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Report: Apple concludes Anobit acquisition for $500 million

Reuters reports Apple is buying Israeli flash technology maker Anobit for $500 million...and opening an R&D center in Israel.
Mobile
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Microsoft scores patent win over Motorola Android phones

A judge has ruled Motorola's Android phones infringe on a Microsoft patent, marking Redmond's first win over Android. But six other infringement claims didn't stand up.
Mobile
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Sprint disables Carrier IQ

Sprint says it has stopped collecting data using Carrier IQ, although it's still trying to figure out how to handle network diagnostics.
Mobile News
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AMD’s new A-series APUs sport overclockable graphics

AMD's new A-seres APU's add video stabilization technology and the ability to separately overclock both the x86 and graphics portions of the chip.
Computing News
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Sprint sues cable companies over digital phone patents

Sprint is suing some one-time cable company allies over a dozen digital phone patents, including some Sprint used to beat Vonage into submission a few years ago.
Computing News
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Apple lands jab to Android with legal victory over HTC

The U.S. ITC has ruled some HTC Android phones infringe on an Apple patent and will be barred in the U.S. next April, but HTC says it'll have a workaround in place by then.
Mobile
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AT&T gives up on buying T-Mobile

AT&T has abandoned its bid to take over T-Mobile, a move that will cost the company $4 billion in the fourth quarter alone.
Mobile News
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IBM forecasts biometric passwords, mind-reading tech for 2016

IBM's annual technology forecast that biometrics will replace passwords, the digital divide will vanish, and smartphones will read your mind -- all in the next five years.
Computing News
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AT&T’s last grasp at T-Mobile deal coming up short on buyers

AT&T is trying to find buyers for T-Mobile assets in an effort to get regulators' approval on the deal. The problem? Nobody is buying.
Mobile News
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Ancient Microsoft-Novell case ends in hung jury

Some dinosaurs just won't die: Novells' 90's era antitrust lawsuit over the death of WordPerfect has ended in a hung jury, laying the groundwork for more courtroom battle to come.
Computing News
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British Telecom launches broad patent case against Google

British Telecom has filed a civil lawsuit against Google, alleging everything from Android to Google Maps to Google Plus infringes on BT patents.
Mobile News
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Lawsuit over Facebook ‘sponsored stories’ rolls forward

A judge has ruled that a lawsuit over Facebook's use of friends' "likes" to craft ads using those friends' names can move forward.
Social Media News
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TouchFire iPad keyboard shows power of Kickstarter

iPad touch typists rejoice: the TouchFire keyboard puts a membrane over an iPad's onscreen keyboard: no bulk (and no Bluetooth) required.
Tablets Mobile
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Reports find Firefox faces upgrade lag, security debate

New reports find that up to a quarter of Firefox users use out-of-date versions of the browser, and that Google-commissioned security reports may be deliberately lauding Chrome at Firefox's expense.
Computing News
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Report: LightSquared interferes with flight safety systems

A government report finds that LightSquared's proposed satellite-assisted LTE mobile broadband system interferes with a flight safety systems, in addition to the majority of general GPS receivers.
Mobile News
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Nielsen: Smartphones now account 44 pct of U.S. mobile phones

Nielsen confirms what everybody knows: Smartphones are hot, now accounting for 44 percent of all U.S. mobile phones and almost two-thirds of all phones owned by 25 to 34 year-olds.
Mobile News
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Survey finds little European interest in Nokia Lumia 800

The Lumia 800 is Nokia's first phone with Windows Phone Mango, but a new survey finds European customers just aren't that interested.
Mobile News
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Apple A5 processor produced at Samsung plant in (yup) Texas

Apple famously produces its iGadgets overseas, but a new report puts new production of the A5 brains in the iPhone and iPad deep in the heart of Texas.
Tablets Mobile
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Sprint reveals it has Carrier IQ on 26 million phones

