Yahoo, Facebook strike patent truce, ad alliance

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• Yahoo, Facebook strike patent truce, ad alliance
• Maine filmmaker chats with younger version of self
• Just Show Me: How to create text shortcuts on your iPhone
• Indonesia’s smoking orangutan is going to kick the cigarette habit
• The Furby Is Back
• Farm parody of 'Sexy and I Know It' goes viral
• How might an Amazon smartphone change the app landscape?
• Samsung wins bid to sell Nexus in Apple court battle
• Apple to continue dominating ultra-thin notebook market following Windows 8 launch
• The Scienceblogging Weekly (July 6th, 2012)
• LTE smartphone shipments will grow nine-fold by 2016, researchers say
• The Nokia Lumia 910 could be the first Windows Phone 8 device
• Phone app allows US users to film police activity
• Google Now can now be ported to Ice Cream Sandwich
• In-Store App Smartly Syncs Shoppers And Sales Staff
• Yahoo, Facebook strike patent truce, ad alliance
• News Summary: Facebook, Yahoo settle patent fight
• News Summary: Best Buy cuts jobs
• Twitter beefs up search function
• RapidShare unveils Dropbox competitor: RapidDrive
• Verizon dismisses patent from TiVo suit
• How might an Amazon smartphone change the app landscape?
• Maine filmmaker chats with younger version of self
• The Furby Is Back
• The Warming Arctic; World's Fastest Camera Uses Powers for Good
• Facebook, Yahoo tie up, settle lawsuits
• Plastic Electronics Cease Stretching Credulity
• Yahoo!, Facebook unveil alliance, end patent dispute
• Galaxy Nexus ban temporarily lifted
• Yahoo, Facebook in ad alliance, end patent dispute
• Yahoo, Facebook settle patent dispute, ad alliance
• Facebook, Yahoo resolve patent spat
• Jolicloud doesn't quite deliver what it sets out to
• Developments in Facebook-Yahoo patent dispute
• Spider-Like iPhone 5 Design Is Creepy Yet Cool [PICS]

Yahoo, Facebook strike patent truce, ad alliance Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:53 PM PDT Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a months-long patent dispute, averting a potentially expensive battle over the technology running two of the Internet's most popular destinations.

Maine filmmaker chats with younger version of self Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:53 PM PDT A video created by a Maine filmmaker that shows him talking to a younger version of himself thanks to creative editing is making its way across the Internet.

Just Show Me: How to create text shortcuts on your iPhone Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:48 PM PDT Welcome to Just Show Me, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode, we'll show you how to create text shortcuts on your iPhone so you can save a … Continue reading →

Indonesia’s smoking orangutan is going to kick the cigarette habit Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:29 PM PDT The Satwa Taru Jurug zoo in Indonesia announced that it is launching an intervention for Tori, a 15-year-old orangutan with a smoking problem. The great ape started the habit about 10 years ago by picking up old cigarette butts and … Continue reading →

The Furby Is Back Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:42 PM PDT is back! The must-have toy of 1998 will return this holiday season, but this isn't your father's Furby. is re-launching the furry character for the digital age, with apps, new sensors and more.

Farm parody of 'Sexy and I Know It' goes viral Posted: 06 Jul 2012 05:15 AM PDT Kansas State University student Greg Peterson and some friends were unwinding at a drive-in restaurant when LMFAO's song "Sexy and I Know It" came on the radio. He groaned.

How might an Amazon smartphone change the app landscape? Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:00 PM PDT If Bloomberg reports are true, Amazon might be manufacturing its own smartphone and will viciously compete against Apple, Google and even Microsoft for palm share. Here are five ways Amazon's entry into the smartphone space could potentially play out.

Samsung wins bid to sell Nexus in Apple court battle Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics scored a partial victory against arch-foe Apple Inc on Friday after a U.S. appeals court lifted a freeze on sales of its Galaxy Nexus smartphones but upheld a lower court's decision to temporarily halt sales of its Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer. Apple accused its Asian rival, the leader in global mobile device sales, in lawsuits of blatantly copying its hot-selling iPhones and iPads. ...

