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Skype Battles Another Patent Infringement Suit for Its Services

Copytele, a patent enforcement entity, has filed a patent infringement suit against Skype’s calling and messaging service. Skype is no stranger to patent infringement suits as it has already warded off lawsuits from Via...

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Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 Net News No Comments

Nook Press Self-Publishing Platform Debuts Today

Barnes and Nobles Nook debuts the Nook Press, which will directly complete with Amazon Kindle’s self-publishing platform. All aspiring writers rejoice! Barnes and Nobles subsidiary Nook announced the launch of Nook Press, a self-publishing...

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Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Kim Dotcom has new “Mega” domain, says this one won’t be shut down

After the government of Gabon shut down his Me.ga domain, Kim Dotcom needed a new country to let him host the domain that will be home to the successor of file-sharing site Megaupload. That...

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Monday, November 12th, 2012 Net News No Comments

How US software ended up powering Chinese assault helicopters

China's Z-10 attack heliocpter—developed with the help of US engine control software. Global Military Review In 2002, United Technologies Corporation  was coming off its most profitable year ever. The various units of UTC, which...

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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 Net News No Comments

Record companies score infringement victory over "Russian Facebook"

Russian social media site vKontakte—a platform with 135 million accounts across Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Belarus—has lost its court appeal seeking to overturn an earlier ruling against it stating that the company was...

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Friday, May 18th, 2012 Net News No Comments