John Paczkowski

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German Court Tosses Pair of Apple, Samsung Suits

There are two fewer lawsuits in Apple’s patent battle with Samsung today, thanks to the decisive action of a German court.

Judge Andreas Voss of the Mannheim Regional Court this morning threw out two lawsuits in the case — one that Apple brought against Samsung, and another that Samsung brought against Apple. The former involved Apple’s claim that Samsung infringed on its slide-to-lock patent; the latter, Samsung’s claim that Apple has violated one of its 3G/UMTS-essential patents.

Samsung vowed to appeal the dismissal of its lawsuit against Apple, and noted that a separate case regarding four alleged patent infringements is still pending in Germany.

Twitter’s Tanking

December 30, 2013 at 6:49 am PT

2013 Was a Good Year for Chromebooks

December 29, 2013 at 2:12 pm PT

BlackBerry Pulls Latest Twitter for BB10 Update

December 29, 2013 at 5:58 am PT

Apple CEO Tim Cook Made $4.25 Million This Year

December 28, 2013 at 12:05 pm PT

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Just as the atom bomb was the weapon that was supposed to render war obsolete, the Internet seems like capitalism’s ultimate feat of self-destructive genius, an economic doomsday device rendering it impossible for anyone to ever make a profit off anything again. It’s especially hopeless for those whose work is easily digitized and accessed free of charge.

— Author Tim Kreider on not getting paid for one’s work