Publication: Electronista

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Apple files amendment, adds Galaxy S4 to Samsung patent suit

Five patents claimed infringed, two covering Google NowApple has filed its amendment to its ongoing courtroom battle with Samsung, adding the Galaxy S4 to its list of infringing devices, just as it told the US District Court in California last week. The ... [Published Electronista - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Samsung Galaxy S4, Patent, Apple Inc

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Yelp Inc

Yelp fires back at critics claiming review manipulation by sales staff

Yelp points to Google search, lawsuit, auditor's results to deny claimsCrowdsourced review service Yelp has come under attack again over reports of business owners complaints that reviews are "too self-centered and not trustworthy" and that the company ... [Published Electronista - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Yelp Inc, Vince Sollitto, Bad Reviews, Good Reviews

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Jennifer Lopez

Verizon targets Latino customers with Viva Movil brand, Jennifer Lopez

Verizon Wireless has announced a partnership with Jennifer Lopez, hoping to woo Latino customers under the new retail brand Viva Movil. The brick-and-mortar stores promise to deliver a unique customer experience, with play areas for children and bilingual ... [Published Electronista - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Jennifer Lopez, Viva!, Verizon Communications Inc

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Cisco Systems Inc

Google, Yahoo, Cisco under scrutiny after Apple tax avoidance hearing

Large tech companies hide funds in Cayman Islands, SwitzerlandLarge tech firms are coming under scrutiny over their tax avoidance measures, following the testimony of Apple executives to a US Senate Permanent Subcommittee. Google, Yahoo, Cisco, and others ... [Published Electronista - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Taxes, Cisco Systems Inc, Yahoo! Inc, Tax Avoidance, Google Inc

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Google Inc

Google starts deprecating downloads for projects on Google Code

Company blames 'increasing misuse'Google has announced plans to start deprecating most download options for projects hosted on Google Code. Beginning today, both existing and new projects without any downloads will lose the ability to create them. Existing ... [Published Electronista - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Google Inc, Malware

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

LoJack Corporation

Samsung to add LoJack theft recovery software to Galaxy S4 firmware

Firmware update to offer subscription for phone tracking, recovery team aidSamsung will soon be providing a theft recovery service for its devices, starting with the flagship Galaxy S4. LoJack, created by Absolute Software for securing notebook computers, ... [Published Electronista - 9 hours ago]

Entities: LoJack Corporation, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Group

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Apple Inc

Congressional leaders remind ITC of standards-essential patents value

Amicus curae letter filed notes government attention, ITC responsibilityAn an unusual show of solidarity, leaders of the US Congress intellectual property and antitrust subcommittees submitted a letter to the US International Trade Commission (ITC) reiterating ... [Published Electronista - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Patent, Samsung Group, Apple Inc

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Casemaker OtterBox buys out rival LifeProof

Fate of LifeProof cases unknownAt an event today at this week's CTIA conference, major casemaker OtterBox announced the acquisition of one of its chief rivals, LifeProof. The former says it will keep LifeProof's San Diego location, and that workers will ... [Published Electronista - 6 hours ago]

Entities: OtterBox, CTIA-The Wireless Association, San Diego (California, United States)

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

HP posts quarterly earnings beating estimates, Wall Street unimpressed

HPtoday announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2013. Second quarter diluted earnings per share was $0.55, down from $0.80 in the prior-year period and above its previously provided outlook of $0.38 to $0.40 per share. ... [Published Electronista - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Operating Margin, Wall Street, Dividend, Meg Whitman

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Irish finance minister takes umbrage to US tax shelter accusations

Testy exchanges between ministers show polarity of issueFollowing Apple's testimony before the US Senate, Ireland's finance minister Michael Noonan declared that neither he nor his country would be the "whipping boy" for US tax loopholes. The US-led investigation ... [Published Electronista - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Michael Noonan, Taxes, Ireland

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Briefly: Google voice search in Chrome, Amazon Cloud Drive in Canada

Google adds voice search to home page in Chrome updateGoogle has updated Chrome to enable voice search, among other additions. Chrome version 27 enables conversational search through the Google homepage, providing a clickable microphone to start it off, ... [Published Electronista - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Google Chrome Browser, Amazon Cloud Drive, Google Voice, Canada, Google Inc

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Samsung beats Apple by wide margin in Rescuecom reliability report

Addition of tablets to reliability report significantly boosts Apple scoreA new reliability report from Rescuecom shows Apple placing in second place, beaten by Samsung by a wide margin. The new report for the first quarter of 2013, which now takes into ... [Published Electronista - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Rescuecom, Apple Inc, Samsung Group

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Yelp's blog post attempts to turn the tables on the journalists pointing out business' first-hand reports. Sollitto says that "Presumably, those reporters in the stories mentioned earlier were seeking to give a voice to the small businessbusiness owner as the 'little guy,' but in the process seem to have forgotten about another 'little guy': the consumer who is looking for honest assessments of local businesses and not the misdirection of deceptive or biased reviews."

Yelp fires back at critics claiming review manipulation by sales staff [Published Electronista - 2 hours ago]

...Existing projects that do have downloads will no longer be able to create additional ones as of January 15th. "All existing downloads in these projects will continue to be accessible for the foreseeable future" Google adds

Google starts deprecating downloads for projects on Google Code [Published Electronista - 3 hours ago]

Emphasis in the letter is made on preventing the use of standards-essential patents as "a weapon to block others from distributing products that implement key standards." The timing of the letter is notable, as it comes just days away from the May 31 ITC ruling between Apple and Samsung

Congressional leaders remind ITC of standards-essential patents value [Published Electronista - 5 hours ago]

..."Over the next 30 days, OtterBox will begin incorporating the LifeProof brand into the OtterBox family," an OtterBox statement reads. "More information about product availability and alignment will be determined at the completion of the integration."

Casemaker OtterBox buys out rival LifeProof [Published Electronista - 6 hours ago]

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