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| Nokia and RIM Enter Patent License Agreement | | Nokia and RIM have resolved all their patent disputes and agreed to enter a new patent license agreement, Nokia has announced. The specifics of the agreement were not disclosed, but it includes a one-time payment and ongoing payments, all from RIM to Nokia.
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| Instagram Updates Its Terms of Service Based on User Feedback | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:54 PM | Christina Warren |
| Instagram has formally updated its Terms of Service, making changes based on user feedback. The photo sharing site -- which Facebook purchased in April -- introduced its plans for new terms of service on Monday. Users reacted negatively to the new terms, threatening to boycott the service and delete accounts if the terms weren't amended.
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| Does Your Cellphone Make You Safer? | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 6:31 PM | Kate Freeman |
| If you're walking home alone at night, or perhaps in a less-populated part of town, does your cellphone make you feel safer? A new study from University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Jonathan Klick, along with colleagues at Penn and George Mason University, speculates that a one-third drop in crime rates in the 1990s might be due to cellphones providing a deterrent for criminals.
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| Give To Charity This Holiday Season With These 5 Apps | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 3:54 PM | Kate Freeman |
| Are charitable donations on your holiday to-do list this year? The American Red Cross says despite the public outpouring of donations in 2012 people are still willing to give more this holiday season. According to the American Red Cross' study, 56% of people make donations in-person, 52% send donations by mail and only 21% use a charity's website.
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| Apple's 6 Simple Rules for Designing a Killer iOS App | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 3:42 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Among iOS developers, the day that you finally submit your app for Apple's approval can be a tense one. Even when you've seemingly followed the guidelines, polished the code and passed every field test, Apple can still reject your app for almost any reason. Not so with Spun [iTunes link]. At first glance, Spun appears to be a simple local news-and-information app with an eye-catching user interface.
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| DoSomething.org Goes Mobile-First to Reach Teens | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:47 AM | Zoe Fox |
| The Internet is filled with platforms for social change, from Change.org to Indiegogo to We The People. One of those remarkable platforms, DoSomething.org approaches online activism with a special twist. The community consists entirely of teens, and its team of talented staff are experts on youth mobilization. The organization operates on Marshall McLuhan's famous adage: The medium is the message.
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| JBL OnBeat Venue LT: First Lightning Speaker Dock Delivers Huge Sound | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:31 AM | Charlie White |
| There have been three iOS devices released with the new Lightning connector, but until now, there were no speaker docks with which to charge them. Enter the first Lightning-equipped speaker dock, the JBL OnBeat Venue LT. It charges your iPad 4, iPhone 5 and iPad Mini, and plays audio either directly through the Lightning port, over an auxiliary port or via Bluetooth.
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| Could Employees’ Smartphones Harm Your Business? | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:16 AM | Sharlyn Lauby |
| There are many attractive reasons to consider implementing a BYOD policy, but before implementing a BYOD program, step back and consider these variables.
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| Rockmelt Returns to iPhone With New Social Browsing App | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:07 AM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Rockmelt, the social web browser, is continuing its effort to rethink the mobile browsing experience with a new app for iPhone. The app, which launched on Thursday, combines a traditional web browser with a social news reader. In addition to letting you search for a particular keyword or URL, the app also populates the main page with articles from your favorite publications or shared by other users that you follow.
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| 12 Apps You Need to Survive the Holidays | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 11:07 AM | Joann Pan |
| It's that time of year again — when, instead of worrying about homework assignments and work, you're concerned about running out of gift wrap, finding a ridiculously ugly Christmas sweater and baking an epic Pinterest-worthy party plate. Thankfully for Secret Santas and party hosts everywhere, a treasure trove of holiday apps can help you through the end of the year.
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| Apple Patent Related to Pinch-to-Zoom Invalidated in Preliminary Review | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:58 AM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| An Apple patent that paved the way for pinch-to-zoom functionality on the iPhone or iPad should not have been awarded in the first place, said the United States Patent and Trademark Office in a preliminary ruling made public late Wednesday. The patent is among six that lie at the heart of Apple's most recent lawsuit against Samsung, one of its top competitors in the mobile phone and tablet marketplace.
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| 4 Ways Retailers Can Increase Sales Via Mobile | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:31 AM | Samantha Murphy |
| About $93 billion will be spent via mobile devices or the web this year, but that number is nowhere near its potential. Here's a look at how retailers can boost sales.
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| Facebook's New Privacy Settings And Two Other Stories You Need to Know | | Thursday, December 20, 2012 9:07 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of 'First To Know,' a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Facebook Pushes New Privacy Settings Facebook has started pushing its new privacy settings, which are showing to users that are logging into their profiles.
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