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A federal appeals court opinion issued Friday could change the schedule in the patent infringement trial between Apple and Samsung. The trial entered its final stretch Friday as testimony wrapped up in the lawsuit in which Apple is demanding more than $2 billion in damages from Samsung. Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday morning, but the The ruling, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, is related to a prior lawsuit between Apple and Motorola that involved U.S. Patent
With the mobile, connect-to-any-Wi-Fi-you-can-find lifestyle comes a certain amount of risk. It’s not a simple deal, but unscrupulous types can hack unencrypted communications between your mobile device and Wi-Fi hotspot or routers. That’s where F-Secure’s Freedome—a combination of VPN (Virtual Private Network) service and malware protection for your There's only a single large button to turn Freedome on and off. (Click to enlarge)
Critics have derided Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services business, but the deal may be closing at the perfect moment—during a slowdown in smartphone innovation. The
Some U.S. cable subscribers are going to be able to ditch their Roku this week and just watch Netflix through their cable provider's TiVo.
Removing bloatware from a new PC is a rite of passage for most Windows users whenever they get a new machine. And for years, desktop users have turned to third-party programs such as PC Decrapifier to But removing all those pre-installed "Metro" apps in Windows 8 hasn't been so easy, and boy, does Microsoft pre-install a lot of them. (Around 20 in the Windows 8.1 Update, if you're counting.) For the most part, the only option was to go through each modern app one-by-one, right-clicking the ones you didn't want, and then selecting "uninstall"—not too difficult, but very manual.
Rather than delete your entire browsing history after visiting a website you want to keep secret, there’s an easy way to remove individual sites. Google Chrome Chrome lets you select which websites you want to remove from your browsing history with the click of a checkbox. In Chrome, click the options button in the top right and select history. A list of your history will appear. Hover over a site and a check box will appear in the column to the left. Check the boxes of any pages you want to remove from your history. Then click “remove selected items” at the top of the page. Google will remind you that you can browse in “incognito mode” which doesn’t log anything in your history. Click remove and your tracks will be erased.
The fad of wearables-on-the-wrist doesn't resonate with Casio, Seiko and Citizen
A new proposal for so-called net neutrality rules is circulating with members of the Federal Communications Commission—one that critics say could destroy the Internet as we know it. Although the new proposal isn't yet public, an FCC official The problem, critics say, is that allowing preferential treatment for traffic from companies able to pay would by its very definition be discriminatory and not in line with the concept of net neutrality. The new rules appear to be spearheaded by
Apple's slowing iPad growth, how Apple TV is lagging behind in the UK, Tim Cook's product promises, and what a supermarket tablet tells us about technology markets. With special IDG UK guests Karen Haslam, Matt Egan, and David Price.
Google is considering deploying Wi-Fi networks in towns and cities covered by its Google Fiber high-speed Internet service. The disclosure is made in a document Google is circulating to 34 cities that are the next candidates to receive Google Fiber in 2015. Specific details of the Wi-Fi plan are not included in the document, which was seen by IDG News Service, but Google says it will be “discussing our Wi-Fi plans and related requirements with your city as we move forward with your city during this planning process.” If the plan goes ahead, it would be a further step by Google toward competition with traditional telecom carriers. For citizens of the cities involved, it could mean increased reliance on services by the dominant Internet company.
It's no secret the original Dark Souls was lacking when it came to the PC port. Locked at a blurry 1024x720 resolution Verdict: Absolutely. The PC port of Dark Souls II features a wealth of not just graphical options but control scheme tweaks also. It's still not a
Don't have a Nexus or Google Play Edition device? No problem!
If you follow gaming news, you’ve probably heard of Steam OS—Valve’s new operating system for dedicated gaming PCs. It’s Linux-based, designed for use in the living room, and completely free. Unfortunately, it’ll be a while before Steam OS is ready to pose a challenge to Windows on gaming computers. Because it’s Linux-based, the significant majority of the games in Steam’s catalog won’t run on SteamOS—though
There's no getting cold feet now. On Friday, Microsoft's So what? Sure, Microsoft and Nokia each stand to gain (or lose) billions from the deal. But why does that matter to
