Jersey-based defense contractor was found guilty Wednesday of taking trade secrets from his employer and presenting them in …

• Microsoft finds malware on new computers in China

  September 13, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — A customer in Shenzhen, China, took a new laptop out of its box and booted it up for the first time. But as the screen lit up, …