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German court dismisses Motorola patent lawsuit against Apple
Feb 11th
On Friday, the Mannheim Regional Court of Germany announced that Motorola’s patent lawsuit against Apple had been dismissed.
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German court dismisses Motorola patent lawsuit against Apple
Facebook post causes man to shoot daughter’s computer: video
Feb 11th
If you’re a teenager, you better be careful what you post on Facebook. That’s especially true if you have a father who works in IT. But there’s that one quirk about teenagers – no matter what common sense says, they think they know better.
GameStop confirms will have PlayStation Vita midnight launch
Feb 11th
If you absolutely have to be among the first to pick up Sony’s newest game device, head to GameStop. The retailer will be offering midnight launch events at locations throughout the country. Select stores will open at 11:00 PM on Tuesday night, then as the clock strikes midnight will begin giving the Vitas to eager early adopters
Facebook defriending act blamed for double murder
Feb 11th
After a couple was found dead in their Tennessee home, police pointed the blame to a couple computer clicks. Specifically, officials said, they were each shot in the head because they “defriended” someone on Facebook. And it wasn’t even the defriended person who committed the homicides; it was her father and another man
Canonical aims for enterprise desktop with Ubuntu business remix
Feb 11th
Canonical has announced the availability of the Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix, a new variant of the popular Linux distribution that has been customized for use in enterprise environments. It is based on Ubuntu 11.10, the current stable version of the distro, but it offers a slightly different set of packages in the default installation. The business remix omits Ubuntu’s standard games, multimedia applications, and social networking tools
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Canonical aims for enterprise desktop with Ubuntu business remix
TomTom to provide insurance company with your driving style
Feb 11th
Are you in good hands? Better yet, is your car? GPS manufacturer TomTom is ready to give a judgment on how good of a driver you are
Kodak announces it’s getting out of the camera-making business
Feb 11th
After making and selling cameras for over 120 years, the Eastman Kodak Company announced yesterday that it plans to stop producing its “dedicated capture devices” – in other words, its digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and digital picture frames. The company plans on phasing out the products throughout the first half of this year. This news doesn’t come as a surprise, as Kodak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just last month, at which time it announced that it would be undergoing a “reorganization” in order to focus on its most valuable business lines..
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Kodak announces it’s getting out of the camera-making business
Smartphone tech battles drug abuse and depression
Feb 11th
Some day, perhaps soon, it’s possible that your smartphone could stop you from shutting yourself off from the world, or turning to illicit substances to deal with the stresses of life. Two separate studies are currently under way, looking at how smartphone-enabled technologies could be used to monitor peoples’ levels of stress or depression, and then take action to keep them from making the wrong choices…
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Smartphone tech battles drug abuse and depression
Fish’s piranha-proof scales could lead to tough, flexible body armor
Feb 11th
Here’s a question – if piranhas are so ferocious and will attack anything, why aren’t they the only fish in the Amazon? Well, in some cases, it’s because other fish possess bite-proof armor. The 300-pound (136-kg) Arapaima is just such a fish
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Fish’s piranha-proof scales could lead to tough, flexible body armor
Amazon is looking for people to produce original TV content
Feb 11th
In the highly competitive world of digital streaming, where everyone can pretty much get access to the same slate of popular content and offer it at pretty much the same price, there’s a strong need to create something new and differentiated. Hulu has been trying to set itself apart not only by offering much more timely TV content but also creating a bold initiative on making its own Web shows that are available exclusively on Hulu. It looks like Amazon wants to take a page out of that book
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