Apple to continue dominating ultra-thin notebook market following Windows 8 launch Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:30 PM PDT Despite the launch of Windows 8 later this year and the wave of ultra-thin Microsoft-powered notebook computers that will accompany the new operating system, Apple will continue to dominate the ultra-thin portable PC market through 2012 according to a new report. Digitimes Research, the analyst arm of industry watcher Digitimes, on Thursday issued a report suggesting Apple's popular MacBook Air series of laptops accounted for 50% of global ultra-thin notebook shipments last quarter in spite of the continued ultrabook push across numerous PC vendors. While the buzz surrounding Microsoft's Windows 8 platform continues to grow, Digitimes Research still expects shipments of Apple's MacBook Air to outnumber the combined shipments of all Windows-powered ultrabooks following the launch of Microsoft's new OS. "Apple's ultra-thin

The Scienceblogging Weekly (July 6th, 2012) Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:17 PM PDT The Scienceblogging Weekly (July 6th, 2012)

LTE smartphone shipments will grow nine-fold by 2016, researchers say Posted: 06 Jul 2012 06:15 PM PDT Smartphones with high-speed LTE connectivity are still in the minority of devices currently in use, but probably won't be the case for long. Per Digitimes, the Taiwanese Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute research firm is projecting that LTE smartphones will total 586 million in 2016, more than nine times the 64 million smartphones projected to ship in 2012. It seems that 2013 will be the real tipping point for LTE smartphones as shipments are expected to nearly triple to 188 million units next year, the highest year-over-year percentage increase in MIC's projections. Verizon Wireless and AT&T are currently the only major U.S. carriers to offer LTE services, although Sprint is due to launch its LTE network in five cities this

The Nokia Lumia 910 could be the first Windows Phone 8 device Posted: 06 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT File this under "wild speculation," but Dutch blog NieuweMobiel has spotted the Nokia Lumia 910 on Nokia's application testing program for developers and says that the device may be the first to run on Windows Phone 8. For those who don't remember, the Lumia 910 was originally rumored to launch this past May but Nokia hasn't put out any official word on the device even after months of rumors. But now that it's popped up on Nokia's app-testing program it's fair to guess that Nokia does indeed have some plans for it and that those plans might include Windows Phone 8 since Windows Phone 7 is basically a dead operating system walking at this point. The WMPoweruser blog, for what it's worth, was skeptical that the

Phone app allows US users to film police activity Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:58 PM PDT A US civil rights advocacy group has launched a free mobile phone application that allows users to record police activity discreetly, saying it will help boost police force accountability.

Google Now can now be ported to Ice Cream Sandwich Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:05 PM PDT Google Now is one of the coolest new features that Google has brought to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but since Jelly Bean has only been announced for three different devices so far, it could be a while before most Android users actually get to use it. But thankfully, an XDA-Developers forum member has come up with a way to bring Google Now to a few extra users by concocting a port over to Ice Cream Sandwich devices. XDA-Developers' Will Verduzco writes on the official XDA blog that "by simply modifying the build.prop" on the app, Ice Cream Sandwich devices can gain access to the program. XDA developer febycv has posted full instructions for completing the port on the XDA Developers forum. For

In-Store App Smartly Syncs Shoppers And Sales Staff Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:58 PM PDT The is made possible by . Each post highlights a unique feature of a startup. If you'd like your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details .

Yahoo, Facebook strike patent truce, ad alliance Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:53 PM PDT Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a months-long patent dispute, averting a potentially expensive battle over the technology running two of the Internet's most popular destinations.

News Summary: Facebook, Yahoo settle patent fight Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:31 PM PDT WORKING IT OUT: Facebook and Yahoo have settled their months-long patent dispute, averting a potentially lengthy battle over the technology running two of the Internet's most popular destinations.

News Summary: Best Buy cuts jobs Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:25 PM PDT THE NEWS: Electronics retailer Best Buy is laying off 600 staffers in its Geek Squad technical support division and 1,800 other store workers, totaling about 1.4 percent of its 167,000 employees.

Twitter beefs up search function Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:19 PM PDT Twitter said Friday it was upgrading its search functions to include "autocomplete" and spelling correction features.

RapidShare unveils Dropbox competitor: RapidDrive Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:10 PM PDT RapidShare this week unveiled a new cloud sync and storage solution called RapidDrive. The service competes directly with offerings such as Dropbox and SugarSync, integrating directly with a computer's file system interface and providing local storage that syncs automatically with remote servers. "With RapidDrive, we are providing a tool that creates an even closer link between cloud storage and the PC environment, which makes it easier to manage files," RapidShare CEO Alexandra Zwingli said. "RapidDrive is an essential means of simplifying work processes, especially for customers who are regular users of RapidShare at work." RapidPro customers have access to RapidDrive at additional cost, and the software currently supports Windows only. RapidShare's press release follows below. RapidShare simplifies file management with

Verizon dismisses patent from TiVo suit Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications has dismissed a patent from its case against TiVo Inc, leaving the telephone company with only patent claim against the digital video recorder developer. "The filing today doesn't affect the substance of Verizon's case or our likelihood of success. These were simply procedural steps," Verizon spokesman Ed McFadden said. The company had originally filed six patent claims against TiVo related to video-recording technology. TiVo declined to comment. ...

