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Technology Report: Apple fires closing shots in Samsung trial

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08/17/2012

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Apple fires closing shots in Samsung trial

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics tried to impose an "unfair and unreasonable" royalty rate on Apple Inc for the use of its wireless patents in the iPhone, which would have stymied Apple's commercial prospects, a former Texas Instruments lawyer said on Friday.

Videogame players, the next Olympians?

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - It's not exactly an Olympic sport - not yet, anyway - but as the London Games drew to a close this past Sunday, thousands of professional videogame players geared up for an event that for some can be as lucrative as winning a gold medal.

Facebook plumbs new lows as sales curbs start to expire

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares sank 6.3 percent to a record closing low after early investors got the greenlight to sell for the first time since the No. 1 social network went public, starting a string of insider lockup expirations that will pressure the stock for months.

Insight: Auto insurers' driver tracking hits wall in California

(Reuters) - California is turning into a battleground for technology that allows auto insurers to track their customers' driving behavior and offer them lower premiums, but that privacy advocates reject as an excessive intrusion with serious consequences.

Exclusive: Canada minister was prepped if RIM CEO talked takeover

OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - A senior Canadian minister was prepped to discuss foreign investment rules with Research In Motion's new CEO in a March telephone call, mindful of intense takeover speculation that's still swirling around the embattled BlackBerry maker.

Twitter tightens its stranglehold on apps with new restrictions

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In a move to regulate how users access its microblogging service, Twitter announced new restrictions that sternly discouraged independent software developers from creating Twitter apps.

RIM plans new contact management features on BB10 devices

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion plans to provide BlackBerry users with an easy way to tap their contacts' public profiles -- including blog posts, tweets, emails and other details -- in its latest push to regain ground in the shartphone market.

Cisco jumps on dividend hike, props up network gear makers

(Reuters) - Shares of Cisco Systems Inc jumped 9 percent on Thursday as a dividend hike and share buyback plan overshadowed comments that business conditions in Europe would not improve anytime soon for the network equipment maker.

Oracle settles SEC charges over secret India payments

(Reuters) - Oracle Corp agreed to pay a $2 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that an India subsidiary secretly set aside money used to make unauthorized payments to phony vendors in that country.

AT&T says attack temporarily cut internet access

(Reuters) - AT&T Inc said some business customers temporarily lost internet access because its network was targeted by unknown attackers on Wednesday.