Judge denies Apple's bid for Samsung sanctions

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• Judge denies Apple's bid for Samsung sanctions
• Viacom 3Q profit down 7 pct on TV ad decline
• EA sues Zynga claiming copyright infringement
• New plug-in blurs your Facebook photos so strangers can’t see them
• Man texts “I need to quit texting” before crashing car
• Bon Iver Wants You to Remix His Songs for Spotify Album
• EA sues Zynga claiming copyright infringement
• MetroPCS starts selling phone with TV tuner
• US Cellular 2Q hit by cost of smartphones
• Eastman Kodak loss widens in 2Q
• Samsung will unveil new Galaxy Note in late August
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 7.0 Plus get Ice Cream Sandwich, but not in the U.S.
• HP Touchpad still marginally useful with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean port
• iOS developer is threatening to sue Android devs for using the word ‘ToDo’
• Is This App the Next Siri -- or the New Big Brother?
• Gameloft teases first Unreal Engine game, promises lots of blood
• Bon Iver Wants You to Remix His Songs for Spotify Album
• Google should pay $750 a book, say authors in copyright case
• HTC says struggles will continue in Q3; forecasts 23% drop in sales, thinning margins
• Judge scolds Samsung, lets patent trial proceed
• Video Says iPhone 5 Will Be Larger and Thinner Than iPhone 4S
• Electronic Arts sues Zynga, says it copied "Sims" game
• Google is making better Apple ads than Apple
• Delay in scientific ghost town stirs skepticism
• Tech start-ups: the last refuge of Spanish optimism
• Statue of Liberty 'Melts' in NYC Heatwave [VIDEO]
• Alleged ‘iPad mini’ photos could reveal case design
• Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO
• Weekly changes in Facebook stock prices
• How the Social Web Is Talking About the Summer Olympics [CHARTS]
• It may be time to upgrade: AT&T is planning to shutter its 2G network by 2017
• Martha Stewart Welcomed Like a Rock Star at BlogHer 2012 [VIDEO]
• 'Ads Make the Content Free, Then Once You Pay They Disappear'
• Hackers hit Reuters, post fake blog on Syria
• Reuters says blogging platform hacked
• AT&T sets deadline for 2G sunset in 4 years
• New survey details the ways your cell phone service sucks
• Suit says Zynga copied 'Sims Social' game

Judge denies Apple's bid for Samsung sanctions Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:11 PM PDT A federal judge on Friday denied Apple Inc.'s demands for an immediate victory in a multibillion-dollar patent trial. Apple sought the long-shot bid as punishment for Samsung Electronics Inc.'s decision to issue a controversial press release on the first day of testimony.

Viacom 3Q profit down 7 pct on TV ad decline Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:02 AM PDT Viacom Inc., the owner of Paramount Pictures, MTV and Nickelodeon, on Friday said that its net income fell 7 percent in the latest quarter as advertising revenue declined more than expected and its movie releases failed to measure up to last year's.

EA sues Zynga claiming copyright infringement Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:07 AM PDT Electronic Arts says it has sued online game maker Zynga because its new game "The Ville" infringes its own game, "The Sims Social."

New plug-in blurs your Facebook photos so strangers can’t see them Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:06 PM PDT While most of us have a Facebook profile by now, not all of us are keen on making every aspect of our life public knowledge as participation. Given how Facebook is built around sharing just about every detail about our … Continue reading →

Man texts “I need to quit texting” before crashing car Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:01 PM PDT By now we all know that texting and driving is dangerous business — heck, even texting while walking has its pitfalls. But don't take our word for it: One 21-year-old Texas driver wound up typing out how dangerous it is … Continue reading →

Bon Iver Wants You to Remix His Songs for Spotify Album Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:45 PM PDT American folk band Bon Iver, winner's of Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in February, wants people to remix the songs from its album Bon Iver, Bon Iver.

