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Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany (AP)

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AP - Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.

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First Android Dedicated GPS Unit Actually Looks Pretty Decent

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First Android Dedicated GPS Unit Actually Looks Pretty Decent

Considering Android is getting on in age, it’s surprising it hasn’t been featured on more “miscellaneous” devices. Phones and tablets, sure, but we haven’t seen many, say, DVD players or PMPs using the OS. And certainly not GPS devices, whose proprietary libraries and interfaces were developed at great cost, leading the companies that...

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Apple Made A Deal With The Devil (No, Worse: A Patent Troll)

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Apple Made A Deal With The Devil (No, Worse: A Patent Troll)

Over the last two years, Apple has been engaged in vicious legal battles over smartphone patents, many of which are aimed at squelching (or squeezing money out of) manufacturers of devices running Android. And now, for some reason, it has given valuable patents to a patent troll — which is using them to sue many...

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The Web Is Rewarding Greed and Bad Behavior (Business As Usual)

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The Web Is Rewarding Greed and Bad Behavior (Business As Usual)

Editor’s note:  Contributor  Ashkan Karbasfrooshan  is the founder and CEO of  WatchMojo .  Follow him @ashkan . The world wide web prospered and is what it is today because its inventor Tim Berners-Lee didn’t give into temptation and greed and chose not to patent his invention.  But 20 years later, it’s evident that...

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EA Adds Social Game Studio For Hardcore Players With KlickNation Acquisition

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EA Adds Social Game Studio For Hardcore Players With KlickNation Acquisition

Electronic Arts has bought social game developer KlickNation , and is turning it into a studio within BioWare, its role-playing developer division. The move is a relatively inexpensive way for EA to build up Facebook versions of its hits like Mass Effect and titles for hardcore gamers using its extensive IP line. The...

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