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Judge Reduces Apple’s Damages in Samsung Trial to $598 Million

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samsungvsappleApple and Samsung have been in a long, exhaustive legal battle that came to a head back in August, when a jury found Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple’s patents. As a part of the decision, the jury awarded Apple over a billion dollars in damages. $1,051,855,000 to be exact.

Samsing, obviously, filed an appeal, which ended up being partially successful. As noted by Foss Patents, Judge Lucy Koh today decided that Samsung only has to pay $598,908,892 in damages. She has also ordered a retrial to determine new damages for the remaining balance of $450.5 million, which means that the Apple vs. Samsung saga is going to continue on for quite some time.

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Don’t Miss Reading A Troop is a Group of Monkeys – iPad App Review

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troopappPerhaps because they offer such a mix of the obvious and the unexpected, lists of the collective nouns we use to refer to animals are endlessly entertaining. A Troop is a Group of Monkey‘s uses the comedy and absurdity inherent in these words as the premise for a new children’s storybook app for iPad from Little Bahalia Publishing.

The result is playful, sonorous, and surprising. Yes, Virginia, it really is called a bloat of hippomatomi.

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Play Beat Brite To Practice Your ‘80s Music, Simon Says Style – iPad App Review

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Beat Brite Logo Beat Brite is a combination of an electronic Simon Says style game and a visual music instrument like Yamaha’s TNR-i-US. Tap out the notes and beats in this watch-and-play game.

Players follow the rhythm patterns that are presented to them by the game. There are four beats to each measure and you must tap your note within the appropriate beat. Each row has a more complex series of notes to follow and each song is more challenging than the previous one. If you can get the notes right, you’ll be playing songs like an ‘80s synth-pop band in no time.

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iPad mini to Outsell Big Brother in 2013, Apparently Smaller is Better

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DisplaySearch Tablet Shipments 2013

Steve Jobs once said that a small-sized iPad would be “dead on arrival” and that tablet makers would learn a “painful lesson that their tablets are too small.” Well, no one is perfect. NDP Group’s research department, DisplaySearch, recently released a report showing that the iPad mini is expected to surpass the full-sized model much sooner than analysts had predicted.

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Greenlight Drops Lawsuit Against Apple, Says Issue is Resolved

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Einhorn, president of Greenlight Capital, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New YorkIn the first week of February, Greenlight Capital hedge fund analyst David Einhorn filed a lawsuit against Apple over a preferred stock option, which would give back some of the company’s huge cash pile to investors.

The next day, Apple issued an official press release saying that the company is exploring cash return options and would be taking Greenlight’s proposal into consideration. Last week, Apple pulled a proposal from its charter that would have allowed shareholders to eliminate preferred stock. Today, Greenlight dropped the lawsuit.

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Stream David Bowie’s New Album for Free on Your iPad

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In October of 2012, Apple started offering users the ability to listen to music from featured artists before their new albums even released. Previous artists include Matchbox 20, Jack White, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. From now until March 12, when the album launches, David Bowie’s upcoming 14-song album, “The Next Day” will be available to stream for free from iTunes.

On January 8, Bowie released a music video for “Where are we Now,” the fifth song on the album by the pop icon. Today marks the beginning of what is sure to be a big push for Bowie’s first album in 10 years.

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Become a CDC Disease Detective in the Solve the Outbreak – iPad App Review

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cdcSolve the Outbreak is actually an app that was developed and published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It may be listed in the education category, but in reality, it’s more fun than some of the games out there in the App Store.

In Solve the Outbreak, players take on the role of a Disease Detective. The goal is to look for clues and analyze data in order to solve mystery disease cases and save lives. You will need to complete actions like quarantining sick villages, interrogating sick people, and developing lab results. If you’ve ever dreamed of working for the CDC, this is the app for you.

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It Happened Again, Five-Year-Old Spends Thousands of Dollars on In-App Purchases

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Parental Controls Kid on iPad

Less than a week ago, Apple agreed to pay parents back for accidental in-app purchase downloads to the tune of $100 million. The iPad maker will be sending 23 million emails to consumers who complained that their children charged there iTunes account without their knowledge in order to offer them a $5 iTunes credit (cash refunds for amounts greater than $30).

Today, the Telegraph UK reported that a tech savvy five-year-old managed to download $2,500 worth of in-app purchases in only 10 minutes time. Because the tablet did not have parental controls in place, Little Danny Kitchen was able to make 19 expensive purchases on “bombs and keys” that cost the family a month’s mortgage.

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Sporos Offers Simple But Challenging Gameplay in a Pretty Package – iPad Game Review

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sporosSporos is a simple puzzle game that’s surprisingly challenging, with crisp, neon graphics and a decidedly biological atmosphere. The goal in the game is to infect all of the cells on the board, causing them to light up in phosphorescent colors.

To play, you will drag seeds known as sporos onto the board, one at a time, arranging them in a way to activate all of the spaces on the level. The seeds need to grow through every row and column, which requires both logical thinking and experimentation.

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PadGadget’s Flashback Friday: Galaga 30th Collection

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It’s time again, to take a trip back to yesteryear and reminisce about getting dropped off at the arcade downtown and meeting up with your friends for a burger and soda and a long night of dropping quarters in slots. On Flashback Friday, we highlight a game that is either straight out of a previous decade, or at least pays homage to the greats with a legitimately good recreation of a classic arcade game.

Last week, we went on an epic dungeon crawl with Sword of Fargoal. That is the longest-lasting game on my iPad. It has always been with me and always will. This week, we get back into the arcade with a little Galaga family reunion.

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