Technology Report: Judge throws out part of Apple patent award against Samsung

	Click to View in Browser 03/1/2013 Judge throws out part of Apple patent award against Samsung (Reuters) - Apple Inc lost a major ruling in its ongoing patent battle with Samsung Electronics on Friday, as a federal judge threw out part of a jury's $1.05 billion damages award against Samsung over a variety of phone products. Facebook to showcase new look for newsfeed on March 7 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will unveil a new look for its popular "newsfeed" next week, the latest move by the Web company to revamp key elements of its 1 billion member social network. Einhorn drops lawsuit versus Apple, ends challenge SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital withdrew its lawsuit against Apple Inc, after winning an injunction last week that blocked the iPhone maker from moving forward with a shareholder vote on a controversial proposal. White House, lawmakers resume cybersecurity bill talks SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said on Friday negotiations with the White House on a new cybersecurity bill have resumed, and the two sides are not "that far apart" after making progress this week. German lawmakers back Internet copyright, Google critical BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers approved a bill on Friday that aims to protect publishers' copyright on the Internet but critics branded it too weak for failing to make search engines such as Google pay for displaying news snippets. Romania believes rival nation behind "MiniDuke" cyber attack BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania believes another state was behind the "MiniDuke" cyber attack that hit its national security institutions as well as NATO and other European countries, its SRI secret service said on Friday. German book retailers team up against Amazon with new eReader FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German book retailers have teamed up with Deutsche Telekom to produce their own eReader to challenge the dominance of Amazon.com in the growing market for digital books. Twilio copies Facebook tactic: funding other startups SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Years before becoming a publicly traded internet juggernaut, Facebook tried an unorthodox tactic to expand its influence - giving start-ups money to build Facebook apps. Megaupload founder suffers procedural setback in U.S. extradition bid WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand court ruled on Friday that the United States does not have to hand over all its evidence against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, a setback for the German national in a U.S. bid to extradite him for alleged online piracy, fraud and money laundering. Groupon fires CEO, Mason admits "failure" in candid memo SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc fired Andrew Mason as chief executive officer on Thursday, ousting a co-founder who captured headlines with his quirky style but failed to reverse a crumbling share price or stop a gradual erosion of its main daily deals business. Related Video Techquity: New low for Apple, Google praise, Facebook plan "BigDog" learns a new trick Mediafile John C Abell Chromebook Pixel: A netbook to challenge the notebooks John C Abell By Nook or by crook A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend