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NewsApple announces 50 billionth download, US$10,000 gift card winner
Apple has announced the downloader of the 50 billionth app from the App Store, with Ohio’s Brandon Ashmore collecting the US$10,000 gift card....
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Gadget GuidePlair Media Plair web streamer
Plair Media’s Plair aims to remove the cable connection between your computer and your TV. The Plair activates a built-in hotspot to transfer web...
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NewsJudge says Apple, Motorola pursuing business strategy in court
A US court in Florida said that Apple and Motorola Mobility have no interest in quickly and efficiently resolving a patent infringement lawsuit, but...
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NewsUS patent office retracts rejection of Apple’s iPad mini trademark
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week reversed itself, withdrawing a rejection of Apple’s trademark application for “iPad...
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NewsSamsung infringed Apple patent on text selection, says ITC judge
A handful of Samsung smartphones infringe an Apple patent on text selection, according to the initial determination of a US International Trade Commission...
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NewsOfficials reinstate Apple patent claims, but not one key to Samsung suit
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has reinstated three claims in an Apple patent it had earlier said it was minded to reject – but not...
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NewsUS patent office rebuffs Apple’s iPad mini trademark request
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has provisionally denied Apple’s trademark application for “iPad Mini” because the term is “merely...
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NewsUS lawmakers seek ban on Google Glass while driving
The reality-augmentation spectacles Google Glass are meeting resistance even before their release, as another jurisdiction considers restrictions...
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NewsiPhone dominance in the US due to carriers’ pricing strategies
Apple’s iPhone dominance in the US is largely due to carriers suppressing market economics, an analyst said this week. US carriers artificially...
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NewsNorth Korea restores internet after 36-hour outage, blames US
Internet connectivity to North Korea was restored Friday after a day-and-a-half-long outage that the country’s official media blamed on international...
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NewsGoogle wants companies to cross-license patents
Google has created a new website describing four types of patent cross-licensing agreements and is inviting other companies to vote on which one it...
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NewsITC postpones decision on iPhone, iPad sales ban
The US International Trade Commission will take two more months to decide whether Apple’s iPhone and iPad should be taken off sale in the US...
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NewsGoogle to pay $7M to US states for Wi-Fi eavesdropping
Google will pay US$7 million to settle complaints from dozens of US states about its unauthorised collection of personal data transmitted over Wi-Fi...
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NewsWhite House warns China to crack down on cyberattacks
A top US official called on China to investigate and stop cyberattacks, which he said pose a growing threat to the countries’ economic relationship....
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NewsBefore Google Glass is released, it’s already banned
Before an official pair has even been released, a Seattle cafe has banned customers from wearing Google’s computerised eye glasses inside the...
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NewsChina denies hacking, seeks truce before cyberwar
China’s foreign minster on Sunday called on nations to cooperate on internet security, rather than wage cyberwarfare, as he denied accusations...
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NewsSecond Apple-Samsung lawsuit in California given go ahead
A judge in California has ruled that a patent infringement lawsuit between Apple and Samsung Electronics will continue, after indicating earlier that...
