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Microsoft says Motorola and Google will 'kill video on the web' with patents, files European complaint

By Nilay Patel on February 22, 2012 10:52 am + 541 comments

Microsoft announced this morning that it's filed a formal competition complaint against Motorola and Continue reading…
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New Samsung smart oven can be set with an Android app

By Adi Robertson on February 22, 2012 10:39 am + 41 comments

We saw plenty of "smart" appliances back at CES, as well as an automatic induction range, but this Continue reading…
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Verizon users experiencing LTE and 3G outages across the US (update: service restored)

By Nathan Ingraham on February 22, 2012 10:05 am + 94 comments

Verizon's having trouble keeping the nation's "most reliable 4G network" up and running, yet again Continue reading…
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T-Mobile seeks to block Verizon's spectrum deal with cable companies

By Jamie Keene on February 22, 2012 09:53 am + 16 comments

T-Mobile has asked the FCC to block Verizon's purchase of spectrum from SpectrumCo — an alliance Continue reading…
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Mike Daisey's Steve Jobs monologue released under an open license

By Aaron Souppouris on February 22, 2012 09:07 am + 40 comments

Mike Daisey has made his critically acclaimed monologue "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" Continue reading…
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DVD Association says taping DVDs with smartphones is good enough for educational use

By Nilay Patel on February 22, 2012 09:06 am + 34 comments

How should schools and universities make copies of DVDs for use in the classroom and scholarship? If Continue reading…
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B&N stores will repartition Nook Tablets for more user space starting March 12th

By Jeff Blagdon on February 22, 2012 08:19 am + 15 comments

Back when we reviewed the Nook Tablet in November, one of our major gripes was the small size of the Continue reading…
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Tablets coming to taxis, if Square gets its way

By Sam Byford on February 22, 2012 08:03 am + 6 comments

We're not sure anyone likes the TV screens that have popped up in the back of cabs over the past few Continue reading…
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Hitachi announces the Z7K500: a 7mm-thick, 7200RPM, 2.5-inch hard drive with 6Gbps SATA interface

By Jamie Keene on February 22, 2012 07:31 am + 15 comments

Hitachi GST is announcing the Travelstar Z7K500 today, a 2.5-inch hard disk that it claims is an Continue reading…
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Hercule exoskeleton can help a regular human carry up to 220 pounds

By Bryan Bishop on February 22, 2012 07:02 am + 19 comments

When the French General Directorate for Armament wanted to develop an exoskeleton to aid humans in Continue reading…