Gina Smith

Based in San Francisco, Gina Smith is a New York Times best-selling author and award-winning veteran tech reporter. She also runs the geek site aNewDomain.net and contributes patent forensic analysis to Avancept.com. Follow her on Twitter @ginasmith888 or email her at Gina@aNewDomain.net.

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Thursday, 14th March 2013

Pi Day 2013: Pi Trivia, Pi Videos, Pi Songs & A Pi Infographic

Pi Day 2013: Pi Trivia, Pi Videos, Pi Songs & A Pi Infographic

Tech geeks love to party for Pi. They just do.

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Thursday, 6th September 2012

The Week's Best Patents From Google, Microsoft & Apple - But Not Facebook

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues the week’s new patents every Tuesday. A quick check of what some big techn companies scored this week offers a telling glimpse of their varying fortunes.

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Monday, 6th August 2012

Is Barry Diller Stealing Broadcasters' Content? Aereo Patent Applications Say Maybe Not

Is Barry Diller Stealing Broadcasters' Content? Aereo Patent Applications Say Maybe Not

Aereo, the controversial Barry Diller-backed service that is streaming live and pre-recorded TV over the airwaves in New York City, is celebrating its recent preliminary court victory against 18 broadcasters by offering a free hour of service and new pricing options. But the real key for the viability of this high-flying IPTV startup in court might…

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Monday, 23rd July 2012

Mark Zuckerberg Wins Approval For His First-Ever Patent Application - From 6 Years Ago

Mark Zuckerberg Wins Approval For His First-Ever Patent Application - From 6 Years Ago

In the last few months, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took his company public, got married and scored a nearly $6 million home loan at just over 1%. What could possibly top all that? How about approval of his very first patent request from way back in 2006 - covering privacy issues no less?

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