IphoneApple loses US trade panel ruling in Samsung disputeApple has lost a ruling by a US trade panel in a patent dispute with its rival Samsung. The International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that Apple infringed a Samsung patent, which could mean some older models of the iPad and iPhone are banned from sale in the US. Share/Save  An iPhone case you can eatYes, critics of the sometimes disposable nature of today’s tech world, it’s come to this. You can now eat your iPhone case. The price of a crunchy treat that also (theoretically) protects your most precious of mobile gadgets? Share/Save Apple patents technology that could remotely disable protesters’ smartphones (VIDEO)Technology would broadcast a signal to automatically shut down smartphone features, or even the entire phone Apple claims it would most likely be used to prevent copyright theft or to guarantee privacy in sensitive areas Civil liberties campaigners fear it could be misused by the authorities to silence ‘awkward citizens’ Share/Save African apps take on mobile gaming industryMove over Japan. Move over Silicon Valley. Africans are making a bid to turn the continent into the new home of mobile gaming. Share/Save Mobile phones call out for fresh waterAn innovative system being tested across Kenya allows people to access drinking water at the touch of a button. Spencer Ochieng is in the business of connecting remote villages in Kenya with water. But to do so he relies on an unusual tool. When most people dig down to check the water table below, Ochieng [...] Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer has plans for more hardwareMicrosoft’s chief boss has confirmed he plans to release more devices. Steve Ballmer told the BBC: “Is it fair to say we’re going to do more hardware? Obviously we are… Where we see important opportunities to set a new standard, yeah we’ll dive in.” Share/Save Apple sued over deal locking iPhone to AT&T networkPlaintiffs claim the company violated the Sherman Act and Digital Millennium Copyright Act by not obtaining customers’ permission to have their iPhones locked to AT&T’s network. Share/Save Apple loses UK tablet design appeal versus SamsungApple has lost its appeal against a UK ruling that Samsung had not infringed its design rights. Share/Save iPhone 5 honeymoon over already?Owners of the new smartphone find a litany of fault with the new device, while Apple grapples with map miscues. Also: CNET goes to Foxconn. After just a week on the market, the iPhone 5 Share/Save
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