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Apple and Google settle Motorola patent disagreement and agree to cooperate on patent reform

May16
by on May 16, 2014 at 11:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

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Apple and Google have reached a settlement for the extended patent lawsuits between Apple and Motorola Mobility, as first reported by Reuters. According to a statement from the two companies, the agreement doesn’t include a cross-license, but the firms will cooperate on bringing about patent reform. Here’s the complete statement:  Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss all the current lawsuits that exist directly between the two companies. Apple and Google have also agreed to work together in some areas of patent reform. The agreement does not include a cross license. The legal battle between Apple and Motorola dates back to 2010,…

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Google again rumored to drop Nexus devices in favor of Android Silver program

May16
by on May 16, 2014 at 10:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

If you’re waiting for Google to release the Nexus 6, notorious smartphone leaker Evleaks has some potentially bad news for you. In a pair of cryptic tweets, the insider suggested that Google will abandon its Nexus line of devices in favor of an Android Silver program. There is no Nexus 6. Farewell, Nexus. [discussion: http://t.co/dMTT3g393q] — @evleaks (@evleaks) May 16, 2014 Don’t worry, there’s a silver lining to this cloud… — @evleaks (@evleaks) May 16, 2014 Android Silver, circa February 2015. [discussion: http://t.co/dMTT3g393q] — @evleaks (@evleaks) May 17, 2014 To be fair, this particular rumor has been making its way…

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Emory University server accidentally sends reformat request to all Windows PCs, including itself

May16
by on May 16, 2014 at 9:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables

Have you ever reformatted a computer and then immediately realized you shouldn’t have? Well, an “accident” at Emory University this week will make your mistake look like a brilliant, carefully considered decision. Here’s the crux of what happened: A Windows 7 deployment image was accidently sent to all Windows machines, including laptops, desktops, and even servers. This image started with a repartition/reformat set of tasks. As soon as the accident was discovered, the SCCM server was powered off – however, by that time, the SCCM server itself had been repartitioned and reformatted. What did we learn today? Always backup. Backup…

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Emory University server accidentally sends reformat request to all Windows PCs, including itself

May16
by on May 16, 2014 at 9:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables

Have you ever reformatted a computer and then immediately realized you shouldn’t have? Well, an “accident” at Emory University this week will make your mistake look like a brilliant, carefully considered decision. Here’s the crux of what happened: A Windows 7 deployment image was accidently sent to all Windows machines, including laptops, desktops, and even servers. This image started with a repartition/reformat set of tasks. As soon as the accident was discovered, the SCCM server was powered off – however, by that time, the SCCM server itself had been repartitioned and reformatted. What did we learn today? Always backup. Backup…

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Trying to copy tech hubs is the worst thing small startup communities can do

May16
by on May 16, 2014 at 7:27 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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Paul Orlando is an entrepreneur, co-founder and director of AcceleratorHK, a mobile startup accelerator. He is the author of Startup Sacrilege for the Underdog Entrepreneur. I co-founded and ran a startup accelerator in Hong Kong, a city which was recently called the number one tech capital to watch by Forbes. That being said, Hong Kong is not yet what we’d call a tech hub. And neither are the thousands of other locations around the world that have emerging startup communities. With a deeper look at the attention paid to stories coming out of tech hubs and an evaluation of your local…

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