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Bruce Willis Can Share His iTunes without Going Thermonuclear
Yesterday, we covered a story regarding Bruce Willis allegedly preparing to sue Apple over iTunes’ Terms and Conditions. See, the veteran actor wants to bequeath his vast collection of songs on iTunes to his daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. But the current terms and conditions of the service does not allow him to do that, ...
Oracles Wants $1.3B In Damages From SAP In Revived Infringement Trial
In August, Oracle and SAP agreed the latter would pay $306 million in damages for infringing Oracle’s software. But Oracle wasn’t satisfied with the agreement, stating they want more from SAP, citing the original $1.3 billion fine ordered in 2010 as the appropriate amount and nothing less. Oracle is taking SAP back to court, one more ...
New Nokia Phones Bake In Augmented Reality Tech
Today’s mobile news roundup features: the latest Nokia-Microsoft leaks; the new availability for BBC iPlayer mobile downloads; Brazil’s expansion leading to Lenovo’s two-week high; Baidu launching a mobile browser; and the Galaxy SIII named the first to be compatible with Orange’s Quick Tap payment service. Nokia phones to have augmented reality technology More teasers regarding ...
The Best of Doctor Who: Apps and Gadgets
The British sci-fi TV series, Doctor Who is back for its seventh season on BBC. The season’s first episode, Doctor Who – Asylum of the Daleks, premiered on September 1st in the UK and ABC TV was quick to follow suit, airing the episode on their iView service just a day after the premier. The ...
Bruce Willis Goes Thermonuclear on iTunes, Sues Apple Over Terms?
Today’s mobile news roundup features: Bruce Willis’ plan to sue Apple over iTunes T&C; Apple adding the Galaxy SIII to patent infringement complaint; Samsung auditing China suppliers; and Nokia’s teaser video. Bruce Willis to sue Apple over iTunes terms and conditions If you own an Apple device, you’ve probably bought a song or two on ...
Yet Another LulzSec Member Arrested Over Sony Hack
A second person believed to be a member of LulzSec, a notorious hacker group allegedly involved in several high profile cyber attacks like the Sony Pictures breach last year, was arrested. Days after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Raynaldo Rivera of conspiracy and hacking, he surrendered to the authorities. If convicted, he ...
iPad Mini Gets Its Own Launch Event in October
Is it a smaller iPad or a bigger iPod Touch? I’m still wondering what Apple will be soon unveiling at their upcoming event, but whatever it is, I’m sure people will buy it, even if it’s just an iPod Touch labeled as an iPad mini. It’s been quite a while since we’ve featured rumors regarding ...
Spotify Takes on iTunes with New Target Gift Cards, Global Growth
Swedish music streaming service, Spotify, and T-Mobile’s parent company, Deutsche Telekom, partnered up to bring music to German consumers. Deutsche Telekom is the first German telecommunications company to bundle a Spotify Premium subscription with its tariffs and as an add-on option. Starting this October, Deutsche Telekom customers will be able to listen to more than ...
Facebook’s Other Products Doing Better than Ads as Stock Declines
eMarketer reduced their estimates for Facebook’s ad revenue from $5 billion down to $4.23 billion. Though the predicted ad revenue for this year is still 34.1 percent higher than last year’s eMArketer states that the company’s poor performance earlier in the year as well as the effectiveness of some of their ad products contribute to ...
IBM Ex-President Joins Executive Bad Boy Club: Misconduct with an iPod
Earlier this month we highlighted some of the most high-profile crimes in the Valley, like the late Steve Jobs’ house being burglarized, Michael Dell’s daughter’s Twitter account deactivated for security reasons, and then there was the stolen iPhone debacle. But the story that stood out the most was Bill Gates’ arrest back in 70’s and ...
