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Thursday, January 31, 2013

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Toyota chooses Nokia's HERE for next gen navi and infotainment
TELEMATICS NEWS | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Toyota to use HERE platform's Nokia Local Search for Automotive for new Touch&Go system. Read more

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Report: Why Google's autonomous car tech could be worth more than its web business

Report: Why Google's autonomous car tech could be worth more than its web business
AUTOBLOG | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Filed under: Technology According to Forbes, Google may be into driverless cars for more than the party tricks. As part of a ... Read more

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Google Glass Filing Passes Through FCC

Google Glass Filing Passes Through FCC
INTOMOBILE | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Google Glass has been on the minds of tech enthusiasts for over a year now, and today we finally have a glimpse of what Google's foray into wearable t... Read more

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Is PlayStation 4 Nearly Here? Sony Plans Mysterious Feb. 20 Press Conference

Is PlayStation 4 Nearly Here? Sony Plans Mysterious Feb. 20 Press Conference
WIRED TOP STORIES | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Is the next next-generation console almost here? Wired just received an invitation to "PlayStation Meeting 2013," a press ... Read more

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Intel will show off more dual-core Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress next month

Intel will show off more dual-core Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress next month
THE VERGE - ALL POSTS | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Intel showed us it could create a competent mid-range smartphone with decent processing power and battery life ... Read more

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News: Apple aims to patent laser-aided virtual keyboard

News: Apple aims to patent laser-aided virtual keyboard
ILOUNGE | ALL THINGS IPOD, IPHONE, IPAD AND BEYOND | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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An Apple patent application published today reveals a laser-based depth perception system that could be used to create a ... Read more

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Ask iLounge: Sharing iOS Calendars between family members

Ask iLounge: Sharing iOS Calendars between family members
ILOUNGE | ALL THINGS IPOD, IPHONE, IPAD AND BEYOND | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Q: Is it possible for me share a calendar with my husband? He has an iPhone 5, I have an iPhone 4S. I just loaded the recent ... Read more

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News: Apple to patent proximity sensing for TV audio, video chat

News: Apple to patent proximity sensing for TV audio, video chat
ILOUNGE | ALL THINGS IPOD, IPHONE, IPAD AND BEYOND | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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A newly revealed Apple patent application reveals a system that can adjust and enhance audio based on a user's proximity to ... Read more

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iMore at Macworld|iWorld 2013: Cupertino

iMore at Macworld|iWorld 2013: Cupertino
IMORE - THE #1 IPHONE, IPAD, AND IPOD TOUCH BLOG | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Wednesday morning we high-tailed it over to Moscone West to pick up our Macworld|iWorld media badges -- the big honking ... Read more

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Angry Birds Star Wars updated with new levels, enemies

Angry Birds Star Wars updated with new levels, enemies
IMORE - THE #1 IPHONE, IPAD, AND IPOD TOUCH BLOG | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Angry Birds Star Wars has been updated with 20 new levels, along with 2 new bonus levels, new enemies, and more: After the ... Read more

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Google's Project Glass Is at the FCC Office Awaiting Approval

Google's Project Glass Is at the FCC Office Awaiting Approval
GIZMODO | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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#projectglass Engadget has spotted an ... Read more

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Toyota signs deal to get Nokia's Here Local Search on its in-car navigation units from 2014

Toyota signs deal to get Nokia's Here Local Search on its in-car navigation units from 2014
ENGADGET | JANUARY 31, 2013
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Nokia's position in the smartphone market may be precarious (if improving), but its Location and Commerce (read: mapping) division has developed quite... Read more

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Google files patent application for touch-based, full-finger keyboard layout

Google files patent application for touch-based, full-finger keyboard layout
ENGADGET | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Tapping on glass... it's not the future -- it's the present. Except software- based touch typing solutions haven't really extended beyond the cramped ... Read more

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Apple Reveals Cool Depth Perception System with a Unique Laser Projection Keyboard Feature for iDevices

Apple Reveals Cool Depth Perception System with a Unique Laser Projection Keyboard Feature for iDevices
PATENTLY APPLE | JANUARY 31, 2013
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On January 31, 2013, the US Patent & Trademark Office published twenty patent applications from Apple and the most intriguing ... Read more

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Apple Reveals Enhanced Audio System for Their Future HDTV

Apple Reveals Enhanced Audio System for Their Future HDTV
PATENTLY APPLE | JANUARY 31, 2013
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Apple's late CEO Steve Jobs told Biographer Walter Isaacson that he'd "like to create an integrated television set that is ... Read more

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Apple Thinks Outside the Box with Cash Dispensing Network

Apple Thinks Outside the Box with Cash Dispensing Network
PATENTLY APPLE | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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On January 31, 2013, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals that out of the ... Read more

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Apple Reveals New Machinery for Creating Liquidmetal Forms

Apple Reveals New Machinery for Creating Liquidmetal Forms
PATENTLY APPLE | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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On January 31, 2013, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals new method for ... Read more

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Patent Lint: Apple Thinks Collaboration, Telecom & Cameras

Patent Lint: Apple Thinks Collaboration, Telecom & Cameras
PATENTLY APPLE | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Today's Patent Lint report covers such matters as collaboration on virtual works of art, adaptive auto exposure for cameras, ... Read more

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Lenovo Urges Telecoms to Drastically Cut iPhone Subsidies

Lenovo Urges Telecoms to Drastically Cut iPhone Subsidies
PATENTLY APPLE | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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China's Sina Tech is reporting today that after Lenovo's financials were announced indicated that the company's smartphone ... Read more

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Apple buys 18 'axis-based' user interface patents from Canadian holding company

Apple buys 18 'axis-based' user interface patents from Canadian holding company
APPLEINSIDER | FRONTPAGE NEWS | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Apple last year bought a number of patents from Maya-Systems Inc. that cover an "intuitive way to display any virtual content ... Read more

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Apple TV may start carrying HBO shows in 2013

Apple TV may start carrying HBO shows in 2013
APPLEINSIDER | FRONTPAGE NEWS | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Apple is reportedly in talks with HBO to carry the cable content provider's shows on the Apple TV through the "HBO Go" app, ... Read more

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IDC: Apple tablet shipments up 8M units in Q4 2012, market share down 8 percent overall

IDC: Apple tablet shipments up 8M units in Q4 2012, market share down 8 percent overall
9TO5MAC | JANUARY 31, 2013
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. According to the latest preliminary market share numbers from IDC, Apple increased 48 percent and sold almost 23 million ... Read more

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Apple invents laser projected keyboard & depth perception system, reveals ad-hoc cash dispensing network

Apple invents laser projected keyboard & depth perception system, reveals ad-hoc cash dispensing network
9TO5MAC | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a couple of interesting patent applications from Apple today. One patent ... Read more

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Apple to discontinue Mac Pro in Europe March 1st over new regulatory standards

Apple to discontinue Mac Pro in Europe March 1st over new regulatory standards
9TO5MAC | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Apple will stop selling its current Mac Pro professional desktop computer in Europe on March 1st, according to our sources. ... Read more

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Why is Apple gobbling up Maya's 18-axis UI patents?
9TO5MAC | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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Canada-based Maya-Systems, Inc., announced Thursday that Apple acquired 18 of its patent properties related to ... Read more

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HBO and Apple reportedly team up for Apple TV content deal, said to begin first half of 2013

HBO and Apple reportedly team up for Apple TV content deal, said to begin first half of 2013
9TO5MAC | FEBRUARY 1, 2013
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According to Bloomberg, Apple and HBO will team up to deliver HBO Go content on the Apple TV. Cable and satellite subscribers ... Read more

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