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Dish Network, EchoStar will pay TiVo $500 million to settle DVR lawsuit
Dish Network, EchoStar and TiVo have come to a settlement on their long running patent dispute (since 2006) that will see the satellite company pay $500 million to settle all ongoing litigation. We stopped covering the various court judgements in this case last year as each side continued to file one stay and injunction after another, but this time it's finally over. The most recent court judgement came April 20th in the United States (...)
2011-05-02 07:01:00 | EngadgetPaul Allen: 'I think Bill Gates was surprised by my book. He'll want an intense discussion'
The Microsoft co-founder and multi-billionaire talks about his autobiography in which describes his bizarre working relationship with Bill Gates – and how it was he, not Gates, who had the visionary ideasPerhaps it's only to be expected, that the co-founders of one of the most powerful corporations on Earth, who have touched the lives of millions of people with products that they dreamed up when they were still kids, should turn out to have (...)
2011-05-02 06:59:00 | Guardian.co.ukBlackBerry 7 OS brings NFC support, voice search
RIM introduces the latest version of its mobile operating system, which debuts on the company's new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Bold 9930 devices.
2011-05-02 06:43:22 | CnetTiVo, EchoStar case ends with $500 million payout
EchoStar and Dish Network agree to pay TiVo to settle a long-running patent tussle. The companies are also swapping patent licenses.
2011-05-02 06:38:09 | CnetIE9 passes Opera in browser usage
Microsoft's latest version of its browser is catching on, though not fast enough to reverse IE's overall slide. Also: Apple's iOS now accounts for 2.2 percent of OSes used to surf the Web.
2011-05-02 06:21:41 | Cnet
Nokia announces pink N8 with Symbian Anna, neglects to give us a release date
It must be hard for Nokia to keep consumer interest in Symbian going while simultaneously developing a whole new ecosystem, so we'll forgive the unimaginative move to just do a pink version of the N8. That handset already benefited from the widest set of color options among any smartphone flagships, and will soon be adding a very T-Mobile-friendly shade of light red to its anodized aluminum case. Judging by those curvy icons on its (...)
2011-05-02 06:20:00 | EngadgetRIM unveils BlackBerry Bold 9900, 9930
Research In Motion kicks off its BlackBerry World 2011 conference with a pair of smartphones that feature touch screens and NFC capabilities.
2011-05-02 06:06:50 | CnetPay TV player BSkyB is winning the war to dominate digital | Steve Hewlett
BSkyB has built an unassailable position as its activities are already affecting the broadcasting ecology beyond pay TVA good set of financial results from BSkyB hardly counts as news these days – it has after all been the way of things for some time. But look a little closer and these results aren't just good at the headline level. Yes, there were customer additions in every sector of the business and the broadcaster is (...)
2011-05-02 06:00:05 | Guardian.co.ukSongkick shows how a UK startup can have global ambition for live music | Jemima Kiss
The London-based startup Songkick already attracts most of its web traffic for gig information from abroadThere's a cool breeze blowing through the open windows of Songkick's sunny top-floor studio in east London, more art college than office. The live music service occupies the whole top floor of this quirky brick warehouse, and there are clues to its expansion plans mapped out on every spare piece of wall.Now nearly four years old, Songkick exemplifies a (...)
2011-05-02 06:00:01 | Guardian.co.uk
Amar Bose donates majority of Bose Corporation shares to MIT, says thanks for the education
If you haven't heard of Dr. Amar Bose directly, you've surely heard of his eponymous audio equipment company. Late last week, the 81-year old founder and chairman of Bose Corporation announced that he's donating the majority of shares in the privately held company to his alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A member of that college's graduating class of 1951 and its electrical engineering faculty all the way until 2001, Bose felt compelled (...)
2011-05-02 05:48:00 | EngadgetTypo: MSNBC correspondent accidentally reports on Twitter that âObamaâ killed (Daily Caller)
Daily Caller - In an attempt to release the news of Osama bin Laden’s death quickly late Sunday night, MSNBC correspondent Norah O’Donnell accidentally reported on Twitter that “Obama” had been “killed” instead.
2011-05-02 05:05:17 | Yahoo News
Qualcomm shows off MSM8660's slick video performance on development kit (video)
If you've been closely tracking the development of Qualcomm's 1.5GHz dual-core MSM8660, you would've already seen AnandTech's impressive set of benchmark results back in early April. But of course, it'd be more convincing to actually see this chipset in action, so Qualcomm's latest videos of its Mobile Development Platform should satisfy your curiosity. As demoed after the break, this Snapdragon's Adreno 220 is seen effortlessly handling in-page HTML5 video streaming, Flash video streaming, and (...)
2011-05-02 04:56:00 | EngadgetOsama bin Laden dead: The Internet reacts
After ten years, two wars and hundreds of thousands of lives lost, 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan. Here, the Internet's first reactions, and its role in reporting the new biggest story in the world.
2011-05-02 04:53:48 | Digital TrendsApple's Popular Apps Not Exclusive to iPhone: Analysis (PC World)
PC World - Apple has the largest app store by a long shot: Currently iPhone users can choose from 350,000 apps. But how many apps do people really use--and should the size of the Apple App Store sway your next smartphone purchase? It shouldn't.
2011-05-02 04:00:00 | Yahoo NewsHome lighting diversifies, led by LEDs (photos)
It's no longer one size fits all when it comes to lighting, as more efficient products, notably good LEDs, are coming to market.
2011-05-02 04:00:00 | Cnet