How might an Amazon smartphone change the app landscape? Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:00 PM PDT If Bloomberg reports are true, Amazon might be manufacturing its own smartphone and will viciously compete against Apple, Google and even Microsoft for palm share. Here are five ways Amazon's entry into the smartphone space could potentially play out.

Maine filmmaker chats with younger version of self Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:53 PM PDT A video created by a Maine filmmaker that shows him talking to a younger version of himself thanks to creative editing is making its way across the Internet.

The Furby Is Back Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:42 PM PDT is back! The must-have toy of 1998 will return this holiday season, but this isn't your father's Furby. is re-launching the furry character for the digital age, with apps, new sensors and more.

The Warming Arctic; World's Fastest Camera Uses Powers for Good Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:40 PM PDT Discovered: Yes, even the iciest place on the planet is warm, Zebra fish are just the best, a very inconvenient way to save a worm's life, and the fastest camera uses its powers for good.Even the Arctic is getting warmer. Thinking about escaping this swelter for the cool shores of the arctic? Sorry, doesn't sound too appealing there, either, with the region stuck in a warming cycle of hell. "When it [sea ice] is heated, it reflects most of the incoming sunlight back into space. When the sea ice melts, more heat is absorbed by the water. ...

Facebook, Yahoo tie up, settle lawsuits Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:36 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc and Yahoo Inc agreed to forge a broad Internet advertising and licensing partnership on Friday, laying to rest their dueling patent lawsuits. The pact settles accusations of technology patent infringement that began under the stewardship of ex-Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, ousted after a scandal erupted over inaccuracies in his resume. Sources tell Reuters interim CEO Ross Levinsohn is now the front runner for the top job. ...

Plastic Electronics Cease Stretching Credulity Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:35 PM PDT An experimental electronic plastic's liquid-metal interior keeps electrical connections intact even after the plastic stretches to more than four times normal size. Larry Greenemeier reports.

Yahoo!, Facebook unveil alliance, end patent dispute Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:28 PM PDT Facebook and Yahoo! announced Friday a new advertising partnership as the two tech giants settled a court dispute over patents.

Galaxy Nexus ban temporarily lifted Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:25 PM PDT A sales ban ordered on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the United States has been temporarily lifted, Bloomberg reports. Samsung's request of a stay on the ban was approved by U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh, but the temporary lift will only last until Apple provides the judge with new information she has requested, which is due by July 12th. By then, however, it shouldn't matter — Google confirmed that a software patch will be issued next week to address the universal search technology Samsung's smartphone was found to be infringing. Earlier on Friday, Samsung's request to stay a sales ban on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet was rejected. Read

Yahoo, Facebook in ad alliance, end patent dispute Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:20 PM PDT Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a patent dispute, averting a potentially lengthy battle over the technology running two of the Internet's most popular destinations.

Yahoo, Facebook settle patent dispute, ad alliance Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:13 PM PDT Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a patent dispute, averting a potentially lengthy battle over the technology running two of the Internet's most popular destinations.

Facebook, Yahoo resolve patent spat Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:00 PM PDT Yahoo sued Facebook over patents; Facebook sued Yahoo over patents; Yahoo and Facebook worked it out. Long-time partners Facebook and Yahoo have come to an agreement to launch a new advertising partnership, extend existing distribution agreements and settle all patent claims each company has levied against the other. "We are excited to develop a deeper partnership with Facebook, and I'm grateful to Sheryl and her team for working hard together with our team to develop this dynamic agreement. We are looking forward to building on the success we have already seen to provide innovative new products and experiences for both consumers and sponsors," said interim Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn. "Combining the premium content and reach of Yahoo! as the world's leading digital media company with Facebook provides

Jolicloud doesn't quite deliver what it sets out to Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:00 PM PDT If you, like me, have never used Jolicloud before you download the app to your phone, you will probably be bewildered and not know what's going on. And when you finally figure it out, you'll wonder what the point of it all is.

Developments in Facebook-Yahoo patent dispute Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:59 PM PDT On Friday, Yahoo and Facebook said they have agreed to settle their patent dispute and drop lawsuits against each other.

Spider-Like iPhone 5 Design Is Creepy Yet Cool [PICS] Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:55 PM PDT The iPhone 5 as a Spider?

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