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Apple dealt another blow in ITC spat with Motorola

The U.S. International Trade Commission today ruled that Apple's iPhones and tablets violate one of Motorola Mobility's patents relating to Android devices, dealing another blow to Apple in the spat between the two companies.

In an initial determination (PDF) issued by ITC Judge Thomas Pender this morning, the ITC said Apple was violating one of Motorola Mobility's patents covering 3G wireless technology. In its original complaint, Motorola said Apple was infringing on the patent, along with four others, with its mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad.

The ruling is preliminary and needs to be approved … Read more

The technology of the 9/11 Memorial

NEW YORK -- The new 9/11 Memorial is stunningly beautiful and extremely visitor-friendly, but the names of the 2,983 people who died in the September 11 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing aren't listed alphabetically, meaning that visitors may need help finding specific names.

Yes, there's an app for that. Two, actually.

The memorial, which opened on September 11, 2011 -- the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania -- has already had more than 2 million visitors, and thousands … Read more

Amazon to take your old CDs for trade-in

Amazon today added used CDs to its trade-in program, which means that those old copies of Boyz II Men's "Cooleyhighharmony" or that first CD by the Strokes are finally almost as good as cash.

Don't have enough funds to get Mom something for Mother's Day? Better dig up your old Four Non Blondes and Spin Doctors collection if you know what's good for you. (Younger readers, please substitute Pink and Panic at the Disco for the artists in the previous sentence.)… Read more

Court narrows prosecutors' use of anti-hacking law

Warning that checking sports scores or updating Facebook could be considered a crime, a U.S. appeals court rejected the government's broad interpretation of a nearly 30-year-old anti-hacking law in trying to prosecute a man for misappropriation of trade secrets.

In a 9-2 decision (PDF), the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco rejected the broad reading of the 1984 federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, warning that millions of Americans could be subjected to prosecution for harmless Web surfing at work.

The case centers on David Nosal, a former executive at recruiting agency Korn/Ferry … Read more

Facebook to put secondary-market trading on ice

Facebook hasn't gone public yet, but investors have been trading the social network's shares for years. That may soon change.

Facebook has instructed secondary-market organizations, like SharesPost and SecondMarket, to stop trading its shares this week, Bloomberg reports. The move is designed to help Facebook determine who its shareholders are and to establish a proper valuation leading up to its initial public offering, Bloomberg's sources said.

Facebook filed for its IPO in February. The company hopes to raise $5 billion in the offering on a valuation that could soar past $100 billion. If that happens, it would … Read more

FTC stops short of calling for new 'Do Not Track' law

The Federal Trade Commission this morning released a wide-ranging report that stops short of endorsing a new "Do Not Track" law.

This morning's 120-page report instead asks Congress to enact a new law that "would provide consumers with access to information about them held by a data broker" such as Lexis Nexis, US Search, or Reed Elsevier subsidiary Choicepoint -- many of which have been the subject of FTC enforcement actions in the last few years.

But when it comes to a Do Not Track law targeting Web companies, which was proposed by legislation introduced last year, … Read more

Gazelle ups iPad 2 trade-in price, but better deals can be had

iPad 2 owners looking to unload their tablets will find some tempting offers online.

Online buying site Gazelle is now offering the following deals for iPad 2 owners aiming to cash in their tablets:

iPad 2 Wi-Fi (16GB) - $260 iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (16GB) - $275 iPad 2 Wi-Fi (32GB) - $290 iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (32GB) - $320 iPad 2 Wi-Fi (64GB) - $300 iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (64GB) - $370 for AT&T and $450 for Verizon.

These prices are for iPad 2 tablets in "flawless" condition, meaning no noticeable defects or scratches, no … Read more

Apple offering up to $320 for iPad 2 trade-ins

New iPad buyers looking to palm off their iPad 2 tablets have yet another option, courtesy of Apple.

The company will give you an Apple Store gift card worth up to $320 in exchange for your iPad 2. That price tag is only for the highest-end 64GB Wi-Fi + 3G edition and assumes the unit is in good condition. But Apple will still float you some type of reward for lower-end models, even ones not in the best of health.

Crunching the numbers at the company's reuse and recycling program found the following deals for iPad 2 units with no … Read more

iPad trade-ins: Lock in up to $475 soon

Predictably, Apple's new iPad has spurred a rush to trade in earlier iterations of the world's most popular slate, and a few sites are even offering extra bucks to encourage the onslaught--at least for the next few days.… Read more