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Does This Patent Reveal Secrets Of Apple Television?

Apple was just granted 22 fresh patents. Among ideas for smart clothing and new iPhone headsets is a patent relating to the Apple Television. It contains elements previously unseen--and that may contain important clues to the long-rumored Apple device.READ»

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Smartphone Battery Life Improves, Black Friday Sales Hit Online Record, HTC Faces German Smartphone Ban

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Square's Data Viz Tool, Google Plus API Arrives, Rhapsody Goes Social, Twitter Translated Into 5 Languages

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Twitter's User Tally, Google Acquires Zagat, Facebook Earned $500M In 2011 (So Far), HTC Sues Apple

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Zynga Delays IPO, WikiLeaks' Dangerous Leak, BBC's Olympic TV Plans, Samsung's iMessage Rival, Apple Again Halts Samsung Sales

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Skype WiFi On iOS, Amazon's Government Cloud, Samsung Tablet Ban Scaled Back, Best Buy's HP TouchPad Pile, HTC Suing Apple Again

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Why Google Bought Motorola Mobility, And What It Means

In a move that's stunned the tech world, Google has just announced it's buying Motorola. The reasons why are manifold, so we've boiled them right down for you:READ»

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Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS Price, EA Games Loves iPads

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Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schmidt Lashes Out

A handy summary of what's going on with Apple right now--including Eric Schmidt's (ironic?) lash-out.READ»

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Google+ Hits iOS, Murdoch Attacked, LulzSec Promises Murdoch Files, As British Parliament Quizzing Murdochs Over Phone Hacking

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Zynga Files For IPO, U.K. Papers Ditch U.S. Editions, Facebook Winning, RIM Losing

Zynga just filed its Form S-1 stating its intent to IPO. This, and other bits of news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

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iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On Sale, Facebook Upsets Trial

Tuesday is named from the Old English for "day of Mars," and in the Spanish and Greek worlds it's considered an unlucky day. Interesting, no? For still more interesting stuff, here's today's early news:READ»

Why The U.S. Patent Office Is A National Problem

In this excerpt from the new book "Great Again," author Henry R. Nothhaft illustrates how the dysfunction at the United States Patent and Trademark Office is imperiling not only entrepreneurial inventors, but the economic recovery as a whole and even America's global innovation leadership.READ»

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iFive: Citigroup Hacked, Apple's Legal Maneuvers, Coupons.com's $1B Value, HP Pressures Oracle, Salesforce Buys Data.Com

Record heat is gripping the East Coast of the U.S. Also hot? Today's edition of iFive.READ»

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iFive: Google Offers Debut, Cell Phones And Cancer, Nokia Shuts Online Stores, Schmidt On Macs vs. PCs, Lodsys Sues Developers

A four-day work week seems to speed by, doesn't it? To help it on its way here's iFive, our super-speedy roundup of the early news:READ»

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iFive: Amazon Chokes On Gaga, Apple Defends Coders, Twitter Buys TweetDeck, Apple Buys Patents, Barnes & Noble's Cheap E-Reader

Tuesday's here already--how quickly (sometimes) the week goes. Equally speedy: our summary of the early news in iFive.READ»

Nokia Wants To Go Into Business With You

Nokia is now crowdsourcing creativity. "Invent With Nokia" is a new program wherein anyone can submit an idea, and if it results in a patented Nokia invention, you get a cut. Trust them.READ»

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iFive: Intel Smartphones, App Developers Patent Woes, PopCap Games In China, Amazon's Short Domains, RIAA's CD Piracy Law

Scrambling to get a grip on the day? Let us help you with the early news, summarized:READ»

Patent-ly Ridiculous: IP Owner Threatens App Developers For Using Apple's App-Store Systems

An intellectual-property holding company is apparently attempting to sue iOS app developers or their use of Apple-sanctioned in-app purchases, which use Apple-designed code on Apple devices. It's all based on a patent which seems to have pretty tenuous applicability.READ»