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• IBM sues Priceline for patent infringement in U.S. court

  09-02-2015 23:53
  
  IBM filed a lawsuit against Priceline Group Inc on Monday, accusing it of infringing four IBM patents in running its travel and dining websites. International Business Machines Corp asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to bar Priceline from using the patents, to award IBM royalties and to order Priceline to pay IBM's costs and attorney's fees. IBM also said that the infringement was wilful, and asked for all damages to be trebled. IBM said it had approached Pricel
  
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• Dish's online TV debuts, targets cord-cutters, cord-nevers

  09-02-2015 23:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dish Network's online television service, Sling TV, debuted Monday as a way to entice people who have dropped their cable or satellite TV service or never had one.
  
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• Is your doctor's office the most dangerous place for data?

  09-02-2015 22:45
  
  Everyone worries about stolen credit cards or hacked bank accounts, but just visiting the doctor may put you at greater risk for identity fraud.
  
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• Qualcomm pays $975 million, resolves China antitrust dispute

  09-02-2015 22:25
  
  By Noel Randewich and Matthew Miller SAN FRANCISCO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc said on Monday it agreed to pay China a fine of $975 million (£640.6 million), ending a 14-month government investigation into anti-competitive practices. The deal also sees chip-maker Qualcomm lower its royalty rates on patents used in China, the company said in a statement. ...
  
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• Qualcomm to pay $975 mln to settle China antitrust dispute

  09-02-2015 22:19
  
  (Reuters) - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc said it would pay a fine of $975 million (£640.6 million) to China's National Development and Reform Commission to resolve a 14-month government investigation into anti-competitive practices. Reuters reported earlier in the day about the possible settlement, citing a source, who said the chipmaker and the regulator made significant progress during talks last week. Qualcomm said it would not pursue further legal proceedings contesting NDRC's findings.
  
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• Review: Acer Aspire V15 Nitro

  09-02-2015 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designIf gaming is your main driver for buying a new laptop, prepare to break the bank. The Razer Blade seems to have it all, but it's also pushing a $2000+ price tag. What if you want to spend only half of that and still have a capable rig?The V15 Nitro Black Edition (VN7-591G-74LK) is one attempt to answer that question, packing a solidly powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M GPU with 2GB RAM, a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, and 8GB of RAM. And that's all had for $1,029 (about
  
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• Amid mobile slump, Samsung needs more outside customers for its chips and panels

  09-02-2015 22:02
  
  By Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - As Samsung Electronics Co Ltd sells fewer of its own smartphones, the South Korean group's components businesses are under pressure to pick up the slack and secure external customers for chips and display panels, including putting these in rival mobile devices. Samsung Display has begun supplying organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels to Chinese smartphone makers Lenovo , Coolpad , Oppo Electronics and Vivo Electronics. "Samsung Display's desi
  
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• Dish's online TV package debuts with addition of AMC

  09-02-2015 21:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dish Network's online television service, Sling TV, debuted Monday with AMC, sports and other additions to its previously announced lineup.
  
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• Review: Epson WorkForce WF-100

  09-02-2015 21:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction, specs and performanceDespite near-ubiquitous mobility among business professionals, there are still aspects of the professional world that are still stationary - like printers. Epson decided, by their own words, to expand the portfolio of business printing solutions by creating the Epson WorkForce WF-100 ($349, £229.14, AU$449.25), the world's lightest and smallest mobile printer.Epson designed the WorkForce WF-100 printer with the professional in mind, as the WorkForce WF-100 com
  
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• Review: Dell Venue 11 Pro 7000

  09-02-2015 21:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introduction and designWhen it debuted last year, the Atom-powered Venue 11 Pro impressed with strong battery life, a great 1080p display, and adequate performance to get most business tasks done. The pricier Intel Core i5 model in comparison was lackluster with weaker stamina and a chunkier body that housed a loud whirling fan. This year, the Venue 11 Pro 7000 joins the series, balancing portability and performance with Intel's Broadwell-based Core M processor at an entry price of $700 (£437 a
  
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• Netflix launches $7.99 service for Cuba despite average wage of $17 a month

  09-02-2015 21:07 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Streaming company among first to offer TV and film content but internet infrastructure and low salaries could make it available only to ‘elite’ consumers Continue reading...
  
