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• Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement because it’s 2009 again

  21-12-2016 23:56
  
  It's like its 2009 all over again. Nokia earlier today announced that it's suing Apple in Europe and in the United States for patent infringement. In a press release detailing the suit, Nokia says that it decided to take Apple to court after "several years of negotiations" failed to yield a mutually beneficial licensing agreement over an assortment of mobile technologies. All told, Nokia is asserting 32 patents against Apple. Apple, of course, has never been shy about fighting back on the legal
  
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• Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement because it’s 2006 again

  21-12-2016 23:56
  
  It's like its 2009 all over again. Nokia earlier today announced that it's suing Apple in Europe and in the United States for patent infringement. In a press release detailing the suit, Nokia says that it decided to take Apple to court after "several years of negotiations" failed to yield a mutually beneficial licensing agreement over an assortment of mobile technologies. All told, Nokia is asserting 32 patents against Apple. Apple, of course, has never been shy about fighting back on the legal
  
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• Garth Brooks’ entire discography is coming to Amazon Music Unlimited

  21-12-2016 23:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  After years of holding out, Garth Brooks teamed up with a streaming service. Amazon managed to lock him down, and now his entire catalog will soon be available exclusively on Amazon Music Unlimited.
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• The Raspberry Pi Foundation offers its Pixel interface for Windows PCs, Macs

  21-12-2016 23:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Raspberry Pi Foundation released a bootable image enabling owners of Windows PCs and Macs to use the new Pixel desktop environment with Debian. The image is free to use and is offered on DVD in the latest issue of The MagPi magazine.
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• Raspberry Pi’s Pixel desktop environment can now be used on PCs and Macs

  21-12-2016 23:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Raspberry Pi Foundation released a bootable image enabling owners of Windows PCs and Macs to use the new Pixel desktop environment with Debian. The image is free to use and is offered on DVD in the latest issue of The MagPi magazine.
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• Raspberry Pi’s Pixel desktop environment can be used on PCs, Macs

  21-12-2016 23:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Raspberry Pi Foundation released a bootable image enabling owners of Windows PCs and Macs to use the new Pixel desktop environment with Debian. The image is free to use and is offered on DVD in the latest issue of The MagPi magazine.
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• The original Ghostbusters will meet the new team in an upcoming comic book

  21-12-2016 23:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  IDW Publishing has announced plans to bring the original Ghostbusters team together with the more recent, rebooted team from the 2016 film for an upcoming crossover comic book series.
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• Asheron’s Call quests end in January after 17 years of online adventures

  21-12-2016 23:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Turbine, the Asheron's Call franchise developer, announced on Facebook that after 17 years, both Asheron's Call and Asheron's Call 2 are being shut down. In addition, two other MMORPG titles are transitioning to another company.
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• 'Asheron's Call' MMORPG to shut down in January after 17 years online

  21-12-2016 23:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Turbine, the Asheron's Call franchise developer, announced on Facebook that after 17 years, both Asheron's Call and Asheron's Call 2 are being shut down. In addition, two other MMORPG titles are transitioning to another company.
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• The 'Dune' reboot may land 'Blade Runner 2049' director Denis Villeneuve

  21-12-2016 23:16 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Denis Villeneuve is helping the Blade Runner franchise grow, and now he may do the same for another sci-fi classic. The director is reportedly in early talks to helm the Dune reboot.
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• More sci-fi: ‘Arrival’ director Denis Villeneuve may helm ‘Dune’ reboot

  21-12-2016 23:16 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Denis Villeneuve is helping the Blade Runner franchise grow, and now he may do the same for another sci-fi classic. The director is reportedly in early talks to helm the Dune reboot.
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• Samsung Galaxy A7 and A5 (2017) rumors and news

  21-12-2016 23:07 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Samsung may be gearing up to announce its 2017 variants of the Galaxy A7 and A5. They are rumored to have a 16-megapixel camera on both the front and the rear, though it's unlikely the devices will see a global rollout.The post Samsung Galaxy A7 and A5 (2017) rumors and news appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Happy holidays, Apple! Santa delivers a patent lawsuit from Nokia

  21-12-2016 23:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Undeterred by the holiday season, Nokia is suing Apple, and has filed patent-related complaints against the tech giant in both Germany and the United States. No fewer than 32 patents are involved in this latest lawsuit.
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• House of Marley Stir It Up Turntable review

  21-12-2016 22:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  With good sound, great looks, and numerous playback options, the House of Marley Stir It Up Turntable is among the best tools for your new vinyl obsession.
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• Smart, VR-equipped exercise bike machine will even charge your phone for you

  21-12-2016 22:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Currently raising funds on Kickstarter, Chess Trainer describes itself as an energy-harvesting, device-powering, tour-enabled, virtual reality-enhanced stationary exercise bike machine. Intrigued? Of course you are.
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• Chess Trainer exercise bike will let you tour cities from your home through VR

