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Apple Joins Google in $500 Million-Plus Bid for Kodak Patents — Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Google Inc. (GOOG) have joined forces to offer more than $500 million to buy Eastman Kodak Co. (EKDKQ)'s patents out of bankruptcy, said two people with knowledge of the situation.
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Android's Google Now services headed for Chrome, too — The all-purpose alert system isn't just for Android. Google Now is being built into Chrome as well, taking advantage of its notifications system. — It looks like Chrome users, not just Android users, will get access to Google Now …
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Judge orders woman to CHANGE negative Yelp review after contractor sues her for $750,000 — Jane Perez accused Dietz Development of damaging her home, stealing jewelry and trespassing after she hired the company to work on her house — Dietz Development owner Christopher Dietz …
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| Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents: |
U.S. patent office declares ‘the Steve Jobs patent’ entirely invalid on non-final basis — For the second time in less than two months, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a first Office action tentatively declaring a key Apple multitouch patent invalid.
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| James Allworth / asymco: |
The real threat that Samsung poses to Apple — A lot of ink has been spilled in the wake of the recent Apple Samsung patent disputes, and the legal wars see no sign of abating any time soon. The rise of Samsung's phone business has been meteoric, and Apple is right to be concerned.
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They Know What You're Shopping For — 'You're looking at the premium package, right?' Companies today are increasingly tying people's real-life identities to their online browsing habits. — Georgia resident Andy Morar is in the market for a BMW . So recently he sent a note … | Rob Fishman / BuzzFeed: |
Google's Lost Social Network — How Google accidentally built a truly beloved social network, only to steamroll it with Google+ . The sad, surprising story of Google Reader. — Last October, while hundreds of protesters were encamped in Zuccotti Park, a handful of people occupied … | Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Kim Dotcom posts screenshots of upcoming Mega site: key generator, registration, and file manager — Kim Dotcom just took to Twitter and posted three new screenshots of his upcoming Mega service, which will be hosted at the New Zealand-based domain Mega.co.nz.
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Apple CEO's Pledge to Make Macs in the U.S. Seen Adding 200 Jobs — The pledge by Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook to invest in making Mac computers in the U.S. will probably create about 200 jobs if he follows the pattern of companies such as Lenovo Group Ltd. and LG Chem Ltd.| John Paczkowski / AllThingsD: |
On Legacy iPhones and Cannibalization — By continuing to sell legacy iPhones after the debut of the device's latest iteration, Apple, which has long catered to the higher end of the markets it plays in, is extending its reach to price-sensitive consumers. That's a great way to spur iPhone adoption … | Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple's Power Within — Whether Apple's share-price plunge is justified comes down to one question: Is the iPhone maker a hardware or a software company? Right now, it is more the latter. And that is why the 22% drop in the shares since their September peak creates an opportunity for investors.
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| Andy Greenberg / Forbes: |
Lock Firm Onity Starts To Shell Out For Security Fixes To Hotels' Hackable Locks — An Onity lock and (inset) the circuit board Onity has now offered to replace for a full reimbursement in many hotels' doors. — After four months, countless hacking embarrassments and a string of hotel burglaries …
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SEC Urged to Update Disclosure Rules on Netflix Warning — U.S. regulators, probing comments posted by Netflix Inc. (NFLX) Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings on Facebook Inc. (FB)'s site, are being urged to reconsider disclosure rules created years before the advent of social media.
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“Yammer sucks” — Not to be mean to Yammer, or anything — it's a very good tool for some use cases — but that's what a customer told me recently (and others feel the same way).
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