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The patent spat between Apple and Motorola Mobility is headed back to the US courthouse, with each company expected to fight its infringement corner on June 20.

Microsoft May Debut Home-Grown Tablet Monday

InformationWeek
Microsoft has scheduled a "major announcement" event Monday in Los Angeles. Industry watchers say it will reveal the first Windows 8 tablet made by Microsoft itself.

Microsoft to buy Yammer for $1.2 billion -- report

msnbc.com
By msnbc.com staff It's not clear when the Yammer deal will be completed or announced, the report said. The deal is a sign that Microsoft may be trying to bolster its popular Office software suite, according to the Journal.

Vizio launches line of drool-worthy bargain-price PCs

Fox News
NEW YORK - Vizio Thursday unveiled a line of laptops and all-in-one desktop computers, marking the electronics maker's first push into the personal-computer market with pricing that starts at $898.

Nokia Takeover Seen as Collapsing Shares Signal Bottom: Real M&A

San Francisco Chronicle
June 15 (Bloomberg) -- Nokia Oyj's steepest stock drop in more than a decade is turning the mobile-device maker into a potential takeover target for buyers willing to bet that it still has a future in smartphones.

Acer Takes on Apple With Its High-Res Iconia Tab A700 Android Tablet

PCWorld
Jam-packed 10.1-inch model has more memory, and a lower price, than Apple's third-generation iPad. By Melissa J. Perenson, PCWorld Calling a new Android tablet a potential iPad killer is a cliche.

Affordable Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 Processors Coming in Late June

PCWorld
By Melanie Pinola, PCWorld Jun 14, 2012 2:23 PM Intel announced Thursday that its entry-level Ivy Bridge Core i3 processors will be available after June 24--much earlier than the third-quarter timing previously expected.

Another Icann Oops In Plan To Roll Out New Internet Domains

Adweek
Icann, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is quickly earning the nickname "I can't." The organization that manages the address system on the Internet was forced to temporarily take offline last night the public roster of 1930 ...

Dropbox for iOS Adds Handy Automatic Camera Uploads

PCWorld
By Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld Jun 15, 2012 7:16 AM Cloud storage utility Dropbox updated its iPhone app with automatic uploads of photos and videos from the iPhone's camera roll.

Kinect's NUads aim to revolutionize ad experience

TG Daily
And say hello to a platform that will make ads more personalized - and perhaps even more fun - than ever. Thanks to Micosoft. The company appears to be making good on its promise to deliver a new, interactive kind of advertising medium.

Habbo Hotel prepares to let users chat again

BBC News
Habbo Hotel is let its members chat again as it works on ways to help protect members from sexual predators. All chat on Habbo was stopped following media reports that paedophiles were using the site to groom youngsters.

Quick Note: Apple May Sell 13-Inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display

DailyTech
Apple is expected to release a 13-inch next-generation MacBook Pro with Retina display this fall. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI, who provided the tip to Apple Insider, Apple is looking to launch the 13-inch Retina MacBook either this ...

British lawyer: We'll fight alleged hacker's extradition to the United States

Washington Post
LONDON - The lawyer for a British hacking suspect says she'll fight any moves to extradite him to the United States. A US federal indictment filed Tuesday alleged that the 20-year-old hacked into sites for the talent competition “The X-Factor,” ''PBS ...

Retailers feast on free Facebook tools, shun ads

Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Krishan Agarwal, president of online luxury watch vendor Melrose.com, told a roomful of attentive Internet retailers last week how Facebook had helped his company generate about 25 percent more sales in two years.

CDC Study Shows Universal Helmet Law Saves Lives and Money

Brevard Times
A study today released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed that annual cost savings in states with universal motorcycle helmet laws were nearly four times greater (per registered ...

Apple interested in swappable iPhone camera lenses

Apple Insider
By Neil Hughes A new concept for an improved iPhone camera system would allow users to reconfigure or even replace the lens for optimal pictures.

Apple's iPad lead widens

Bizjournals.com
New research shows the tablet computer market is growing faster than expected and Apple Inc.'s iPad is leading the way, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Government Expands Probe of Jeep Gas Tank Fires

ClaimsJournal.com
By TOM KRISHER | June 15, 2012 Government safety regulators have expanded an investigation into gas tank fires in older-model Jeep Grand Cherokees.

Scientists grow new vein from girl's stem cell

Times of India
PTI Jun 14, 2012, 03.17PM IST LONDON: For the first time, scientists led by an Indian-origin researcher have successfully replaced a major blood vessel in a 10-year-old girl with a vein grown in a lab using her own stem cells.

Verizon 'Share Everything' plan: Everything you need to know about Verizon's ...

WPTV
Get the details on the new Verizon Wireless 'Share Everything' plan that allows customers to share data allotments across multiple devices.

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