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ITC judge says Samsung infringes key part of Apple patent — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd infringed a key portion of an Apple Inc patent by including a text-selection feature in its smartphones and tablets, an International Trade Commission judge said in a preliminary decision.| Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider: |
Jeff Bezos invests in Business Insider [Full Internal Memo] — Jeff Bezos has invested in Business Insider, according to an internal memo that has just been obtained. Here's the memo from Business Insider CEO and Editor-in-Chief Henry Blodget: Team, I wanted to share the details of the financing we mentioned last night.
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos Invests in Blodget's Business Insider Site — Business Insider Inc., the business- news site co-founded by former Internet analyst Henry Blodget, raised $5 million in venture capital from investors led by Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos.
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Why Facebook Home bothers me: It destroys any notion of privacy — One of the great things about attending Facebook's events is that one gets to see Mark Zuckerberg mature as a chief executive and hone his presentation skills. And today, he didn't disappoint in his ability to spin the media corps.
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New Skype malware spreading at 2,000 clicks per hour makes money by using victims' machines to mine Bitcoins — A new piece of malware propagating across Skype has been discovered that tries to convince the recipient to click on a link. What makes this particular threat different …
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Reasons for iOS outperformance in the US — The comScore mobiLens survey for the US ending February 2013 shows continuing rapid expansion of smartphone usage in the US. Even though the 50% penetration threshold was passed seven months earlier, the rate of new smartphone users … | Reid J. Epstein / Politico: |
Mark Zuckerberg immigration group's status: Looking for footing — Even the man who transformed social media can get into a messaging mess. — The immigration reform group that will be Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's entry into politics was supposed to launch as early as next week with a lot of fanfare …
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Samsung expects first-quarter profits of $7.7B, up 53 percent — The guidance is better than many analysts expected but breaks the company's string of five consecutive quarters of record profits. — Samsung Electronics expects to record an operating profit of 8.7 trillion won ($7.7 billion) … | Miyoung Kim / Reuters: |
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New Leaked Picture Of The BlackBerry R-Series Smartphone — Well, we have seen the L-Series (Z10), N-Series (Q10), and now we get a better look at the upcoming R-Series smartphone, or otherwise known as the BB10 Curve. Last time we got a look at this device it was in a more grainy format.| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Movie Studios Want Google to Take Down Their Own Takedown Request — There's a dark side to Google's transparency efforts, especially when it comes to publishing DMCA requests it receives from copyright holders. — With more than 100 million links to pirated files Google is steadily building … | Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
Nokia launches its Music+ subscription service on Windows 8 and Windows RT — Nokia has launched its music streaming service Nokia Music as an app for Windows 8 and Windows RT devices today, giving desktop PC, laptop and tablet owners a new way to listen to an almost unlimited amount of albums and singles.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
T-Mobile USA Opens Pre-Orders For iPhone 5 Starting At $99.99, Shipping April 12 — T-Mobile USA has now started online pre-orders for the iPhone 5 — the first time that the carrier will be offering the device. Prices start at $99.99 for the 16GB models if you opt for a subsequent monthly payment plan …
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Microsoft applauds Facebook's people-centric Home, but ‘humbly suggests’ you get the real deal — Facebook's unveiling of Home yesterday appears to have ruffled a few feathers over at Windows Phone HQ. Frank Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft … | Dante D'Orazio / The Verge: |
Google Fiber could expand to Austin as city preps for joint announcement next week — Google and the City of Austin, Texas have sent out invites for a press conference for “a very important announcement” next week, according to VentureBeat, and it is expected that the two will reveal …
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Meet Twitter's Newest Clique: Bloomberg's Terminal Tweeters — Until this week, many Wall Street bankers and traders had no access to Twitter. Despite the fact that Twitter is now where lots of breaking news (including today's jobs day numbers) happens first, most big banks shut off access … Sponsor Posts
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