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Apple Officially Wins Over HTC
And the Apple war lives on. Quick recap: Back in September, the International Trade Commission sided with HTC and agreed investigate Apple for allegedly infringing on some of their patents, which includes power-management methods and phone-number directories used in HTC mobile devices. But in October, the ITC’s initial determination stated that Apple did not infringe ...
ICANN Faces Lawsuit Over .xxx Domain
Many companies, brands, famous people, and groups are securing their .xxx domain from the ICM Registry either to assure that they got premium or targeted .xxx domains or to make sure that porn sites or people with malicious intent can’t use non-porn brands to entice or trick people. Back in August, the ICM Registry announced ...
Nintedo 3DS Limited Edition Bundles Available On Nov 24
Nintendo, the popular gaming brand that brought us game-changing innovations, announced that on November 24th, they will be releasing limited edition Nintendo 3DS bundles. There will be two cool bundles available which will feature Nintendo famous games: Mario and Legend of Zelda. According to Nintendo, “The first bundle includes the just-launched Super Mario 3D Land ...
iPhone 5 Rumors Climb as iOS Gets Secure for the Government
Though the iPhone 4S hasn’t even launched yet in some countries, rumors of an upcoming iPhone 5 are already buzzing. Actually, the moment iPhone 4S launched, it seemed like people already moved on, looking for clues of an iPhone 5. According to iLounge, the iPhone 5 will have a larger screen, measuring four inches, but ...
Google Spearheads South Africa Start-up Incubator
When a baby is born prematurely, the neonate is placed in an incubator so that it can thrive. And companies are just like babies in the sense that only a few start-up businesses thrive without the help of incubators. Google’s Umbono, a high-growth tech start-up incubator, announced the first four teams who will begin the ...
Expedia Acquires eLong, Launches Social Integration
Expedia, the US-based internet travel website, and Renren, the top real-name social network in China, jointly announced that Renren sold eLong, their online travel planning and hotel booking, and flight booking site to Expedia for $72.4 million or $23 per ADS. “We’re pleased to have an opportunity to increase our investment in eLong as we see ...
Galaxy Nexus has Volume Bug, but No Flash (Yet)
Just last week, the Galaxy Nexus was finally made available in the the UK market. According to AnanTech’s preliminary analysis, the Galaxy Nexus offers better browsing compared to the iPhone 4S, but iPhone 4S has better graphics than the Galaxy Nexus. Th newe Ice Cream Sandwich software is responsible for the great browsing performance of ...
Pakistan Curtails Freedom From eVPN To SMS
Back in August it was reported that Pakistan aimed to ban eVPNs, or encrypted virtual private networks, to tighten their leash and increase cyber security with the rise in documented cyber attacks. This wasn’t a welcome development by Pakistanis, as this invades privacy and eliminates anonymity. Kit Dotson, our HackANGLE editor, stated that it’s like ...
Gates To Testify In Revived Novell Case
Back in 2004, Novell filed an anticompetitive lawsuit against Microsoft for allegedly duping them before Windows 95 was released. Novell owned WordPerfect back then, and Microsoft allegedly urged them to make a compatible version for the upcoming Windows OS. But right before the OS was released, Microsoft decided to not to include WordPerfect, leaving Novell hanging ...
Are Mobile Malware Threats Actually Real?
With the boom of mobile devices there is also an increase in malware attacks — according to several reports. The latest Juniper Networks report states that since July 2011, Android malware increased by 472%, partly because creating malicious apps for the Android platform is as easy as paying $25. “We have since seen exponential grow ...