Reuters – Europe’s online security would best be served by developing global cyber regulation, ending current “ad hoc” international efforts, British lawmakers said on Wednesday, echoing industry calls for worldwide rules.

Macworld.com – Smartphone manufacturer HTC fired back at Apple on Wednesday, saying that it “disagreesâ€� with the legal actions Apple has taken. Earlier this month, Apple sued Taiwan-based HTC over alleged infringement of intellectual property

AP – A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will expose their secrets and other confidential information

Macworld.com – After months of anticipation, Amazon on Wednesday night released a beta of Kindle for Mac, software that lets you read Kindle e-books without the need for any special hardware (say, a Kindle). The free app for OS X 10.5 or later is available now in more than 100 countries, and joins the ranks of Kindle for iPhone, Kindle for PC, and Kindle for Blackberry.

AP – Diebold Inc., a maker of ATMs and security systems, said Wednesday that Kumar Pavithran will lead its integrated services, global software development and global professional services teams.