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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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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.| Josh Lowensohn / CNET: |
Another Apple touch-screen patent in trouble after second look — U.S. patent office rules that all 20 claims included in an Apple patent covering interaction with touch-screen devices — a patent used in a suit against Motorola — are invalid. But the decision isn't final.| Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters: |
Exclusive: Google to replace M&A chief, launch late-stage investment fund — (Reuters) - Google Inc is replacing the head of its in-house mergers and acquisitions group with one of its top lawyers and is planning to create a new late-stage investment group that longtime and outgoing corporate … | Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
iPhone 5 Now ‘In Stock’ in Apple's Online Stores for Several Countries — Just days after shipping estimates for new iPhone 5 orders improved to 2-4 business days, they are taking the final step with Apple now listing the device as “in stock” in many of its online stores.
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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 …
Tweets: @kissane, @counternotions and @csoghoian
| 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 … | Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg: |
Groupon Surges on Google Takeover Speculation: Chicago Mover — Groupon Inc. (GRPN) surged to the highest price in three weeks on speculation that Google Inc. (GOOG) might consider buying the online coupon provider. — The shares advanced 23 percent to $4.69 in New York, closing at the highest price since Oct. 19.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Dropbox Hires Away Google's Guido Van Rossum, The Father Of Python — The original open source software “Benevolent Dictator For Life” and author of Python, Guido van Rossum, is leaving Google to join Dropbox, the startup will announce later today. Van Rossum was a software engineer at Google since 2005 … | 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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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Richard Stallman slams Ubuntu as spyware, prompting Canonical's Jono Bacon to call FUD — Richard Stallman, creator of the GNU Project and founder of the Free Software Foundation, declared on Friday that Ubuntu is spyware. Jono Bacon, Ubuntu's Community Manager, has countered on the same …
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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.
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Sprint Is Said to Suggest Dish Partnership — Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has approached Dish Network Corp. (DISH) about a partnership that would allow the satellite-TV company to offer mobile-phone service over the carrier's network, two people familiar with the matter said.
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| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Netflix CEO Hastings deserves SEC scrutiny — Netflix investors shouldn't be expected to search everywhere for information. — FORTUNE — Back in July, Netflix (NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings disclosed what may have been material company information via his personal Facebook page.
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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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| Jessica Roy / Betabeat: |
Bitcoin-Central Becomes First Bitcoin Exchange to Operate as a Bank — Big news for Bitcoin today: in a post on Bitcoin Talk, Paymium CTO David Francois announced that Bitcoin-Central, an exchange operated by Paymium, has scored a partnership with Aqoba and Credit Mutuel that will allow it to operate as a bank.
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Windows Store Weekly — This week we take a look at: Star Trek App, Box, Fling Theory, StumbleUpon, and wordBrush.
Cloud Foundry:
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry — In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry — In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
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An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls — For the past several months, we've exposed the flaws in the patent system and how they're being exploited by opportunistic patent trolls looking to extort a quick buck …
An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls — For the past several months, we've exposed the flaws in the patent system and how they're being exploited by opportunistic patent trolls looking to extort a quick buck …
Hortonworks » Blog:
Get Started with Hadoop on Hortonworks Data Platform 1.1 for Windows — We are excited to release the Hortonworks Data Platform 1.1 for Windows as a Generally Available product.
Get Started with Hadoop on Hortonworks Data Platform 1.1 for Windows — We are excited to release the Hortonworks Data Platform 1.1 for Windows as a Generally Available product.
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Skype in the browser — Whether you like the Skype app or not, until now, you've had no choice but to download something to make voice and video calls — either an app like Skype, or a Flash plugin (yikes) for your browser.
Skype in the browser — Whether you like the Skype app or not, until now, you've had no choice but to download something to make voice and video calls — either an app like Skype, or a Flash plugin (yikes) for your browser.Who's Hiring In Tech?
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