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• Netflix brings its streaming video service to Cuba

  09-02-2015 20:50
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix began selling its Internet video service in Cuba Monday in what appears to be a largely symbolic move driven by the recent loosening of U.S. restrictions on doing business with the communist-run island.
  
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• Investigators seek phone records from Jenner, other drivers

  09-02-2015 20:30
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sheriff's investigators on Monday were contacting Bruce Jenner and other drivers involved in a fatal chain-reaction crash in Southern California to ask for access to their cellphone records, authorities said.
  
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• The great internet swindle: ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

  09-02-2015 20:15 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The internet was meant to liberate and empower its users. But the real effect has been to create vast monopolies and turn us into victims, argues web sceptic Andrew Keen in his controversial new book The Internet is Not the Answer Continue reading...
  
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• Sheriff's investigators ask for Bruce Jenner's phone records

  09-02-2015 19:55
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sheriff's investigators are contacting Bruce Jenner and other drivers involved in a fatal chain-reaction crash to ask for access to their cellphone records.
  
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• Netflix launches service in Cuba

  09-02-2015 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Internet movie and television streaming service Netflix launches in Cuba, as diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba thaw.
  
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• Twitter transparency report: US among biggest offenders requesting user data

  09-02-2015 19:12 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  According to latest report from July to December 2014, government requests for specific users’ information rose 40% on the previous six months to about 2,871 Continue reading...
  
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• The Best Technology For Fighting Climate Change? Trees

  09-02-2015 18:30
  
  When people talk about technologies that might offset climate change, they often evoke not-yet-invented marvels, like planes spraying chemicals into the atmosphere or enormous skyscrapers gulping carbon dioxide from the clouds. Specifically, the two techniques it recommends are afforestation—planting trees where there were none before—and biochar—improving the soil by burying a layer of dense charcoal. It also cautioned, however, that these so-called “Negative Emissions Technologies” o
  
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• London has the worst broadband in Britain, government statistics show

  09-02-2015 18:13 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Government says it is unable to directly invest in urban areas as it does in rural zones because competition rules prevent state intervention Continue reading...
  
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• Anonymous takes IS accounts offline

  09-02-2015 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hacking group Anonymous claims responsibility for taking social media accounts with links to extremists offline.
  
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• Hooked on Facebook? Why not live there?

  09-02-2015 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newsbeat may have found the perfect place for Facebook addicts to live. The social media giant may be building its own town.
  
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• Hands-on review: Honor Holly

  09-02-2015 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hands on: Honor Holly reviewThe Honor Holly is the latest smartphone to come out of the Chinese startup and it follows in the footsteps of the Honor 6, offering better-than-expected specs for the price tag.While the Honor 6 is the flagship device, the Holly falls at the opposite end of the spectrum with a price tag of sub-£100.Honor hasn't revealed its final price, and for a short time you'll be able to get the Holly at a reduced rate as part of the firm's price hack promotion, and it goes on s
  
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• Taking a selfie in public should be the ultimate social taboo

  09-02-2015 17:14 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  On Android phones alone, 93m selfies were taken daily last year – and iPhone users are even more vain. God help us all Continue reading...
  
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• Review: HP LaserJet Pro MFP M225dw review

  09-02-2015 16:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IntroductionStill very much the leader when it comes to printing, HP has something for everyone, from the home user to large corporates. The LaserJet Pro MFP M225dw measures 44 x 29 x 37cm (17 x 11 x 15-inches). It is aimed at small business buyers looking for a budget print/scan/copy solution. Despite a modest price tag of just £201 ex VAT ($305, AU$375), it turns out to be a very capable device, albeit with a couple of minor shortcomings that are inevitable when building to a price.HP by name
  
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• Rugby Union analytics – five ways data is changing the sport

  09-02-2015 16:22 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Saracens technical analyst Bill Gerrard is a sports data expert and longtime collaborator with Billy Beane. Here he charts how data is reshaping rugby union Continue reading...
  
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• Turkey tops countries demanding content removal - Twitter

  09-02-2015 16:21
  
  By Humeyra Pamuk and Jonny Hogg ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey filed over five times more content removal requests to Twitter than any other country in the second half of 2014, data published by the micro-blogging site showed on Monday. The figures are likely to reinforce fears of a crackdown on Internet freedom in the predominantly Muslim NATO state where President Tayyip Erdogan has said he is determined to stamp out what he sees as illegal online activities. Twitter's transparency report sh
  
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• Sunless Sea review – a beautifully crafted horror story

  09-02-2015 16:04 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  This evocative exploration game pits you against all the horrors of historical sea-faring – including cannibalism – and gameplay moulded by players themselves
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• Would you let a stranger wake you up with a phone call?

