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Google, Facebook call for an end to 'abstract' patents

Source: Tom's Hardware Guide, Dec 10 2012, 6:26am CST

A group of tech companies including Google, Facebook, Red Hat and Dell have stepped into a US patent case to call for a ban on patenting abstract ideas. The companies, which also include Rackspace, Zynga and Intuit, have filed a ...

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Samsung, Google Gain On Apple In Brand Value, Customer Satisfaction

Source: Silicon India | May 22 2013, 8:34am CDT

Bangalore: Tech giants Google and Samsung had made gains on rival Apple in two separate rankings, signaling that the Cupertino company’s grip is loosening from the electronics industry, reports LA Times. While Samsung and Google made sign ...

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Motorola beats attorney-owned patent company at trial over Bluetooth

Source: Ars Technica | May 22 2013, 8:13am CDT

Effingo Wireless , a San Antonio company without much more than a website and a patent, decided to sue Motorola [ PDF ] for patent infringement on Aug. 11, 2011. Four days later, Google announced it would be acquiring Motorola, lawsuits and all. That was ...

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Why Facebook Should Buy Waze

Source: Forbes | May 22 2013, 8:10am CDT

This story appears in the June 10, 2013 issue of FORBES magazine. Mark Zuckerberg in early April held a flashy press conference to launch Facebook Home, a new app for Android that turns a phone into an a ...

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Analyst: Apple’s brand is worth $185 billion and counting

Source: Minneapolis - St. Paul Business Journal | May 22 2013, 8:01am CDT

TechFlash delivers technology news and trends from your city and beyond. Apple is the world's most valuable brand, worth an estimated $185 billion. Apple is once again the world’s most valuable brand, worth an estimated $185 billion. Th ...

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Hollywood Divided on Google Glass

Source: Hollywood Reporter | May 22 2013, 7:51am CDT

Does Google glass have a bright future in Hollywood? The prototype eyeglasses, which Google has begun offering to developers and select insiders for $1,500 in advance of a major rollout later this year, have become the talk of the tech commun ...

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Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents, Apple says

Source: PC World | May 22 2013, 7:30am CDT

Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple. Apple wants to add the new Galaxy S4 to an ongoing case involving Apple and Samsung being heard in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California ...

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Outside the Box: How not to screw it up: Three challenges for Yahoo

Source: MarketWatch | May 22 2013, 6:06am CDT

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Source: PBS: Blueprint America | May 22 2013, 6:05am CDT

One of perennial questions about Yahoo has been, "What is Yahoo." As the pioneering web brand slid downward, rebuffed Microsoft's generous acquisition offer and was overshadowed by the like of Google, Fa ...

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John Shinal's Tech Investor: Yahoo’s Tumblr buy is a high-stakes gamble

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Want to see how this story relates to your portfolio? Just add items to create a portfolio now: SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Investors who were still wondering what Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was going to do with Yahoo’s cash stockpile got th ...

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