In the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, smart gun technology prevents a bad guy from using Bond's own Walther PPK to shoot him. Far fetched? Not at all. And, in the wake of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, ...
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Apple has had its plea for a ban on sales of Samsung's tablets and smartphones in the US rejected, after a California judge said "only a small fraction" of Samsung's products are covered by Apple patents. "Though Apple does have some ...
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Apple has had its plea for a ban on sales of Samsung's tablets and smartphones in the US rejected, after a California judge said "only a small fraction" of Samsung's products are covered by Apple patents. "Though Apple does have some ...
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The sale of Motorola's Android devices that infringe on a Microsoft patent was banned in Germany on Friday after a ruling of the lower regional Mannheim court, a court spokesman said. Friday's decision impacts Motorola devices that use a ...
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Apple has opened discussions with Foursquare, the developer of a social media application that allows users find and share location-based information, about the possibility of sharing data. The Wall Street Journal reports that talks took ...
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European Union The initial Europe wide ban only applies to general-purpose, non-directional incandescent bulbs, so does not affect any bulbs with reflective surfaces (e.g. spotlights and halogen down lighters) or special purpose bulbs ...
The game of Bingo has always been a favourite among many in the United Kingdom, mainly in land based bingo halls, and amusement arcades. However, in July of 2007, a full ban on smoking in public places came into effect in the UK, leading to ...
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In the midst of a tough job market, prospective employees are now dealing with a troubling trend of employers seeking Facebook and other social media passwords as part of their vetting process. After a recent Associated Press report, ...
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Despite vocal mistrust of e-voting, 151 Flemish municipalities in Belgium will use new electronic voting machines in October 14 elections. More than 60 percent of the country's Flemish citizens as well as voters in the Brussels region ...
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SOUTH Korean tech giant Samsung is to drop a legal request to ban Apple products in five European countries but will maintain lawsuits for alleged patent infringement, a Samsung spokeswoman said. The five countries concerned are Britain, ...
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Apple could be on the verge of losing the bans on sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab it has won in German courts. If the Dusseldorf lower regional court were to rule today, Samsung would be unlikely to be found infringing on Apple's design ...
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Court finds in favour of Intel, Apple and HP over X2Y Attenuators Intel, Apple and HP have won a processor patent infringement lawsuit against chip technology firm X2Y Attenuators. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) judge David ...
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Samsung dropped all claims pending in European courts in which it asserted patents that are essential for mobile communication devices to prevent the sales of Apple products in Europe. The injunction requests against Apple,which aimed to ...
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HTC could get Apple’s iPhone and iPad banned in the US because of patents, which of course would include the new iPhone 5 set for release today. A US judge has said that Apple may have trouble invalidating two patents held by HTC ...
Fashionista's up and down the country have had their prayers answered as the previously unattractive lingerie, known as shapewear has just got sexy, thanks to high street retailer Debenhams. Nowadays shapewear is a must-have component of ...
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