Apple quietly updated Safari on Snow Leopard last week, refreshing the browser to v. 5.1.8 and providing more proof that it intends to support OS X 10.6 much longer than usual. Computerworld - Apple last week silently updated the aged ...
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A jury in Texas has found that Cisco Systems did not infringe four patents held by VirnetX Holding, according to court records. The jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler division, however, found in its ...
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The U.S. Congress needs to shut down so-called patent trolls whose infringement lawsuits are diverting company resources from hiring and research, a group of technology companies told lawmakers Thursday. Representatives of Cisco Systems, ...
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Home textiles suppliers have stars in their eyes for the New York Home Fashions Market, which will see the introduction of home collections for Taylor Swift, Diane Keaton, Iman and Ivanka Trump. Singer/songwriter Swift's collection is ...
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Advanstar has unveiled the much talked about changes to the floorplan for Brand Licensing Europe 2013. This year the showfloor will be merchandised into three distinct areas, reflecting the three most important vertical categories in the ...
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AMSilk, a spin-off of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), has produced the world's first artificial silk fiber that is entirely made of recombinant spider silk proteins. The fiber’s tensile strength is comparable to that of ...
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Qualcomm has a big, well-funded research and development operation, but its program for commercializing innovations is still a learning experience for the wireless chip maker. Qualcomm Labs was set up about two-and-a-half years ago to ...
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Rumours of a potential takeover of smartphone strugglers BlackBerry have boosted its share price by 14% BlackBerry's shares rose 14% on Monday (11 March) stoked by takeover speculation by Lenovo and news that AT&T will begin selling the ...
Funky Monkey Snacks, a US-based health foods firm, has collaborated with Marvel Entertainment to launch a new freeze-dried fruit snacks for kids. The new Marvel product range includes Ultimate Strawberries featuring Spider-Man, Incredible ...
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Home Source International has acquired the licensing for Coca-Cola branded beach towels and will introduce the collection during the New York Home Fashions Market next week. The Coca-Cola beach towels are 100% cotton and 450 GSM. Sized at ...
A Mclaren Mercedes remote control car - controlled using an app on a mobile device - will zoom to retailers this year. KTTK Europe has acquired an exclusive three-year technology and gadget licence for the Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes F1 ...
The Android operating system has been cleared of patent infringement in a case brought by Nokia against Android smartphone maker HTC. Nokia on Friday lost two patent suits it brought against HTC in the District Court of Mannheim, Germany, ...
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Patents management company MPEG LA announced agreements with Google, granting the Internet giant a license to techniques that may be essential to the VP8 video codec that the Internet giant backs. VP8 is a video compression technology ...
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The grumbling of PC makers is getting louder with Windows 8 doing little to spark laptop sales. The latest complaints come from Jun Dong-Soo, President of Samsung‘s memory chip division, who had no kind words for Windows 8 during a ...
MGP Ingredients has announced that Health Canada has approved the classification of the company's Fibersym RW and FiberRite RW resistant wheat starches as dietary fiber sources in unstandardized foods. In a letter to MGP Ingredients, ...
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