  21-12-2016 22:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Currently raising funds on Kickstarter, Chess Trainer describes itself as an energy-harvesting, device-powering, tour-enabled, virtual reality-enhanced stationary exercise bike machine. Intrigued? Of course you are.
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• Thailand’s controversial new cybercrime law is drawing a response from hackers

  21-12-2016 22:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Hackers have carried out DDOS attacks on several Thai government websites in a bid to draw awareness to a new cybercrime law that gives authorities massive overreach into citizens’ communications and privacy.
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• Hackers are taking on Thailand’s government over a new cybercrime law

  21-12-2016 22:44 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Hackers have carried out DDOS attacks on several Thai government websites in a bid to draw awareness to a new cybercrime law that gives authorities massive overreach into citizens’ communications and privacy.
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• WooHoo is right: AI-embedded smart home hub worthy of a celebratory shout

  21-12-2016 22:42 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Meet WooHoo, branded as the "world's first AI-embedded, interactive, and affordable smart home hub that enables comprehensive control of every smart device" in your home. It's the flagship product of startup SmartBeings, Inc.
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• Control your smart home with a new touchscreen hub known as WooHoo

  21-12-2016 22:42 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Meet WooHoo, branded as the "world's first AI-embedded, interactive, and affordable smart home hub that enables comprehensive control of every smart device" in your home. It's the flagship product of startup SmartBeings, Inc.
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• Security experts find 43 Android phone brands affected by Chinese spyware

  21-12-2016 22:38 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Chinese Android software secretly transmitted personal data including text messages, call details, and contacts from tens of thousands of phones sold by Lenovo, Blu, ZTE, and others. Researchers have now identified dozens of affected brands.
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• Watch the trailer for 'Travelers,' Netflix's new sci-fi/time-travel series

  21-12-2016 22:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The year might be almost over, but Netflix still has more fresh content coming, including the sci-fi series Travelers. With just days until the show's premiere, the streaming service unveiled the its official trailer Tuesday.
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• Watch survivors use time travel to save humanity in Netflix’s ‘Travelers’ trailer

  21-12-2016 22:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The year might be almost over, but Netflix still has more fresh content coming, including the sci-fi series Travelers. With just days until the show's premiere, the streaming service unveiled the its official trailer Tuesday.
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• With dispute settled, Showtime will bring back ‘Shameless’ for an 8th season

  21-12-2016 22:04 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Following a contract dispute involving series star Emmy Rossum, who sought more pay than co-star William H. Macy, Showtime has confirmed that its top show, Shameless, will be returning for an eighth season.
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• 'Shameless,' with co-star Emmy Rossum in tow, will return with 8th season on Showtime

  21-12-2016 22:04 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Following a contract dispute involving series star Emmy Rossum, who sought more pay than co-star William H. Macy, Showtime has confirmed that its top show, Shameless, will be returning for an eighth season.
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• AMD playlist on YouTube packs 10 Ryzen CPU videos from New Horizon

  21-12-2016 21:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  AMD recently updated its YouTube channel with a New Horizon playlist featuring the full one-hour show, and nine individual videos showcasing each demo. These include Ryzen and Vega performing in Star Wars: Battlefront and more.
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• LG unveils its first compact laser projector, the 2,000-lumen ProBeam

  21-12-2016 21:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  LG is a company known more for TVs than projectors, but it is debuting its first compact laser projector — the ProBeam, which boasts up to 2,000 lumens of brightness — at CES 2017.
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• How to change your Yahoo email password

  21-12-2016 21:54 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It's not surprising that you would want to change your Yahoo password given nearly a billion accounts were hacked in 2013 and another 500 million were compromised in 2014. Thankfully, it's easy to do.
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• More bad news for Twitter as two more executives exit

  21-12-2016 21:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Plus: AT&T takes on robocalls and a hacking group takes aim at Netflix.
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• Microsoft gets a $927 million holiday present from the U.S. Department of Defense

  21-12-2016 21:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Defense announced that it's just signed a deal with Microsoft for $927 million worth of service and support over the next five years, including access to Microsoft's source code.
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• Apple offered millions for a WWII German bunker but city officials said no

  21-12-2016 21:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Apple reportedly had retail designs on a World War II-era bunker in Stuttgart, Germany, but city officials rejected the company's offer. It's not the first time the company has encountered resistance to a new Apple Store.
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• Apple almost built a store in a WWII-era bunker, but German officials said no

  21-12-2016 21:34 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Apple reportedly had retail designs on a World War II-era bunker in Stuttgart, Germany, but city officials rejected the company's offer. It's not the first time the company has encountered resistance to a new Apple Store.
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• Never be out of range: Research could make texting while scuba diving possible

  21-12-2016 21:28 via digitaltrends.com
  
  One day soon, you may no longer be able to use "I'm going through a tunnel" as an excuse. DARPA and its AMEBA (A Mechanically Based Antenna) team are working on methods to ensure that the answer to "Can you hear me now?" is always "Yes."
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• Audio-Technica unveils new headphones powered by Pure Digital Drive technology

