Friday, January 20, 2012

After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill (AP)

After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill (AP)

After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:01 PM PST

Megaupload.com employees Bram van der Kolk, also known as Bramos, left, Finn Batato,second from left, Mathias Ortmann and founder, former CEO and current chief innovation officer of Megaupload.com Kim Dotcom (also known as Kim Schmitz and Kim Tim Jim Vestor), right, appear in North Shore District Court in Auckland, New Zealand, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. The four appeared in court in relation to arrests made to Megaupload.com, which is linked to a U.S. investigation into international copyright infringement and money laundering. (AP Photo/Greg Bowker, New Zealand Herald) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTAP - Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.

Renowned attorney Bennett to represent Megaupload (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:35 PM PST

FILE - In this April 30, 2007 file photo, attorney Robert Bennett speaks in Washington. Bennett, one of the nation's most prominent defense lawyers will represent file-sharing website Megaupload on charges that the company used its popular site to orchestrate a massive piracy scheme that enabled millions of illegal downloads of movies and other content. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - When Megaupload executives arrive in court to answer charges that they orchestrated a massive online piracy scheme, they'll be backed by a prominent lawyer who has defended Bill Clinton against sexual harassment charges and Enron against allegations of corporate fraud.

Kodak gets 2013 deadline to reorganize (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:26 PM PST

Colorful vintage Kodak film canisters are displayed in Newtown, Pa., Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Eastman Kodak Co. has obtained a bankruptcy judge's approval to borrow an initial $650 million from Citigroup Inc. to keep operations running while it peddles a trove of digital-imaging patents. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - Eastman Kodak Co. has a little over a year to reshape its money-losing businesses and deliver a get-out-of-bankruptcy plan.

RedPad: Android tablet for Chinese politicians that costs twice as much as the iPad (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:35 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Would you buy a $1,600 Android tablet that doesn't have any special features compared to other slates half its price? A relatively unknown Chinese manufacturer seems to think people would, and released a tablet called the RedPad â€" a Honeycomb device specifically …

Stretched Audi R8 becomes the world’s fastest limo (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:15 PM PST

Yahoo! News - If you're in the market for an Audi R8, you not only have excellent taste in vehicles, you're also probably not hurting for cash. But if you want to add even more luxury to your dream car, consider the upcoming R8 limousine …

LuxeInACity Means Free Luxury -- If You Can Score an Invite (Mashable)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:04 PM PST

Mashable - The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: LuxeInACity

Congress puts brakes on anti-piracy bills (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:01 PM PST

Reuters - Lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the previously fast-moving bills.

Amazon setting up first "fulfillment center" in India (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:28 PM PST

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is setting up its first "fulfillment center" in India as the world's largest Internet retailer tries to break into the world's second most-populous nation.

One of world's smallest premature babies released from hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:53 PM PST

Reuters - An infant ranked as one of world's smallest ever born was released to her joyful parents on Friday after nearly five months in a hospital, as doctors expressed hope for the baby who began life weighing the equivalent of two cell phones.

German court knocks down one Samsung patent claim against Apple (Digital Trends)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

Digital Trends - The long-running tit-for-tat legal battle between Samsung and Apple logged another entry today, with Judge Andreas Voss of the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruling that Apple does not infringe on a Samsung patent involving 3G/UMTS technology. The judge did not offer any detailed reasoning, but overall the ruling likely represents only a small setback in Samsung’s ongoing battle with Apple in Germany: It still has four more lawsuits pending there, spanning a total of six patent infringement claims against Apple.

SOPA/PIPA Indefinitely Shelved After Massive Protest (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:22 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - After a massive online protest that saw top 500 websites such as Wikipedia, Reddit, and Craigslist shut down for day, the controversial SOPA and PIPA bills have been tabled indefinitely in the Congress. The Protect IP Act (S.968, a rewrite of the failed 2010 Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act) was scheduled for a vote next week in the Senate, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has stated that he was postponing the vote "in light of recent events", according to CNN. The House of Representatives has also held their version of the bill, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA, or H.R.3261.IH). House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith stated that the House will "postpone consideration of the legislation until there is wider agreement on a solution." Both bills had widespread bipartisan support, but after key politicians withdrew their endorsement, the bills quickly withered on the Floor.

Judge narrows Apple and Motorola patent battle to five points (Digital Trends)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:05 AM PST

Digital Trends - U.S. Circuit Court Judge Richard Posner has significantly narrowed the high-profile patent litigation between Apple and Motorola over the technology used in their iOS and Android-powered mobile devices, reducing the number of claims in the case that could go to trial from eight to five. Posner ruled that one of Apple’s patents in the case is invalid, and that Apple was not guilty of infringing on Motorola patents for authenticating telecommunications users and encrypting communications. However, the five remaining issues are eligible to go to trial. Posner has given the companies until January 23 to decide which of the remaining five issues they want tried; the jury trail has been scheduled to start June 11.

Studying up on Apple’s new education apps (Appolicious)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:12 AM PST

Appolicious - Thursday's big Apple event in New York was all about education. Phil Schiller, senior VP of marketing, took center stage. He unveiled a trio of products that, combined, create an educational ecosystem that will surely lead to more educational iPad pilot programs, and likely to many mainstream unsubsidized classrooms. You can watch the keynote address here.

Study: Algebra iPad app garners higher math scores over traditional textbooks (Digital Trends)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:12 PM PST

Digital Trends - Technology and mobile computing, while not necessarily a panacea, may be a valuable asset to the future of education. At least, that seems to be the conclusion of a yearlong Algebra pilot program conducted by educational publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, in partnership with California’s Riverside, San Francisco, Long Beach, and Fresno Unified School Districts

Renowned attorney Bennett to represent Megaupload (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:39 PM PST

FILE - In this April 30, 2007 file photo, attorney Robert Bennett speaks in Washington. Bennett, one of the nation's most prominent defense lawyers will represent file-sharing website Megaupload on charges that the company used its popular site to orchestrate a massive piracy scheme that enabled millions of illegal downloads of movies and other content. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - When Megaupload executives arrive in court to answer charges that they orchestrated a massive online piracy scheme, they'll be backed by a prominent lawyer who has defended Bill Clinton against sexual harassment charges and Enron against allegations of corporate fraud.

Jobs was told anti-poaching idea "likely illegal" (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:23 PM PST

Reuters - In the summer of 2007, Apple's Steve Jobs received a note from then-Palm chief executive Ed Colligan, according to correspondence revealed in a lawsuit over employee poaching.

Google revenue down, Android can help (Appolicious)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:36 AM PST

Appolicious - Google's revenue was lower than expected during the final quarter of 2011, but some of the company's other initiatives continue to grow and show promise. One of those initiatives is Android, Google's mobile operating system that's become a global, unstoppable force. Google CEO Larry Page revealed that over 250 million Android devices have been activated worldwide, with more than 11 billion apps downloaded from the Android Market. ...

How the major stock indexes fared on Friday (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:45 PM PST

AP - IBM and Microsoft drove the Dow Jones industrial average higher Friday after the tech giants reported stronger earnings than analysts expected.
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