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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.| Reuters: |
Exclusive: Former News Corp President Chernin bids $500 million for Hulu — (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin bid around $500 million for Hulu, the online video streaming service he helped create in 2007, according to two sources with knowledge of Hulu's sale process.
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On The Michael Arrington Accusations — We normally don't cover criminal accusations against individuals without police reports or other documents filed, or significant evidence like self-acknowledgement. But we're making an exception. — TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington is facing …
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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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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 … | Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
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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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Fake Twitter Followers Becomes Multimillion-Dollar Business — Far from slowing, the market for fake Twitter followers seems to be taking off. — The fake Twitter follower phenomenon made headlines last summer after Mitt Romney's Twitter following jumped by 100,000 in a matter of days.
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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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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 … | 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 …
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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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T-Mobile releases carrier update for unlocked iPhone 5s, enables LTE, improved battery performance, and Visual Voicemail support — T-Mobile has just pushed a carrier update required to enable several key features of the iPhone, according to a support document posted on the carrier's website.
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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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