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High Court rejects libel case because article received approximately four visits OUT-LAW News
A libel action over an article that appeared on the website of a South African magazine has been dismissed by a court in England. Evidence suggested that the article had received only four visits from the UK in a two month period. Describing the claim as being “totally without merit,” Mr Justice Tugendhat said the claimants had failed to establish “substantial publication” within the court’s jurisdiction.

Two Madoff programmers arrested for role in fraud Reuters
Two computer programmers provided technical support to falsify documents and trading records for swindler Bernard Madoff and took hush money to help keep the massive fraud going, U.S. authorities said. The FBI arrested Jerome O’Hara, 46, and George Perez, 43, at their homes on Friday morning on criminal charges of conspiracy for falsifying books and records at both the broker-dealer and investment arms of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC in New York. “The computer codes and random algorithms they allegedly designed served to deceive investors and regulators and concealed Madoff’s crimes,” said federal prosecutor Preet Bharara. “They have been charged for their roles in Madoff’s epic fraud, and the investigation remains ongoing.” Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison on June 29. The next day, law enforcement sources said the FBI expected as many as 10 people could be criminally charged for their roles in the decades-long fraud of as much as $65 billion.

EU’s Kroes is ‘optimistic’ about Oracle settlement Bloomberg News
European Union Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said she is “optimistic” she can reach a settlement with Oracle over its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems. The European Commission sent an official complaint to the companies this week, saying the combination of Sun’s MySQL and Oracle’s corporate database software raises antitrust issues. Kroes said a settlement is still possible.

RSA reveals details behind re-shipping scam CNet News
RSA FraudAction Research Lab has uncovered the workings behind a recent re-shipping scam in which U.S. residents were used as mules to send goods purchased with stolen credit card numbers overseas. The operation began a year ago and received applications from more than 1,900 people, though only 33 people were “hired,” according to an RSA FraudAction Research Lab blog post on Thursday. Laptops, iPods, iPhones, Nokia smartphones, digital cameras, Sony PlayStation 3 devices, and DJ equipment were among the items shipped to addresses in Russia and Belarus. RSA estimates that more than $36,000 worth of merchandise was cashed out every month before the scam ended earlier this year. The operation masqueraded as a company called “Air Parcel Express,” and it had an authentic-looking Web site, RSA said. However, there is a legitimate shipping firm with the same name that is completely unassociated with the scam.

Reindeer herd drowns in icy Lapland waters The Local
More than 400 reindeer have drowned in a river in Jokkmokk in northern Sweden after thin surface ice cracked while the herd were moving to their winter pastures. Reindeer herders in the region were taking around 3,000 animals across the river, a route that has been safely crossed on previous occasions.

Google Chrome OS due next week The Register
Google will offer downloads of its Chrome operating system any day now, according to an internet rumor. Citing a “reliable source,” TechCrunch indicates an early version of the Chrome OS will arrive with a limited collection of hardware drivers “within a week.” Google had previously said that an early version of the OS would be available this fall. Considering that we’re about two weeks away from the end of fall, a debut next week would hardly be unexpected.

Final Fantasy XIII US Release Date Set for March 9 PC World
Square Enix says Final Fantasy XIII will hit the US on March 9, 2010, an announcement fulfilling the publisher’s promise earlier this week to deliver ‘important’ news on Friday. The game will ship with English translation and voiceovers and be available for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners simultaneously. Final Fantasy XIII debuts in Japan next month, December 17, and while you’ll be able to import and play it through resellers like Play-Asia, it’s unlikely to include English subtitles.

Apple unveils browser-based iTunes Preview AppleInsider Staff
Apple has updated links generated via iTunes to direct to a Web site called iTunes Preview, which gives customers the option to view content without launching the application. Links to an iTunes Preview page can be obtained through the iTunes Store “Copy Link” feature. Previously, users who did not have iTunes installed were prompted to do so in order to view content. Now, users can share music links via iTunes without the need to launch Apple’s media suite. The iTunes Preview page allows browsing of artists and albums on Apple’s Web site. Artist biographies and similar acts can be viewed, as well as details on song prices and individual track lengths.

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