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Friday, 27th May 2011

Google & Facebook Lose Patent Dismissal

Wireless Ink Corp has won the first round of a patent lawsuit against both Google and Facebook. The search and social companies failed to get Wireless Ink's infringement tossed and now Wireless Ink can pursue charges pertaining to user participation in social networks on mobile devices against the tech giants . Wireless Ink is the creator behind…

Mobile Dan Rowinski comments

Could Cookiejacking Be A Serious Problem?

A sophisticated new hack has emerged as a zero-day exploit for all versions of Internet Explorer. Dubbed "cookiejacking," it is a way for hackers to take control of users browser identities and thus be able to impersonate them on Facebook, Twitter or any encrypted bank or retail site. A play off the now familiar "clickjacking" term, cookiejacking…

Dan Rowinski comments

Defending Innovation and Net Neutrality at eG8 [Video]

Defending Innovation and Net Neutrality at eG8 [Video]

At the eG8, 20th century ideas clashed with the 21st century economy. The inaugural eG8 forum, held in Paris before the G-8 summit of global leaders, showed that online innovation and freedom of expression still need strong defenders. As Nancy Scola reported at techPresident, at the eG8, civil society groups re-staked their claim to the 'Net…

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LOLCats Rolling in Data

"Analyzing large data sets--so called big data--will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer surplus, as long as the right policies and enablers are in place," so writes giant consulting firm McKinsey Global Institute in a major new report this month on the topic. In LOLCat…

Marshall Kirkpatrick comments

Poll: Citi Says Not Too Late for Microsoft Tablet - Do You Agree?

A new report from Citigroup out today says that it's not too late for Microsoft to have a "meaningful share" of the tablet market, even though its first tablet computer won't ship until mid-2012 at the earliest. Citi estimates that around 75 million tablets will ship in 2013, but there's still plenty of room for a Microsoft tablet to gain a…

Mobile Sarah Perez comments

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