Feb
19
2009
A content-industry group issues its wish list for countries that need US encouragement to crack down on piracy—replete with the usual array of dubious statistics for domestic IP losses.
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Feb
19
2009
The third day of The Pirate Bay trial began in a packed courtroom, and ended with both sides meeting each other at an Italian restaurant by chance.
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Feb
19
2009
Microsoft was in panic on Wednesday after a prototype phone loaded with top-secret software created to rival Apple’s iPhone was stolen, prompting fears of industrial espionage.
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Feb
19
2009
Beware the outlandish come-ons and pick-up lines you’ll encounter when criminals are on the prowl.
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Feb
19
2009
When is a coincidence a blatant copy, or even an all out heist? Welcome to the case of the App Store ripoff.
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Feb
19
2009
A report issued on the flash RAM market indicates that Apple is inhaling supplies of memory components in preparation for the next generation iPhone, causing part shortages and raising the spot price for memory.
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Feb
19
2009
After more than a decade of hype about the Internet being the next great stage for mass entertainment, it remains dominated by amateurs with most Hollywood stars watching from the wings.
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Feb
19
2009
A survey examining users’ satisfaction with recent PC purchases and their near term buying outlook gave Apple the top spot and a distant lead in consumer approval rankings and improved numbers related to buyer’s immediate plans for new notebooks.
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Feb
19
2009
“If the technology industry has a soul, Apple’s employees are its keepers. And more than a few companies have tried to replicate a little of the Cupertino, Calif.-based company’s success by hiring Apple employees. The result: Former Apple employees have taken the lead in efforts to take far-out new technologies to mass audiences.”
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Feb
19
2009
Google has put out a casting call for developers to show off their Google-based apps.
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