EA sues Zynga claiming copyright infringement Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:07 AM PDT Electronic Arts says it has sued online game maker Zynga because its new game "The Ville" infringes its own game, "The Sims Social."

MetroPCS starts selling phone with TV tuner Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:35 AM PDT In time for the Olympics, MetroPCS is selling the first phone that can receive local TV signals, potentially lending TV stations some relevance in the age of the smartphone.

US Cellular 2Q hit by cost of smartphones Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:27 AM PDT U.S. Cellular posted a 30 percent drop in net income for the second quarter Friday, weighed down by hefty costs for the smartphones it sells to subscribers at a loss.

Eastman Kodak loss widens in 2Q Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday its second-quarter loss widened as revenue fell while it reorganized under bankruptcy protection.

Samsung will unveil new Galaxy Note in late August Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:10 AM PDT According to Reuters and a variety of other sources, Samsung is expected to announce the follow-up to the successful Galaxy Note "phablet" at an event on August 29.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 7.0 Plus get Ice Cream Sandwich, but not in the U.S. Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:15 PM PDT Two more big-name Android devices have finally been upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: Samsung's (005930) Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The bad news for American users, though, is that the ICS upgrades have only been made available to users in the United Kingdom so far, as TechRadar reports that Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and 10.1 owners in the United States "possibly [have] a little bit more of a wait on their hands." TechRadar also said to expect ICS upgrades for the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and the Galaxy Tab 8.9 in the near future. Read

HP Touchpad still marginally useful with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean port Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:30 PM PDT Don't toss the HP (HPQ) Touchpad into the ashcan of history just yet… SlashGear reports that it's one of the few tablets out there so far that can deliver a barely functional version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The Touchpad's Jelly Bean port comes courtesy of the CyanogenMod 10 that has already been tested out successfully on several smartphones, including the Samsung (005930) Galaxy Note, the Samsung Galaxy S III and the HTC (2498) One X. But the Touchpad port marks the first time the mod has been used to port Jelly Bean into a device that doesn't natively run Android, and SlashGear reports that it has unsurprisingly wrecked some of the Touchpad's key features such as audio, graphics acceleration, the front-facing camera and the microphone.

iOS developer is threatening to sue Android devs for using the word ‘ToDo’ Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:45 PM PDT A developer that creates apps for Apple's (AAPL) iOS platform has threatened to sue an Android app maker for using the word "ToDo." Appigo has sent a letter to an Android developer regarding his Star Trek ToDo Agenda app. In the letter, Appigo notes that it owns the trademark for the word "ToDo" and the developer's use of the word is "likely to cause customer confusion to our existing and potential customers." The problem with all this, as David Ruddock of Android Police points out, is that Appigo's trademark happens to be for the Spanish word "Todo," and not a fanciful respelling of the phrase "to-do." Ruddock explains that "had Appigo claimed ToDo [was] a fanciful respelling of To-Do, it would almost certainly not

Is This App the Next Siri -- or the New Big Brother? Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:02 PM PDT Name: Saga

Gameloft teases first Unreal Engine game, promises lots of blood Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT French mobile video game developer and publisher Gameloft (GFT) on Thursday teased its first title that will be powered by Epic Games's Unreal gaming engine. The company posted a teaser image on its Facebook page and asked users if they could spot a hint that is hidden in the artwork. Users who "Liked" the image were also able to vote on the next hint — a teaser trailer or a second image. Based on the image above, gamers can expect a lot of blood and violence from the company's upcoming title. Unfortunately, Gameloft didn't reveal whether the game will be available for iOS or Android, however rumors suggest the latter as more likely. Read

Bon Iver Wants You to Remix His Songs for Spotify Album Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:45 PM PDT American folk band Bon Iver, winner's of Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in February, wants people to remix the songs from its album Bon Iver, Bon Iver.