  21-12-2016 21:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Ahead of CES 2017, Audio-Technica has unveiled two new wireless headphones, the ATH-DSR9BT and ATH-DSR7BT, both of which are powered by the company's new Pure Digital Drive technology.
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• Audio-Technica debuts new Pure Digital Drive headphones ahead of CES

  21-12-2016 21:19 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Ahead of CES 2017, Audio-Technica has unveiled two new wireless headphones, the ATH-DSR9BT and ATH-DSR7BT, both of which are powered by the company's new Pure Digital Drive technology.
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• Beyerdynamic’s second-generation MMX 300 gaming headset will debut at CES

  21-12-2016 21:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Beyerdynamic has announced that it will debut the second generation of its popular MMX 300 gaming headset at CES 2017, keeping everything great about the original but adding new features like a pair of detachable cables.
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• Report: Samsung mobile employees are getting reduced bonuses this Christmas

  21-12-2016 20:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It looks like Samsung mobile employees will be taking on some of the mobile division's financial woes personally. Reports indicate employees will get a significant cut in their bonuses for the year.
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• A ban on the app? No problem, says Snap as it sets up its China office

  21-12-2016 20:37 via digitaltrends.com
  
  You may not be able to use Snapchat in China, but that certainly doesn't mean you can't work for them. Snap, the parent company behind Snapchat, has set up a new office in Shenzhen, China.
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• Fitbit Charge 2 gets a whole lot better with its latest software update

  21-12-2016 20:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Fitbit is launching an update for the Fitbit Charge 2 that makes the tracker much more capable than it was before. For example, it will finally have an on-screen battery indicator, and will now let you pause and resume your workouts.
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• Congressional report on encryption calls backdoors a dangerous ‘overreaction’

  21-12-2016 20:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Released today, a U.S. Congressional report on encryption found that compromising consumer access to encryption would not only put citizens at risk but could seriously jeopardize national security.
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• ‘Civilization VI’ Winter Update introduces new Poland, Viking scenarios

  21-12-2016 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Developer Firaxis updated its strategy game Civilization VI with the Poland and Viking Scenario Packs, which arrive this week alongside a wide range of bug fixes and balance tweaks.
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• Tatra could revive its car-building arm and launch a line of modern classics

  21-12-2016 20:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Czech Republic-based Tatra is considering a return to the automotive industry after a 17-year hiatus. The company wants to build a modern-day classic with a period-correct body and a modern drivetrain.The post Tatra could revive its car-building arm and launch a line of modern classics appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Studying how human cells eat nanowires could help merge electronics, biology

  21-12-2016 20:10 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Researchers at the University of Chicago have observed the process by which human cells gobble up pieces of nanowire. The findings could help merge the electronics and biological world in exciting new ways.The post Studying how human cells eat nanowires could help merge electronics, biology appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Immersion’s sound-based haptic feedback is making HoloLens mixed reality more real

  21-12-2016 20:06 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Microsoft's HoloLens MR system would benefit from haptic feedback, and that's exactly what French company Immersion is working on with the Ultrahaptics system that projects haptic feedback onto users' hands for more realistic MR experiences.
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• Dell mistakenly lists laptop with Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1050 ahead of CES

  21-12-2016 19:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Dell accidentally listed an upcoming XPS 9650 laptop packing Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1050 graphics chip. The listing is now gone, but confirms previous rumors that GeForce GTX 1050-based laptops will be revealed during CES 2017 in January.The post Dell mistakenly lists laptop with Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1050 ahead of CES appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Dell mistakenly lists a laptop packing Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1050 ahead of CES

  21-12-2016 19:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Dell accidentally listed an upcoming XPS 9650 laptop packing Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1050 graphics chip. The listing is now gone, but confirms previous rumors that GeForce GTX 1050-based laptops will be revealed during CES 2017 in January.The post Dell mistakenly lists a laptop packing Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1050 ahead of CES appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Google denounces lawsuit that claims it has oppressive oversight over workers

  21-12-2016 19:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Google called a lawsuit that alleges it spies on its employees baseless and has pledged to defend itself vigorously in court. The anonymous plaintiff accused Google of restricting employee communication.
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• Could Google be squashing Samsung’s launch of AI assistant Bixby?

  21-12-2016 19:36 via digitaltrends.com
  
  According to a report from Business Korea, "Google has stomped on Samsung's plans to launch the Galaxy S8 with an AI-powered assistant." If it's true, it would be because of an agreement the two companies signed back in 2014.The post Could Google be squashing Samsung’s launch of AI assistant Bixby? appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Hyundai in the market for a new U.S. CEO after firing Dave Zuchowski

  21-12-2016 19:25 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Hyundai fired U.S. CEO Dave Zuchowski for failing to meet internal sales targets, according to a new report. An interim CEO has been appointed until a permanent replacement can be found.
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• Oculus Touch review

  21-12-2016 19:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Oculus' intuitive Touch controllers are getting Rift owners out of their seats and onto their feet. But is that enough to shake up the comfortable lead enjoyed by HTC’s Vive?
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