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Technology Report: Judge who shelved Apple trial says patent system out of sync

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07/5/2012

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Judge who shelved Apple trial says patent system out of sync

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. judge who tossed out one of the biggest court cases in Apple Inc's smartphone technology battle is questioning whether patents should cover software or most other industries at all.

Galaxy to power record $5.9 billion profit, but Samsung sweats over euro

SEOUL (Reuters) - Soaraway sales of the Galaxy smartphone will drive record quarterly profit of $5.9 billion at Samsung Electronics, though the South Korean tech giant is fretting over how Europe's debt crisis is denting demand in its biggest market for televisions and home appliances.

Ramtron rejects Cypress' raised offer

(Reuters) - Chipmaker Ramtron International Corp rejected Cypress Semiconductor Corp's second takeover offer in a month, saying it was still inadequate.

Yelp rises on reports of integration with Apple maps

(Reuters) - Shares of Yelp Inc jumped 12 percent on Thursday following media reports that Apple Inc is planning to integrate the customer reviews website's services into the new maps application in the latest version of its operating system.

Apple's Jobs tapped France 3615 for pre-internet ideas

PARIS (Reuters) - The man who turned Apple into a web-connected empire of consumer gadgets drew some of his inspiration from a table-top box that wired French households to networked information way before the arrival of mass Internet, a French telecoms engineer says.

Netflix shares rise after usage spikes in June

(Reuters) - Netflix Inc shares rose 12 percent on Thursday after its top executive disclosed a massive surge in customer usage, but analysts questioned the movie-rental company's ability to convert that into revenue.

European lawmakers reject global anti-piracy deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament rejected a global agreement against copyright theft on Wednesday, handing a victory to protesters who say the legislation would punish people for sharing films and music online.

Get in line: one Apple store per 216 million Chinese

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc has more retail stores in Pennsylvania than in all of China - where it earns a fifth of its revenue - and a slow pace of expansion may cost the firm more than just sales.

Britain's YouView Internet TV service launches

LONDON (Reuters) - YouView, a free UK television service combining digital channels with on-demand programming, launched some two years behind schedule on Wednesday, hoping to appeal to households unwilling to shell out on pay-TV from BSkyB or Virgin Media .

U.S. judge rejects Samsung request to lift stay on Nexus sales

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected a request by Samsung Electronics Co. to lift a pre-trial injunction against sales of its Galaxy Nexus phone, another legal setback for the South Korean firm ahead of an upcoming court battle with Apple Inc..