  09-02-2015 15:15 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  A new app, Wakie, promises that the ‘mental engagement’ offered by a call from another, random, user is an effective wake-up strategy – but does it work? We tested it for a weekShould you talk to strangers? Technology has never offered clear guidance on this. Every incarnation of the communication revolution – from chat rooms to Chatroulette – has offered a new way of plonking users alongside other bored weirdos and seeing what happens. This is often sold with the promise of creating a
  
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• Raspberry Pi 2 is 'camera shy'

  09-02-2015 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest version of Raspberry Pi's credit-card-sized budget computer reboots itself when exposed to camera flashes, users find.
  
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• ​Why Amazon's Docker service is linking into Apache Mesos for simpler clustering

  09-02-2015 14:50 via zdnet.com
  
  With cluster management a persistently big issue, recently-launched Amazon container service ECS is aiming to show how it can integrate with Apache Mesos and Marathon.
  
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• Alleged 'swatter' arrested in US

  09-02-2015 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An American man alleged to have been involved in several "swatting" incidents has been arrested in the US.
  
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• Social media ban for 9/11 post vicar

  09-02-2015 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A vicar who posted a link to an article that blamed Israel for the 9/11 attacks is banned from using social media for six months.
  
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• Ban racists from social media - MPs

  09-02-2015 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social media users who spread racial hatred could be banned from Twitter and Facebook, MPs suggest in a report on anti-Semitism in the UK.
  
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• Raspberry Pi 2 is camera shy: flash causes mini-computer to switch off

  09-02-2015 13:30 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  New faster Raspberry Pi 2 sensitive to Xenon camera flashes due to a weakness in one of the power-supply chips on the exposed boardThe new, more powerful Raspberry Pi 2 credit card-sized computer has a small and rather surprising flaw: flashes of light will cause it to spontaneously crash and power off.
  The curious issue was first spotted by the self-proclaimed “discoverer of the Pi2 xenon death flash” and Raspberry Pi 2 user PeterO, who posted his discovery on the Raspberry Pi Foundation�
  
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• Duolingo: The app teaching humans new languages while teaching machines how to learn

  09-02-2015 13:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The language app used by more than 70 million people wants to be about more than helping you to get by on holiday: can it help rethink how we teach?
  
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• Uber introduces 'panic button' in India

  09-02-2015 13:08 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  San Fransisco-based taxi firm’s app will allow riders to notify police in case of emergency, and users to share location details with up to five people
  Uber is introducing two new safety features for riders in India in response to concerns about safety that followed a passenger reporting she had been raped by a driver.The San Francisco-based taxi alternative company says it will launch a “panic button” in its ride-hailing app that allows riders to notify the police in case of an emergency,
  
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• French law blocking terrorist and child abuse sites comes into effect

  09-02-2015 12:34 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Law that allows blockade of offending sites without a court order criticised by free-speech groups as circumventing judicial powerFrance has introduced a new law that allows government agencies to order the blocking of websites that advocate acts of terrorism or contain images of child abuse.
  The legislation was brought in by revisions to 2011’s Loppsi Act, and an anti-terror bill passed by the French senate in October, but can now be used by the general directorate of the police’s cybercr
  
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• High There: dating app hailed as the 'Tinder of weed'

  09-02-2015 12:24 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Denver marijuana user hopes to spark up smoking passions with smartphone app aimed at fellow cannabis consumers Continue reading...
  
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• Deals: TechRadar Deals: Tablets, Mouse, Routers, Roku Box and much more

  09-02-2015 12:24
  
  Every day, TechRadar brings you great deals on tech products from around the web and today we've got some excellent bargains for you.First up, we have two products that complement each other nicely, especially as St Valentine's coming up. You can currently get the 50-inch Panasonic TX-50AS520B home cinema TV, exclusive to Currys, for just £449.And while you're at it, why not get someone to play with it? The Nintendo Wii U Mario Kart Premium Pack is currently available at Amazon for £199.Valent
  
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• Samsung warns about 'listening' TV

  09-02-2015 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung is warning people about discussing personal information in front of their smart television set.
  
