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Apple, Google settle Motorola Mobility patent litigation without cross-licensing, will cooperate on patent reform — Apple, Google agree to settle smartphone patent litigation — (Reuters) - Apple and Google's Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to dismiss high profile U.S. patent litigation …
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Dr. Dre, Beats sued for $20M by MOG founder David Hyman — Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics Hit With $20 Million-Plus Lawsuit — MOG founder claims he was hired and deliberately fired before he could collect his equity grant — Dr. Dre has hit a bum note with a man who claims that he was hired … | Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Google acquires Quest Visual, maker of Word Lens app, will integrate it into Google Translate — Google acquires Word Lens app recently featured in Apple's iPhone ad “Powerful” — Google just bought the company behind a smartphone app called Worl Lens that visually translates text …
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Bitcoin Foundation hit by resignations over new director — (Reuters) - As the most prominent trade group pushing adoption of the electronic currency Bitcoin begins its annual conference on Friday, it is being roiled by controversy. — At least 10 members of the nonprofit Bitcoin Foundation …
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Google Maps Adds Elevation Profiles To Bike Routes To Help You Avoid Those Steep Hills — Google Maps now features elevation profiles for bike routes. — Google added biking directions to Google Maps and specialized maps that highlight bike routes a few years ago.
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FBI, foreign police agencies raid homes of individuals linked to popular RAT tool Blackshades — Global Raids Target ‘Blackshades’ Hacking Ring — FBI, Foreign Authorities Search Locations Worldwide — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and foreign police agencies have launched …
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Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 to be rebranded as “Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5” for two weeks — Samsung rebranding Heathrow's busiest hub to ‘Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5’ — Two weeks of S5 overload for British fliers — Samsung's marketing juggernaut is reaching …
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Google Now Bill Reminder Integration Rolling Out Now — As predicted back in March based on an APK teardown, Google Now has received bill reminder integration via your Gmail account. The level of detail for some billers seems fairly basic at the moment: Google Now identifies emails …
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Airbnb Experiments With ‘Experiences,’ Offering Everything From Bike Tours To Home-Cooked Meals — Traditionally, we've come to know Airbnb as a place where guests find accommodations in unique spaces, and as a platform for hosts to make extra money by opening their homes up to strangers.
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Apple Has Been Sued Because iPhones Often Don't Deliver Text Messages To Android Users — A lawsuit has been filed against Apple over the issue of iPhones failing to deliver text messages to Android phones, according to Bloomberg. — The suit was filed by a former iPhone customer who alleges … | Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
Baidu Hires Coursera Founder Andrew Ng to Start Massive Research Lab — Chinese search giant Baidu has hired Andrew Ng, the noted artificial intelligence researcher and co-founder of online education startup Coursera, to be its chief scientist, as it kicks off a new Baidu Research initiative …
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