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Corning Plans To Unveil Gorilla Glass 3 At CES
Corning, the company behind the revolutionary Gorilla Glass, has announced that it will be unveiling Gorilla Glass 3 during the CES event this year.
USPTO Invites Developers To Discuss The Issue Of Software Patents
USPTO has announced that it will be hosting two roundtable events in February, where the developer community is invited to share the concerns and suggestions towards software patents.
China Fines LCD Makers Over Price Fixing
After the European Union fined display vendors for price fixing, China has also joined the bandwagon and had dished out a fine of $56.6 million to these companies.
Eric Schmidt Might Be Going To North Korea, Purpose Unknown
The Associated Press has reported that Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt will travel to North Korea on an 'official' trip this year.
Microsoft Beats Google And Apple, Acquires Startup R2 Studios
Apple and Google wanted to buy R2 Studios. But software giant Microsoft has beat Apple's and Google's deal, and bought R2 Studios to beef up its Xbox unit.
CTIA And MobileCON Will Merge Into One ‘Super Mobile Show’ In 2014
CTIA, the organization which hosts two major tech-related events each year, has now announced that in 2014, it will be merging CTIA and MobileCON into a single event.
Chinese Court Finds Apple Guilty Of Copyright Infringement
A Chinese court has ruled that because an app hosted on Apple's App Store published copyrighted material, it must pay up a fine of $66,000.
Huawei Accused Of Trying To Sell Embargoed Equipment To Iran
A firm privately owned by Huawei has been accused of offering to sell embargoes HP computer equipment to Iran back in 2010. Huawei has stated that it was a perfectly legal bid.
Netflix Doubles CEO’s Pay For 2013
The annual salary of Netflix's CEO, Reed Hastings, has been bumped up from $2 million 2012 to $4 million in 2013.
Intel All Set To Enter The Internet TV Service Arena Soon
According to TechCrunch, it has been told by a source within the video industry that Intel will soon be launching its own Internet TV service to a limited number of cities.
Samsung Plans To Build 1.1 Million Square Foot R&D Facility In Silicon Valley
Samsung has unveiled its plans of building a new R&D facility in Silicon Valley. The new campus will be occupying a space of 1.1 million square feet.
Samsung May Be In For $15 Billion Fine Over ‘Misuse’ Of Standard-Essential Patents
European Commission is currently investigating Samsung's conduct in licensing standard-essential patents. Samsung may have to pay up to $14.8 billion, if found guilty of misconduct.
Lawsuit Alleges Brian Cohen Stole The Idea For Pinterest
A lawsuit launched against Pinterest alleges that the website was originally based on a stolen idea. The suit has been launched by a former colleague of Pinterest's founder.
Microsoft Added More Than 75000 Apps To Windows Phone Store In 2012
During the year 2012, Microsoft added more than 75000 apps to its Windows Phone Store. However, the Windows Phone platform still has a long way to go
