Online retail giant Amazon's shares dropped by 7.2 per cent to $254.81 (£163) on the NASDAQ stock exchange, after the firm forecasted that it could make a significant loss in the second quarter of 2013. Amazon predicted an operating ...
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The U.S. Congress should limit the ability of patent holders that don't make products to file infringement complaints at the U.S. International Trade Commission because of a huge increase in cases there, representatives of some companies ...
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Last week, the Rupp Report wrote about the initiative against rip-off artists, as it is called in Switzerland, or against Fats Cats, as called misleadingly in some other countries (See " The Rupp Report: Is Enough Now Enough?" ...
More companies are complaining of unfair competition from Amazon Web Services (AWS), suggesting that Amazon has created AWS-based services similar to their own, pricing them aggressively in a bid to win market share. The claims come less ...
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The judge overseeing Apple's two lawsuits against Samsung in California has indicated she would like to put the second case on hold pending resolution of the first case, the trial for which ended last summer with a big win for Apple. "Do ...
Indicted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom launched a new file-sharing website today, promising users amped-up privacy levels in a defiant move against the US prosecutors who accuse him of facilitating massive online piracy. The colourful ...
ToyNews speaks to Hasbro's designers to find out how Furby was made fit for the modern age. The original Furby was an instant phenomenon when it hit shelves in 1998. The furry, Furbish-speaking animatronic pet from Tiger Electronics went ...
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Apple Inc. has agreed to withdraw patent claims against a new Samsung phone with a high-end display after Samsung said it was not offering to sell the product in the crucial U.S. market. Apple disclosed the agreement in a filing on Friday ...
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IDG News Service-The U.S.Federal Trade Commission may be headed toward an"unwarranted"power grab in its antitrust investigation of Google,two lawmakers from Silicon Valley have said. Media reports have suggested the FTC may accuse Google ...
The company told Instagram fans it has no intention of selling photos after its new terms and conditions sparked outrage among users yesterday. The photo-sharing service saw many of its users threaten to delete their accounts after it ...
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The Chinese government has halved the number of rare earth mining rights in the country pulling 65 permits in all, according to a report by ChinaDaily USA. In Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, 88 mining rights for rare earth were reduced to 44, ...
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China is restricting the export of rare earths to protect its environment, said Su Bo, vice-minister of industry and information technology at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday. Su released a white paper, Situation and Policies of ...
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CBR rounds up expert opinions on Instagram's recent change to user photo rights. The popular photo-sharing service received a backlash from its community of users after updating its terms of use to allow the company to own rights to ...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave his first interview Tuesday since the company’s troubled initial public offering earlier this year saying the performance of the stock has “obviously been disappointing” but said Facebook ...
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RIA Novosti reported that Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is buying a stake in mining and metals giant Norilsk Nickel to end a long-standing shareholder dispute over the company's corporate management. This follows an agreement ...
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