Google should pay $750 a book, say authors in copyright case Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:21 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authors suing Google over the digitization of their books have asked a New York court to order the Internet company to pay $750 for each book it copied, distributed or displayed. The authors' filing was lodged in federal court in the Southern District of New York last month, but was only made public on Friday. In the filing, the Authors Guild, whose president is novelist-lawyer Scott Thurow, urged the court to rule that Google's digitization project does not constitute "fair use" under copyright law. ...

HTC says struggles will continue in Q3; forecasts 23% drop in sales, thinning margins Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:15 PM PDT Struggling smartphone vendor HTC (2498) said on Friday that its business will continue to decline in the third quarter this year. The company last month reported a massive drop in profit and revenue during the second quarter, and alongside its now-audited Q2 results, HTC has forecast further decline in the third quarter. Revenue this quarter is seen falling 23% compared to the same period in 2011, and both gross margin and operating margin are seen thinning to 25% and 7%, respectively. In the second quarter, the vendor managed a gross margin of 27% and an operating margin of 9%. HTC saw huge success with its Android smartphones in 2011, reporting six consecutive months of record revenue. The company's hot streak came

Judge scolds Samsung, lets patent trial proceed Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:03 PM PDT The judge in a massive smartphone patent dispute reprimanded Samsung Friday for releasing excluded evidence but denied a bid by Apple to order a verdict in the case.

Video Says iPhone 5 Will Be Larger and Thinner Than iPhone 4S Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:34 PM PDT All signs are pointing to a larger, thinner iPhone 5. A video released Friday by iPhone5Parts.net supposedly compares the display for the iPhone 4 with what is thought to be the display for the next-generation of the phone.

Electronic Arts sues Zynga, says it copied "Sims" game Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:33 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc sued Zynga Inc on Friday, accusing the social gaming company of copying key elements of EA's "The Sims Social" game for Zynga's own title, "The Ville." EA's lawsuit is the latest in a series of copycat accusations leveled against Zynga, a company that has shrugged off similar litigation in the past as it grew into the dominant publisher of games on Facebook. ...

Google is making better Apple ads than Apple Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:30 PM PDT Apple (AAPL) was once the king of advertising, from its iconic 1984 Macintosh advertisement to its simplistic iPhone commercials. The Cupertino-based company has seemingly been slacking as of late, however. Its slew of celebrity-endorsed Siri commercials are annoying even to some of the company's devout followers, and its latest "Genius" campaign has been called embarrassing. According to the ad research firm Ace Metrix, which measures effectiveness of ads by showing them to 500 consumers and scoring them in areas such as persuasiveness and likelihood of watching again, Google's (GOOG) "Camping" advertisement is more effective than Apple's latest TV spot. The Nexus 7 commercial scored a 662 out of a possible 950, and was the most-effective TV spot to debut in

Delay in scientific ghost town stirs skepticism Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:16 PM PDT Pegasus Global Holdings' surprise announcement that it was pulling out of plans to build a $1 billion scientific ghost town in eastern New Mexico is stirring skepticism of the private firm's grandiose plans for transforming 15 square miles of this largely rural state into a next-generation research center.

Tech start-ups: the last refuge of Spanish optimism Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:11 PM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Half of Spain's youth are unemployed, and yet at the Wayra business start-up project on Madrid's majestic Gran Via avenue, young people buzz around an office chatting animatedly, typing furiously and holding up trails of wire and computer parts. These are Spain's technology entrepreneurs, and they're positive about the future - even as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy tries to avert a full international rescue for a country beset by recession, a property market collapse and a banking crisis. ...

Statue of Liberty 'Melts' in NYC Heatwave [VIDEO] Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:01 PM PDT [More from Mashable: Intense Video Shows How to Survive Mass Shooting]

Alleged ‘iPad mini’ photos could reveal case design Posted: 03 Aug 2012 02:45 PM PDT 9to5Mac points out that Taiwanese Apple (AAPL) blog Apple.pro has posted some grainy pictures of purported iPad mini shells that are likely fake but are nonetheless intriguing. Why are they likely fake? As 9to5Mac notes, the purported iPad mini shells seem to lack a spot for a camera, which seems highly unlikely to say the least. Apple.pro has had some scoops on Apple hardware in the past, however, so these leaked images can't be dismissed entirely. A possible explanation: they're mockups built from leaked specs to help certain third-party case designers get a leg up on the competition, so the size and shape could be accurate. More images follow below.   [Via 9to5Mac] Read

Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO Posted: 03 Aug 2012 02:30 PM PDT Facebook's stock has been down on 33 trading days and up on 21 since its initial public offering.

