Samsung agrees to pay $548M in damages awarded to Apple in 2012 patent ruling, but reserves right to seek reimbursement, which Apple disputes
Samsung Will Pay Apple for Damages—But Wants the Cash Back — If you thought the patent battle between Apple and Samsung would finally end with a cash payment, you're sorely mistaken.
Sony Has Bought Toshiba's Image Sensor Division for $155 Million
Following a series of negotiations, Sony has announced that it's buying Toshiba's image sensor business for 19 billion yen—which is about $155 million. — The deal, rumored in October, will see Sony ...
FBI Says Suspected Silk Road Architect Variety Jones Has Been Arrested
The man suspected of being a “senior adviser” to Ross Ulbricht, the convicted creator of the drug marketplace Silk Road, has been arrested, according to the United States Attorney's Office.
Worldwide Smartphone Market Will See the First Single-Digit Growth Year on Record
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OnePlus makes flagship phone OnePlus 2 invite-free starting Dec. 5, 64GB available for $389, unclear on whether order delays will continue
You won't need an invite to buy the OnePlus 2 starting this Friday — If you've been interested in getting a OnePlus 2 but didn't have an invite, your wait is coming to an end.
Sources: Toshiba considering spinning off unprofitable PC business alongside Fujitsu, others
Toshiba Looks to Spin Off PC Business — The proposed spinoff would be Toshiba's latest effort to strip out unprofitable units — TOKYO—Toshiba Corp. is looking to spin off …
Google launches Unity plugin to help developers make Chromecast-compatible games
Google has today launched the Google Cast Remote Display plugin for Unity, in hopes that developers will now be able to more easily bring their mobile games to the TV. This is the same plugin that ma...
Mozilla ends Tiles experiment for ads in Firefox, will shift focus to ‘content discovery’
Mozilla is stopping its experiment to offer advertising in Firefox. The company announced its focus will instead shift to “content discovery” opportunities in its browser.
EFF's free HTTPS tool 'Let's Encrypt' enters public beta
Really, there's no good reason for devs to not adopt HTTPS certification. The added protection makes you and your users safer, and ensures that you can guarantee that your website doesn't inject mali...
Group of French cab drivers launches nonprofit Uber competitor called VTC Cab, which charges drivers a monthly fee instead of collecting commissions
Angry French Uber drivers have created their own Uber — For months, it seemed as if taxi unions and regulations would pose the biggest threat to Uber's expansion in France.
Rdio to lay off 123 by December 31, over 50% of its employees, following Pandora acquisition; Pandora says it has given job offers to around 100 Rdio employees
Rdio is laying off more than half of its employees following Pandora acquisition — Online radio company Pandora's $75 million acquisition …
Microsoft working on ‘sleep’ issues with Surface Pro 4, Surface Book with solution early next year
Microsoft this week fixed the crashing display driver issue found on the new Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book. The problem stems from the early adoption of Intel's new Skylake chipset …
Apple's Swift programming language is now open source
Apple OS XiOS"Swift.Apache License.Swift'.."'..""'"..'. Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Craig Federighi explains motivation behind making Swift open source & what the future holds John Kennedy / Silicon Rep...
Google announces Best of Play Store lists for apps, games, movies, music, and more for 2015
We are proud to present the 'Best … Rita El Khoury / Android Police : Google Releases Its List Of Best Apps Of 2015 With Regional Focus And Some Questionable Choices Saqib Khan / ValueWalk : The Best ...
Microsoft assists law enforcement in disrupting Dorkbot, a botnet that controlled 1M PCs worldwide
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Twitch app now available for Android TV, offers viewing of live and recorded video, ability to follow channels and games
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Beats Music subscribers given until January 19 to transfer data to Apple Music
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In crude surveillance move, Kazakhstan requires Internet users install state-issued root certificate by January 1, imperilling security for all its citizens
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Marissa Mayer's severance package is worth approximately $25.5M, or $108M if control of the company changes
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Social media censorship in Bangladesh hints at long-term problems for publishers
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Nokia Closes Its $2.8B Sale Of Here To The Audi, BMW And Daimler Car Consortium
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StumbleUpon shuts down its video recommendation service 5by, as it helps build new discovery platform Mix.com
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Nextdoor is testing Nextdoor Now, a product that matches users with neighbors providing home services without handling payment or taking a cut, in SF and Austin
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