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Samsung files patent infringement motion against iPhone 5
Samsung Electronics filed a motion in a U.S. federal court on Monday to add Apple's latest smartphone, the iPhone 5, to its patent lawsuit. Also on Monday, a judge lifted a sales ban on the company's Galaxy Tab 10.1. Samsung's motion, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks to add the iPhone 5 to its second lawsuit filed against Apple on April 18, the company said in a statement. Read More


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HP takes aim at Cisco, Juniper with full SDN portfolio splash
HP this week will unveil a software-defined networking portfolio that spans infrastructure, control plane operations, and applications in an effort to lead the emerging SDN market. Read More

Rights group lauds privacy changes in Apple's iOS 6
Apple has received rare praise from a leading rights advocacy group for incorporating important new privacy enhancing features in its recently released iOS 6 operating system. In a blog post on Monday, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) said the changes give iOS device users substantially more control over their private data while setting the bar for others to follow. Read More

Security startup launches first 'exploit blocking' program
Silicon Valley startup ZeroVulnerabilityLabs has made available a free program it claims stops malware from exploiting a wide range of software vulnerabilities regardless of whether these flaws are publically known or not. Available now in a beta version for consumers and non-profits (the business version requires a license), ExploitShield Browser Edition is designed to be "install and forget," the company said. Read More

Startup promises a touchscreen floating in the air
While users go crazy for touchscreens on their smartphones and tablets, Minnesota startup Tarsier is working on what it calls the interface for the next 30 years: a touchscreen you don't have to touch. Read More

OS X Mountain Lion's torrid upgrade pace cools
More Mac users took to OS X Mountain Lion last month even as its explosive growth in August slowed dramatically, Web measurement company Net Applications said Monday. The ebbing uptake fit earlier OS X upgrade trajectories. Mountain Lion, also known as OS X 10.8, accounted for 22.3 percent of all Mac operating systems during September, Net Applications' data showed. That represented a 2.5-point increase over August, when Mountain Lion recorded a massive 16-point jump over the month before. Apple released Mountain Lion on July 25. Read More




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