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• A Netflix live-action Zelda series? Probably not a good idea

  09-02-2015 12:16 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The streaming TV service is rumoured to be working on a live-action series based around Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda games, but can it make the transition?
  When you play the game of cross-media adaptation you win or you die, there is no middle ground. And, unfortunately, when it comes to turning video games into television or movies, spectacular, bloody death tends to be the grim result. Nevertheless, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Netflix has a live-action television series in
  
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• Blip: Rise of the Roombas: robo vacuum tries to eat woman

  09-02-2015 12:12
  
  It was only a matter of time until someone fired the opening shot, but we never thought it would be the Roomba.Signaling the start of the war between human and machine, one of the circular robot vacuums "attacked" its South Korean owner as she napped on the floor, mistaking her hair for dirt.The fire brigade were soon on the scene to help free the woman from the clutches of her tiny butler.Just a simple mistake, eh Roombs? More blips!Judgement day is upon us - not even the blips can sa
  
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• Hotel staffed by humanoid robots set to open in Japan this summer

  09-02-2015 12:00
  
  The world's first hotel staffed entirely by robots is set to open in Japan later this year, promoted with the slogan "a commitment for evolution". The Henn-na Hotel will open in the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki Prefecture in July with the hope that by employing "actroid androids" - robots that mimic humans - it will be able to significantly reduce costs. "We will make the most efficient hotel in the world," said Hideo Sawada, president of Huis Ten Bos
  
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• Contactless payment limit will jump to £30 this year

  09-02-2015 11:36
  
  Ever had that embarrassing moment of tapping your card on the reader only for the contactless technology not to work, and then realised that your total is £21.39?The £20 limit on contactless transactions has some obvious advantages, but it does limit day-to-day use and thus the UK Cards Association has decided to do something about it.From September 2015 the limit for contactless payments will be raised from £20 to £30.The main driving force behind the rise is the increased usage of the pin-
  
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• Snapchat selfie 'unmasked killer'

  09-02-2015 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Pittsburgh teenager who killed a classmate is tracked down after sending a friend a Snapchat selfie of him posing with the body, police say.
  
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• ​India probes Xiaomi over possible sales ban violation

  09-02-2015 11:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Xiaomi could be in hot water over sales of its devices look to have broken an Indian court order, but the company has blamed an unauthorised reseller.
  
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• Are Samsung's Smart TVs really spying on you?

  09-02-2015 11:20
  
  Remember when Microsoft revealed Kinect would quietly listen to everything you said, causing the internet to erupt into furious, anti-Orwellian storm? Now it's Samsung's turn.A passage from the company's Smart TV privacy policy has been doing the rounds, revealing a small but concerning detail: "Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party through your use of Voice
  
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• Exclusive - Qualcomm nears $1 billion deal resolving China antitrust dispute: source

  09-02-2015 11:06
  
  By Matthew Miller and Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc is likely to pay China a record fine of around $1 billion (0.66 billion pounds), ending a 14-month government investigation into anti-competitive practices, after the U.S. chipmaker and the regulator made significant progress during talks last week. The deal, which may also see Qualcomm lower its royalty rates by around a third on patents used in China, could be announced as soon as Monday, a source said. Discussions in Beiji
  
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• Serif's new Mac-based Photoshop rival is now a free beta

  09-02-2015 11:00
  
  Like Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo is an all-new Mac app designed from the ground up to exploit the latest technologies and provide a fast, efficient – and inexpensive – alternative to Adobe's 25-year-old monolith.Forget Serif PhotoPlus, which is Serif's long-standing amateur photo software, designed for cost-conscious home users with Windows machines. Affinity Photo is completely unrelated, a brand new app aimed specifically at the professional market.It uses an advanced processing en
  
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• You can now buy a OnePlus One every Tuesday, no invite required

  09-02-2015 10:59
  
  The OnePlus One turned up rocking flagship specs at a decidedly mid-range price, but getting hold of it has always been a little tricky.The firm's invite-only approach punctuated every now and then by limited time, general sale periods is about to change, as from February 10 the OnePlus One will be available for anyone to buy every Tuesday.The Chinese firm announced the move on its blog, stating "we will open up sales for 24 hours, starting at 8am London time (midnight in Los Angeles; 4pm i
  
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