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Facebook ‘likes’ and adverts’ value doubted
A BBC investigation suggests companies are wasting large sums of money on adverts to gain “likes” from Facebook members who have no real interest in their products.
Glasses-free 3-D TV looks nearer
Instead of the complex hardware required to produce holograms, the Media Lab system, dubbed a Tensor Display, uses several layers of liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), the technology currently found in most flat-panel TVs. To produce a convincing 3-D illusion, the LCDs would need to refresh at a rate of about 360 times a second, or 360 hertz. Such displays may not be far off: LCD TVs that boast 240-hertz refresh rates have already appeared on the market, just a few years after 120-hertz TVs made their debut.
EMG Technology Sues Google for Infringing Its Mobile Device Patent
Elliot A. Gottfurcht, Managing Member and lead inventor of EMG’s patent portfolio, explains, “Google’s Chrome Mobile Browser directly infringes the ‘196 patent by displaying mobile webpages on smart phones and tablets using EMG’s patented simplified navigation system, which permits users to navigate a touch screen with unique inputs and to manipulate the screen for zooming and scrolling. Mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets, made by Motorola (which is owned by Google) and Samsung, use Google’s Chrome Mobile Browser to navigate mobile web sites using EMG’s patented simplified navigation system.”
via EMG Technology Sues Google for Infringing Its Mobile Device Patent – MarketWatch.
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PC Sales Flatline as Ultrabooks fail to make an impact
The Gartner report reveals that in total 87.5 million units were shipped in the second quarter of 2012, a decline of 0.1 percent compared to the same period in 2011. “In the second quarter of 2012, the PC market suffered through its seventh consecutive quarter of flat to single-digit growth,” said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner.
via PC Sales Flatline as Ultrabooks fail to make an impact – International Business Times.
Multi-platform Backdoor Lurks in Colombian Transport Site
Multi-platform Backdoor Lurks in Colombian Transport Site – F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab.
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Microsoft Revokes Trust in 28 of Its Own Certificates
Microsoft has not said exactly what the now-untrusted certificates were used for, but company officials said there were a total of 28 certificates affected by the move. Many of the affected certificates are listed simply as “Microsoft Online Svcs”. However, the company said that it was confident that none of them had been compromised or used maliciously. The move to revoke trust in these certificates is a direct result of the investigation into the Flame malware and how the attackers were able to forge a Microsoft certificate and then use it to impersonate a Windows Update server.
via Microsoft Revokes Trust in 28 of Its Own Certificates | threatpost.
Huawei to tout higher-end phones at Taste of Chicago
Huawei has been around for a quarter century, but it entered the U.S. market with a mobile device only in 2007. It has historically been known as a manufacturer of telecom network infrastructure. Locally, the company made headlines early last year when it sued Motorola Solutions Inc. over the Schaumburg company’s sale of its networks business to Nokia Siemens Networks. Huawei, which had developed network technology to resell under the Motorola brand, said the deal would transfer its trade secrets to a major rival. Motorola also had sued Huawei for alleged theft of trade secrets. The two companies agreed to settle all pending litigation in April 2011, allowing the transaction with Nokia Siemens to close.
via Huawei to tout higher-end phones at Taste of Chicago – chicagotribune.com.
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