We’ve diligently followed the Microsoft v. i4i Limited Partnership patent dispute as it wound its way through the courts , and now comes the day of reckoning: by a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court has upheld the patent-infringement finding against Redmond. For those of you just catching up, MS had been taken to court by Toronto-based i4i over a portfolio of XML-related patents — patents it had already offered to license to the software behemoth. In court, Microsoft claimed it had not infringed and that the patents were invalid; a 2009 Texas court disagreed and awarded $200 million in damages. A subsequent appeal failed. Oh, and the government sided with i4i . Today’s Supreme Court verdict upholds the lower courts’ decisions: Microsoft Word is an infringing product, and the company now owes $290 million. The finding likely won’t affect consumers, as the offending versions of Word are now obsolete. Still, $290 million isn’t chump change, even for the world’s largest software company. There’s probably a joke in here about i4i justice, but we’ll be dadblasted if we can find it. Microsoft loses $290 million patent battle, begins searching couch cushions originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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We, like most of America, are disgusted by Bentley’s behavior on The Bachelorette. However, it looks like not everyone feels the same way. As Ashley appears on the cover of this week’s People over Bentley’s betrayal, the bad boy gets a fan club of his own. After Monday night’s grueling episode, where contestant Bentley Williams
Continue reading …So it’s not a presidential campaign, but the Sarah Palin bus tour has produced what looks a lot like a commercial. The three-minute piece from SarahPAC offers an account of the trip narrated with clips from the very “lamestream media” to whom Palin refused to give a tour schedule, notes…
Continue reading …Now we can all cash in on Weinergate: Spirit Airlines is holding a special deal dubbed “The Weiner Sale.” The fares are “too hard to resist,” notes one ad, viewable at the Frisky . There’s even a “Weiner Sale Expansion,” though the fares won’t be “enlarged.” Buzzfeed has the full email…
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WebMD talks to experts about treatment options for TMJ or other temporomandibular disorders
Continue reading …The Washington Post picks up on a new stat it says could have a profound effect on the US immigration debate: The percentage of immigrants with at least a bachelor’s degree (30%) is now greater than those without a high school diploma (28%). The study from the Brookings Institution counts…
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Alaska is poised to release more than 24000 pages of emails Friday from the first 21 months of former governor Sarah Palin’s administration. Citizens and news organizations first requested the emails during the 2008 White House race. (June 9)
Continue reading …By 2030, Hotels Could Offer Customized Dreams — and In-Sleep Language Lessons
June 9, 2011 No CommentBy the year 2030, a mere 19 years from now, hotels could fulfill your wildest dreams. Really. Budget hotel chain Travelodge, reports The Telegraph, has published a study about how technology could change hotel accommodation by 2030. According to Ian Pearson, the engineer and futurologist who produced the report, hotels could realistically control dreams and
Continue reading …Wi-Fi Sync developer says he was ‘fairly shocked’ by Apple’s similar Wi-Fi Sync feature
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Wirelessly syncing a smartphone is hardly a new idea, but the developer of the Wi-Fi Sync app for iOS devices apparently thinks Apple’s similar new feature in iOS 5 — also called Wi-Fi Sync –is just a little too close to his for comfort. As you may recall, Greg Hughes submitted his “Wi-Fi Sync” app to Apple for App Store approval back in May of 2010 and was ultimately rejected, although not before he says he was told that Apple’s engineers were “impressed” by his effort — he then made the app available in the Cydia store, where it’s been downloaded more than 50,000 times at $10 a pop. That was apparently working out just fine for him until this week, when he says he was “fairly shocked” to see Apple announce a Wi-Fi Sync feature of its own in iOS 5, complete with a familiar looking icon. Hughes went on to tell The Register that he was “surprised” by the similarities, but he hasn’t offered any indication that he plans to push the issue any further. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Wi-Fi Sync developer says he was ‘fairly shocked’ by Apple’s similar Wi-Fi Sync feature originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Zocor Lawyer – Las Vegas Hoodia Gordonii: Potential Hoodia Side Effects How Is MPB Today Different ? Fitness_Info says: FDA Recommends Limits to High-Dose Zocor http://bit.ly/iDxC8w
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