Top 10 vnunet.com articles, 20 Feb 09

The Pirate Bay case has dominated the news this week

This week's big news has been the developments in the Pirate Bay court case, a file-sharing web site taken to court by the music industry for allegedly allowing the illegal distribution of copyright materials. Monday saw four of the site’s founders standing trial for copyright infringement; by Tuesday part of the charges against them had been dropped due to technical misunderstandings.

Apple and Microsoft dominated the rest of the top 10 this week. vnunet.com readers were keen to keep up with the latest iPhone news around jail-breaking, possible price cuts and a patent infringement case; while Microsoft also faced legal action over customer charges for downgrading from Vista to XP. On a more positive note, the software giant unveiled Windows Mobile 6.5 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a major overhaul of the platform which will see better support for touch-screen phones.

Pirate Bay trial begins in Sweden
Firm stands accused of profiting from the distribution of copyrighted music

Apple iPhone changes on the way?
Temporary chief executive Tim Cook hints at changes to business model

Lawyers urge Facebook users to remain on guard
Social netwoking site backs down on changes to T&Cs - for now

Apple speaks out against jail-breaking
Company files complaint over push for DMCA exemption

Pirate Bay trial descends into farce
Prosecution forced to amend case on second day of trial

Apple and Microsoft face new legal actions
Apple in patent dispute while Microsoft accused of profiting from Vista unpopularity

Unix clock reaches historic milestone
Technical count-up approaches climax

Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6.5 at MWC
New-look user interface alongside application store and online backup service

Twitter plans new revenue model
New funding will allow blogging site to produce revenue-generating products

Palm dumps PalmOS in favour of webOS
Getting ready to bet the farm