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May 18, 2015, 7:15 PM

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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Reuters:
Appeals court reverses part of Apple's $930M win against Samsung, upholds patent infringements, not trade dress dilution; $382M in damages to be reconsidered  —  Apple gets partial win on appeal in Samsung patent case  —  Apple Inc (AAPL.O) was handed a mixed ruling by a U.S. appeals court …
Tom Dotan / The Information:
Facebook is in active talks with game developers about games for Messenger app platform  —  With Messenger Apps Sluggish, Facebook Eyeing Games  —  The first suite of apps that Facebook announced for Messenger were all for lightweight communication: sending people emojis, sound clips, gifs and the like.
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Google researchers create amazing timelapses from public photos  —  There are uncountable digital photos in the public domain and scientists have now figured out something very cool to do with them.  Researchers from Google and the University of Washington have developed a fully automated …
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Obama uses someone else's iPhone to post first tweet from his own Twitter account @POTUS  —  Obama Used Someone Else's iPhone To Tweet His First Presidential Account Tweet  —  President Obama still carries his secure BlackBerry.  On the day of the first tweet from @POTUS, the White House won't say if that device is Twitter capable.
Bloomberg Business:
Uber Joins Baidu as Nokia's Maps Unit Draws Multiple Bidders  —  Uber Technologies Inc. is teaming up with Baidu Technologies Inc. and Apax Partners to pursue Nokia Oyj's maps business, people with knowledge of the matter said, as a bidding war for the unit intensifies.
Sam Rutherford / Tom's Guide:
Review of Asus Zenfone 2 smartphone with 5.5" 1080p display, 13mpx camera and Intel Atom CPU, which launches Tuesday in US, starting at $199 unlocked  —  Asus Zenfone 2 Review: Very Fast, Very Affordable … Phones like the Oneplus One and Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 exposed a weakness …
Brett LoGiurato / Fusion:
Politicians are using Snapchat to attract young supporters ahead of the 2016 election, presenting a challenge to regulators  —  Snapchat is going to be huge in 2016 — and regulators have no idea how to handle it  —  As he gears up for a presidential run, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley held …

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