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Apple likely to settle iCloud trademark lawsuit, says legal expert
An Arizona company is suing Apple in federal court over the "iCloud" trademark, court documents show. One legal expert said Apple would likely settle the case for cash. Read More


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Facebook loses 6M U.S. users in May
Facebook may continue to gain users, but the world's biggest social network isn't gaining them as quickly as it has been and is actually losing users in the U.S. Read More

Mozilla gets tough on Firefox memory leaks
Mozilla will try to plug more memory leaks in Firefox with a new, aggressive approach that relies on weekly bug triage meetings. Read More

American to offer Galaxy Tab 10.1 to premium class passengers
American Airlines will deploy 6,000 new Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets onboard some of its international and transcontinental flights in business and first class later this year. Read More

Acer says names, emails hacked in Europe
Taiwanese PC maker Acer is investigating the hacker attack that stole customer data from its Packard Bell unit in Europe, the company said. Read More

From CIO.com: The Best 2011 Windows 7 Laptops for Work and Play
The iPad and other tablets are transforming personal computing, but most of the world still uses laptops for business and pleasure, and 90 percent of them run Windows. Here are the coolest high-end laptops released in 2011 that take advantage of Windows 7's networking, security and UI features. Read More

Nuance talks to the social networks
The new version of Dragon speech recognition software includes support for iPhones and social networks Read More


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PlayBook OS updated after Adobe Flash security issue
A new version of the BlackBerry Tablet OS will soon be available to all BlackBerry PlayBook tablet users to address a security issue raised by Adobe about its Flash Player. Read More

Oracle Exadata gains certification for SAP applications
Oracle's Exadata X2 machines are now certified to run applications from rival SAP, following recent steps by SAP to move its customers off Oracle database platforms. Read More

3D conferencing hits the enterprise
Immersive virtual environments - such as Second Life and some enterprise-friendly alternatives - have traditionally required users to download special software and learn a difficult user interface. Read More

Google buys Admeld
Hoping to further boost its position in display advertising, Google scooped up Admeld, a company that aims to simplify the display ad buying process. Read More

Jonny Evans: How September's iPhone 5 voice recognition could change our lives
Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, today told us that voice recognition will be the "next big thing". Meanwhile, Apple's [AAPL] rumored Nuance deal is thought to be in place and is expected to bring advanced voice recognition technologies to iOS 5. So, just how will using voice along with location and augmented reality data with September's iPhone 5 impact our lives? Read More

Darlene Storm: Facebook spy vs. spy double-sting custody battle
A woman pretended to be a 17-year-old girl on Facebook to collect incriminating e-dirt evidence on her ex-husband. The FBI arrested her ex, but he then proved it was a reverse sting and he was a master of online intrigue. Read More

 
 
 

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