Ho Ho No! Amazon Apologizes After Customers Lose Access to Christmas Content.

Remember when you bought that movie download for your kids? Might want to check to make sure you can still play it.

IBM Hits Twitter With Patent Infringement Claims Ahead of IPO

The first of many, of course.

Samsung Extends Agreement to License Nokia Patents

Samsung will owe Nokia money, but just how much will be settled through binding arbitration — a process not likely to be concluded until 2015.

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures Said to Be Hunting for New Capital

Still not the popular kid.

Sex Toy Story: Jimmyjane’s Ethan Imboden Wants to Make Vibrators as Common as iPhones

In an interview with AllThingsD, Jimmyjane founder Ethan Imboden talks about differences between designing a cellphone and sex toys, and the mainstreaming of high-tech vibrators.

FilmTrack, Rights Management in the Cloud, Lands $20 Million From Insight

Insight Venture Partners makes its 15th cloud software deal.
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Apple-Samsung Legal Battle Heats Up Again Friday

Two key rulings — one that could result in Samsung products being banned from import into the U.S. — are due from the International Trade Commission and from federal court.

Yahoo’s Former GC Callahan Places His Bid With Online Real Estate Marketplace Auction.com

The self-effacing lawyer is ripe for some disruption in an old industry.

Nvidia to License Its Graphics Chip Technology

Cores for sale.

Nokia Adds New Suits in Patent Spat With HTC

The new actions include a second complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission and a federal suit in Southern California. Those come on top of other legal actions that date back to last year.