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Rambus, Nvidia sign patent licensing deal
(AP)
AP - Technology licensing company Rambus Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a licensing agreement with chip maker Nvidia Corp. to settle a long-running patent dispute.
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Summary Box: Sprint's fourth-quarter report
(AP)
AP - IPHONE IMPACT: Sprint started selling the iPhone in October, joining Verizon and AT&T. It's an expensive project for a company already losing money.
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Sprint posts deeper 4Q loss on iPhone costs
(AP)
 AP - Sprint dug deep into its pockets in the latest quarter to put iPhones in the hands of its customers. The perennially money-losing company on Wednesday posted its largest loss in three years.
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The Sims FreePlay expected on Android this month
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - The Android platform is beginning to really prove itself in the gaming sector, but given our growing world of connected devices, the Android Market is really just the tip of the iceberg. Game publishers recognize that the consumer’s desire for on-demand gaming presents an opportunity for cross-device networks, and big players like EA and Gameloft are taking matters into their own hands.
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Hackers post W.Va. police officers' personal info
(AP)
AP - Hackers affiliated with the Anonymous hacking group obtained more than 150 police officers' personal information from an old website for the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association and posted it online.
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Time Warner 4Q earnings edge up, beats Street
(AP)
 AP - Time Warner Inc. got a boost from its movie studio and cable TV networks in the last three months of the year, and the company expects growth to continue in 2012 even with the end of its lucrative Harry Potter franchise.
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Sprint loss widens on iPhone costs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sprint Nextel posted a bigger loss, reflecting the higher costs of selling Apple Inc's iPhone. But the loss was smaller than expected because its signed up fewer subscribers than expected.
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AOL hires chief content officer for troubled Patch
(Reuters)
Reuters - AOL Inc, which has been investing heavily in content to make up for declining revenue from dial-up Internet access, has hired an executive for the newly created position of chief content officer at its struggling Patch hyperlocal news network.
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Twisted Metal maker, console developer Eat Sleep Play switching to iOS games
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - Console game developer Eat Sleep Play is about to release a new edition to the hit game series Twisted Metal, but the company might be looking to a future on devices with smaller screens.
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India ministers quit after caught watching porn in parliament
(Reuters)
Reuters - Three Indian politicians from a morally conservative party, including a women's affairs minister, resigned on Wednesday after being caught watching pornography on a mobile phone during a session of state parliament.
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Analysis: More than just Great Firewall awaits Facebook in China
(Reuters)
Reuters - When it comes to China, Facebook should consider itself forewarned. Cracking the world's biggest Internet population might seem an obvious ambition for the social networking giant as it trumpets its global growth before a $5 billion initial public offering, but the chances it will succeed look slim.
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Facebook launches widescreen photo viewer similar to Google+
(Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - Rolling out gradually to Facebook users, the social network is launching a new version of the photo viewer that allows pictures to be displayed at a significantly larger resolution than previous designs. On a typical 15″ laptop, pictures display as large as 960 pixels wide and 720 pixels tall. After the user clicks on a photo, the new interface launches and covers the entire screen with the photo as well as a white space on the right side. Users can like, share or comment on the photo on the right side of the screen. In addition, Facebook is rotating out advertisements underneath the comments as well as sponsored stories.
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Just Show Me: 3 great and free cooking apps for the iPhone
(Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show three great cooking apps for the iPhone. BigOven Epicurious Serving Sizer Take a look …
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Transparent Screen app saves you from bodily injury while texting
(Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - Fond of texting while walking? Unless you're extremely nimble, you may have bumped into people, objects, or even stumbled. In extreme cases, you may have even bruised yourself or broken a few things. But if you have an Android device, you can …
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British Cabinet Warns of Possible Internet Outages During Summer Olympics
(Mashable)
Mashable - The British Cabinet Office has warned businesses in England that the country may not be able to fully accommodate a surge in Internet use during the 2012 Olympics in London this summer.
Businesses have been told that Internet providers may be forced to ration access to the web during certain times of day and service may fall out altogether at other times.
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Path iPhone app shown to be uploading iOS address books to its servers
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - One of the most popular social networking apps available for iOS and Android devices is in a bit of hot water.
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RIM tells European developers it's "ready to compete"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Next-generation software for BlackBerry's smartphones is "ready to compete", Research In Motion's new chief executive, Thorsten Heins, told more than 2,000 technical developers on Tuesday, expressing confidence in RIM's long-term future.
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Amazon, Viacom close to Web video deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is about to announce a Web video deal with Viacom Inc in what sources said was one of the last steps in a plan to launch a standalone subscription service to compete with Netflix Inc.
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