Sprint has revealed that more than 26 million of its handsets carry the controversial Carrier IQ software; AT&T, in contrast, has it on about 900,000 handsets.
Mobile Best-ofs
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Microsoft to start silent upgrades to Internet Explorer

Beginning next year, Microsoft plans to start automatically (and silently) updating Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 users to newer versions of Internet Explorer.
Computing News
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Intel forms new mobile unit to focus on phones, tablets

Chipmaking giant Intel has formed a new unit to focus on getting its chips into smartphones and tablets - something they've tried to do for years with almost no success.
Computing News
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IDC says 3Q tablet shipments miss mark, but 4Q should be huge

A new report from IDC finds "media tablet" shipments in the third quarter were lower than expected, reaching 18.1 million units. But the firm expects a strong holiday quarter.
Tablets Mobile
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PlayStation 3 “other OS” lawsuit thrown out

A judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit brought against Sony for removing the ability to run Linux and homebrew apps on the PlayStation 3.
Computing News
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Why many developers look to iOS first? Money.

Android might be the leading smartphone platform, but reports find apps for Apple's iOS make substantially more money than Android apps.
Tablets Mobile
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ITC delays decision in Apple/HTC case…again

The International Trade Commission was supposed to rule on Apple's request to bar HTC phones in the U.S. on December 6. Then December 14. Now it's December 19.
Mobile
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Google pulls dozens of apps from Android Market for SMS scams

Android continues to be the top target for mobile malware: Google has just pulled more than 20 apps from Android Market because they tricked European users into paying premium SMS charges.
Mobile
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Olympus restates finances in bid to keep stock listed

Olympus has restated its earnings for the last five years, and the damage from over a decade of accounting fraud doesn't seem as bad as feared...so far.
Photography News
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Strategy Analytics: Apple TV now leads set-top boxes

The lowly Apple TV - Apple's "hobby" for several years - is now the leading player in set-top boxes, according to Strategy Analytics.
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Dish interested in T-Mobile if AT&T deal falls through?

Dish Network's CEO says it would cut a deal with T-Mobile to build out a nationwide broadband if T-Mobile's troubled acquisition by AT&T falls apart.
Mobile News
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Toshiba Thrive 7-inch tablet hits retailers

The 7-inch version of Toshiba's Thrive Android tablet offers a slimmer build than the chunky original, but with a $379 starting price, will it be able to compete with the likes of the Kindle Fire this holiday season?
Tablets Mobile
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LightSquared LTE found to interfere with 75 percent of GPS receivers

Government tests reportedly show LightSquared's proposed satellite-assisted LTE network interferes with three quarters of GPS receivers.
Mobile News
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European Commission postpones Google-Motorola decision

The European Commission has put a hold on the process of approving Google's merger with Motorola - is the merger in trouble?
Mobile

Motorola chomps Apple in German patent victory, now what?

Motorola may have done what Samsung and others have failed to do: Landing an injunction that could take iPhones and iPads off shelves. But was it a fluke or a sign or things to come?
Tablets Web
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EU Commissioner calls for tech to protect dissident bloggers

EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes says the EU should develop technology to help bloggers and others living in repressive regimes to communicate safely - and anonymously - with the rest of the world.
Web News
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Reality check: Is Eric Schmidt’s Android optimism bravado or bull?

Google's Eric Schmidt asserts that Android is ahead of the iPhone, and by mid-2012 Google TV will be everywhere. Is there anything to Schmidt's bold words, or is it just enthusiasm gone overboard?
Mobile
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Oracle loses patent ruling in Android case

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected infringement claims on one of the key patents Oracle is using against Google in its patent case over Android.
Mobile
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Google chairman Schmidt to testify to Senate

Google chairman Eric Schmidt will testify to a Senate sub committee on antitrust matters in September...potentially putting the "Don't be evil" Internet company in the hotseat.
Computing News
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LCD makers to pay $388M in price fixing suit

Eight flat-panel display makers - including Sharp, Samsung, and LG - have agreed to pay $388 million to settle a class action suit over LCD price fixing.
Computing News
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