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Forget the Web, Start-Ups Get Real

A long-shunned Silicon Valley technology sector — consumer-electronics start-ups — is showing some surprising signs of life.

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Apple’s TV Vision: Sharing, Full On-Demand, Icons

Apple Inc.’s vision for a new television set-top box includes features designed to simplify accessing and viewing programming and erase the distinction between live and on-demand content, people briefed on Apple’s plans said.

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Apple’s New Front in Battle for TV

Apple Inc. is in talks with some of the biggest U.S. cable operators about letting consumers use an Apple device as a set-top box for live television and other content, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Samsung Defends Decision to Share Evidence With Media

A lawyer for Samsung Electronics Co. said the company’s decision to send reporters disputed evidence in its patent case with Apple Inc. was “lawful” and “ethical,” in a filing responding to federal Judge Lucy Koh’s request to explain the unusual move.

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Apple Discussed Investing in Twitter

Apple Inc. held discussions with Twitter Inc. more than a year ago about taking a strategic investment in the short-messaging service, according to a person familiar with the talks.

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Apple to Release New Tracking Tool for Apps

Apple Inc. is planning to release a new way for mobile app developers to track who uses their software, according to people briefed on Apple’s plans, the company’s latest attempt to balance developers’ appetite for targeting data with consumers’ unease over how it is used.

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Ad Networks Bypass iPhone Privacy Rules

Mobile ad networks are using new techniques to target iPhone users by circumventing Apple Inc.’s earlier efforts to protect user privacy.

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Hand-Gesture Technologies Wave Bye to Desktop Mouse

A race to liberate computer users from the mouse is kicking into high gear, inspired by the potential of turning hands and other body parts into digital controllers.

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Apple Preparing Upgrade to iCloud

Apple Inc. is preparing an upgrade of its online service iCloud that includes new photo-sharing features, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Judge: Proview Can’t Sue Apple in California in iPad Trademark Battle

A California judge threw out Proview Electronics Co.’s lawsuit against Apple Inc. over the iPad trademark in China, the latest twist in the legal fight over the rightful owner of the tablet’s name.