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Nvidia and Rambus settle four-year memory patent dispute

Nvidia and Rambus settle four-year memory patent dispute
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • In 2008, Rambus accused Nvidia of infringing upon 17 patents across six of their product lines. After four years of legal sparring, the companies have finally decided to resolve the matter privately. The newly struck deal will be valid for…

EFF helps Megaupload users retrieve their non-infringing files

EFF helps Megaupload users retrieve their non-infringing files
  • Posted January 31, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Last week, cyberlocker service Megaupload was shut down and its executives were arrested. Consequently, the now defunct site is poised to have its hosted files forcibly erased. However, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has come to the aid of "innocent" Megaupload users...

U.S. PTO invalidates Rambus' third "Barth" patent

U.S. PTO invalidates Rambus
  • Posted January 30, 2012, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • The appeals board at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a ruling on January 24 that invalidates the third Barth patent held by Rambus, pertaining to memory chips used in computers which the firm successfully used to intimidate…

Creepy Steve Jobs action figure pulled, bronze statue still stands

Creepy Steve Jobs action figure pulled, bronze statue still stands
  • Posted January 17, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, The Web
  • It appears Chinese toy maker, In Icons, did manage to invoke the wrath of Apple. Earlier this month, the litigious company threatened to sue In Icons for creating a creepy, unlicensed action figure which sported an eerie semblance to Steve Jobs…

Steve Jobs action figure is eerily realistic and unlicensed

Steve Jobs action figure is eerily realistic and unlicensed
  • Posted January 4, 2012, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Apple
  • Chinese toy manufacturer, In Icons, has unveiled a remarkably striking "action" figure which will both pay homage to and attempt to cash-in on the legendary Apple CEO. According to In Icons, their goal is to "honor the American icon and…

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