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IT-Science
Group Shot Of Microsoft’s Early Founders In Display At Room Where Some 2,000 Developers Are Set To Hold Conference
The now-famous group shot of some of the early founders of Microsoft Corp., including Bill Gates, lower left, and Paul Allen, lower right, is displayed, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in a room showcasing the latest devices to run the Windows 8 operating system, in Redmond, Wash. More than 2,000 app…
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East Asia
Who copied who?
Apple’s copycat argument against Samsung faces backlash Ever since the patent war between Samsung and Apple began, the simplest but most controversial issue at the legal battle has been whether the Korean firm’s Galaxy series copied features of the U.S. tech giant’s i-branded devices. Courts, as well as legal experts,…
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Naro space rocket launch reset for mid-Nov.
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said Monday that it will make its third attempt to launch the Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-1), colloquially called Naro, sometime between Nov. 9 and 24 following Friday’s cancellation. It opened a launch review committee with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and…
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No more foul plays
Samsung, SK talk of ending semiconductor game of chicken Executives of both Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, the world’s two largest makers of computer memory chips, admit the companies had been playing a dangerous game of chicken that can’t last. It remains to be seen whether they can deliver on…
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Samsung to appeal ITC ruling
US commission sides with Apple over patents Samsung Electronics said Thursday that it will appeal against a preliminary ruling by the U.S. trade commission in favor of Apple’s patent infringement claims. The move came after the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled Wednesday that some Samsung mobile devices infringed upon…
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By Apple’s logic, Galaxy should cost $2 mil.
US patent expert suggests Judge Koh check holes in iPhone maker’s argument What has motivated Apple to be so persistent in pressing for its patents in smart devices? It may be the ghost of its founder Steve Jobs, who had reportedly planned a firestorm of legal action 10 years before…
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Apple fires Korea’s country head
Apple, headquartered in Cupertino, California, has dismissed its Korea country manager Dominique Oh, allegedly over sluggish sales of its products here. “Apple terminated the contract with Oh last week,’’ Apple spokesman Steve Park said by telephone, late Tuesday. “We acknowledge that there are many speculations surrounding Oh’s contract termination. But…
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IT-Science
Scientists: Male Beluga Whales Make Human-Like Sound, Several Octaves Lower Than Typical Whale Calls
This undated photo provided by the U.S Navy shows a male Beluga whale that scientists say made human-like sounds. An acoustic analysis revealed the human-like sounds were several octaves lower than typical whale calls. The research was published online Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 in Current Biology. <AP Photo/U.S. Navy>
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Samsung halts clinical tests for biosimilar
Samsung Electronics’ aspirations to find a new growth engine in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals appear to have hit a speed bump. Company officials admit that it has halted clinical tests for SAIT101, a material it hoped would create more effective drugs to fight Hodgkin’s disease. “We have been conducting clinical tests…
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Two U.S. Economists Announced As Winners Of Nobel Economics Prize
Winners of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, American economists Alvin Roth (L) and Lloyd Shapley, are presented on a screen during a press conference held by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 15, 2012. <Xinhua/Liu Yinan> Lloyd Shapley, one of two Americans who…
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