Weekly changes in Facebook stock prices Posted: 03 Aug 2012 02:27 PM PDT On its first day of trading, Facebook Inc.'s stock closed barely above its public offering price. It gained 23 cents, or 0.6 percent, to close at $38.23. Since then, the stock price fell for eight weeks and increased for three.

How the Social Web Is Talking About the Summer Olympics [CHARTS] Posted: 03 Aug 2012 02:27 PM PDT We're about halfway through the 2012 Summer Olympics, and social media has played a bigger role for fans than ever before. But who and what have gotten the most buzz?

It may be time to upgrade: AT&T is planning to shutter its 2G network by 2017 Posted: 03 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT AT&T (T) is planning to shut down its second-generation wireless network by 2017, the company said in an SEC filing on Friday. The nation's second largest carrier revealed that only 12% of its current subscribers were using a 2G-only device at the end of June and the company plans to "proactively" coax current 2G users into upgrading to more advanced smartphones. While a majority of AT&T's subscribers are on the carrier's 3G network, the carrier expects most users to migrate to LTE in the near future due to its aggressive rollout of its 4G technology. [Via Wall Street Journal] Read

Martha Stewart Welcomed Like a Rock Star at BlogHer 2012 [VIDEO] Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:57 PM PDT You could say domestic diva Martha Stewart is quite the rock star. She was warmly welcomed as the keynote speaker at the annual BlogHer conference in New York City by an audience of over 5,000 people, eager to hear her thoughts of blogging and social media. And she delivered.

'Ads Make the Content Free, Then Once You Pay They Disappear' Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:43 PM PDT Today, Rebecca Greenfield showed why cable companies should be less worried about cord-cutters than cord-nevers, those who've never had a cable hook-up and don't plan on ever paying for one. One commenter noted that, even though his parents have cable, he watches most TV on his computer. Jason Andrew Shifter lays out the logic for why he'd never buy a cable subscription himself:

Hackers hit Reuters, post fake blog on Syria Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:35 PM PDT Hackers took over the blogging platform of the Reuters news agency and posted "fabricated" stories said to include an interview with a Syrian rebel leader, the company said Friday.

Reuters says blogging platform hacked Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:27 PM PDT The Reuters news agency said Friday that one of its websites had been hacked and used to disseminate fake stories about Syria's rebel movement, the latest cyberattack to strike a media organization covering the country's civil war.

AT&T sets deadline for 2G sunset in 4 years Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:24 PM PDT AT&T Inc. said Friday that the shutdown of its second-generation, or "2G," wireless network will be complete by the end of 2016, a process that will force customers with older phones to upgrade to "3G" or "4G" handsets.

New survey details the ways your cell phone service sucks Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:05 PM PDT Pew surveyed nearly 2,000 cell phone users about their biggest gripes and their top answers were hardly surprising: Dropped calls and slow data. Overall, Pew found that 72% of users experienced dropped calls at least once in a while and that 77% of users said they had experienced slow data speeds at least every now and then. Other top complaints included receiving spam texts (69% of all text messaging users) and receiving unwanted telemarketing calls at least once (68% of all cell phone users). The survey also showed that smartphone owners were marginally more likely than standard cell phone users to experience dropped calls and slow data speeds, and to receive unwanted calls or texts. Read

Suit says Zynga copied 'Sims Social' game Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT US videogames giant Electronic Arts said Friday it had filed suit claiming Zynga's game "The Ville" illegally copied the life simulator "The Sims Social."

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