2012: Siri Is a Stunner, Amazon Is Amazin’ and Security Gets Spendy

Tech prognosticator Mark Anderson is back in New York with his annual predictions for the world of tech in 2012.
2012

News Byte

Court Rejects Apple’s Request to Ban Samsung Galaxy Sales in U.S.

An early win for Samsung on the U.S. front of its intellectual property battle with Apple. Late Friday a Northern District of California judge denied Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction prohibiting sales of some of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Importantly, the court didn’t reject Apple’s claims of design patent infringement, but it didn’t see any need for an immediate ban, either. “It is not clear that an injunction on Samsung’s accused devices would prevent Apple from being irreparably harmed,” the court wrote.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N: The “N” Stands For “Neener Neener”

Or maybe it stands for “Nothing Like an iPad, Really!”
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After a Too-Long Wait, Playdom Readies a Dozen Games a Year After Disney Acquisition

After taking five months off from releasing any games, Playdom has a dozen new releases in the pipeline, some of which will finally leverage Disney’s big brand names.
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Samsung Slaps Apple With Aussie Countersuit

Another twist in the sprawling intellectual property battle raging between Apple and Samsung.
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Worth More Dead Than Alive: Could HP Turn a Profit on Palm’s Patents?

Like gutting a broken-down historic house to salvage the pricey copper pipes, will HP now sell Palm for its patent parts?
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Google Rails Against Anti-Android Patent Cabal

Google a victim? Seriously?
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Cisco Reminds Us Once Again How Big the Internet Is, and How Big It’s Getting

As of 2008, there were more devices connected to the Internet than there were people on the planet. And there are soon going to be a lot more. How many? Networking giant Cisco Systems would like you to know that, well, let’s just say it’s a lot and leave it at that.
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W3C Wants to Invalidate Apple’s Widget Patents

The World Wide Web Consortium is taking Apple to the mat over its refusal to allow some of its intellectual property to be included in the W3C’s widget standard.
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T-Mobile Bobsleds Into IP Telephony Game With Facebook App

Clearly, the No. 4 U.S. cellphone carrier isn’t letting a little thing like a pending deal to be acquired stop it from having a little fun. Today, T-Mobile USA announced plans to enter the IP telephony space with a Facebook app that lets those on the social network place calls from a PC to their friends as well as post voice messages on their buddies’ walls.

Who Wants Nortel’s 4G Patents?

Oracle Lands Early Shots in SAP Trial

Skype and Avaya Sign Enterprise Deal