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Today both the European Union and the United States Department of Justice have approved the to Google Inc. of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., this sale hot on the heels of another big patent bid - Novell and Nortel. All at once did the USDoJ announce their approval of both the Motorola deal with Google and a set of other acquisitions, the first being a sale of Nortel Networks Corporations patents to Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Research in motion Ltd. (RIM). The third approval was similar, it surrounding Novell Inc. patent sales to Apple as well.
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The game known as Monsters Ate My Condo is a $0.99 masterpiece from both developers PikPok and the fine folks at Adult Swim Games. If you’re prone to seizures, I must warn you to steer clear of this beast, but if you’re a lover of games whose creators clearly spent thousands of sleepless nights perfecting in both form and aesthetic grace, you’ve got a winner on your hands. It’s all monsters and keeping your tower afloat by feeding pieces of it to the monsters from here on out, folks, have fun!
iPad 3 details in camera, case, eclipse Foxconn drama
Apple has now brought in the Fair Labor Association to audit their suppliers on how nicely they are treating their workers and the attention of the Apple-hungry tech reader base has suddenly swung back to the iPad 3. Today's set of leaks places attention on two factors that will very likely be in play for the next generation slate, namely an upgraded camera and a slightly thicker profile than past iterations. These possibilities come from an Asian parts reseller iLab Factory.
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incase Shepard Fairey collection revealed
The folks at one of the most recognizable case companies in the world, incase, have teamed up with one of the most highly visible artists on the planet, Shepard Fairey, to bring a collection of bags and cases that'll set your heart on fire. Four different families of designs, one each of the popular designs "Yen Pattern Red," "Yen Pattern Black," "Lotus Ornament," and "Obey Elephant" have been revealed in a variety of packagings. MacBook Sleeves, iPhone cases, and backpacks, oh my!
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ThinkGeek iCade 8-Bitty revealed and detailed
For those of you with a love for the original controller that swept the world with its rectangular simplicity in the original Nintendo Entertainment System, 8-bitty has been released for your mobile gaming enjoyment. This little controller has four buttons instead of the two you've seen in the old controller and has no affiliation with that controller other than its obvious inspirational bits. You'll get blue, red, orange, yellow, and green across the front with the same red buttons you've loved for so very long, and no cords!
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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: February 13, 2012
This weekend seems to have been all about one video, the one that you really need to watch if you've not seen it already: the one with the guy shooting a laptop full of exploding-tipped bullets with his pistol. Next there's been another form of aggression in the digital streets, that being Paul McCartney's pulling of every one of his tracks from streaming services across the earth. See Don Reisinger display his true addiction to the world of DVR, see the all-powerful Nokia N9 with Ice Cream Sandwich, and check out the posthumous Grammy given to none other than Steve Jobs - accepted by Apple's software exec.
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Apple stock passes $500 a share
Listen carefully and you'll hear the faint sound of whooping and screaming, as Apple's share price breaks the $500-apiece barrier and - we're guessing - rapturous glee breaks out among the ordinarily sensible Cupertino coin counters. The NASDAQ woke to an individual Apple share at $502.55, having hovered around the $498-499 point earlier in the week: that means it's now more expensive to buy a single share in Apple than it is to buy an iPad 2.
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Apple brings in Fair Labor Association to audit suppliers
Apple has requested an “ethical manufacturing” check of all its final-assembly suppliers, with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) investigating Foxconn, Quanta, Pegatron and others for signs of worker mistreatment or unsafe conditions. The FLA will look at working and living environments, health and safety provisions, compensation, working hours and communication with management, Apple has said; “We believe that workers everywhere have the right to a safe and fair work environment” CEO Tim Cook said of the independent assessments, which come after the company was singled out for criticism over poor treatment of supply chain employees.
USAF eying 18,000 iPad 2 tablets to cut pilot workload
The United States Air Force is considering a massive purchase of iPad 2 tablets to outfit some pilots with tablet computers. There is a chance the tablets purchased might not be iPads, but the chance is slim. The USAF Air Mobility Command is reportedly going to issue a request for proposals to buy somewhere between 63 and 18,000 "iPad 2, brand-name or equivalent devices."
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Apple forced Pegatron to dump ASUS in ultrabook snub say sources
Apple has strong-armed its MacBook Air manufacturer into refusing to construct ultrabooks for rival ASUS, with Pegatron being given a Cupertino ultimatum to pick between the two accounts. Apple was reportedly frustrated by the resemblance of the ASUS Zenbook range to its own ultraportable, China's Commercial Times reports, particularly in terms of the exterior design which uses a unibody construction.
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iPad puts the smack down on Samsung in South Korea
Some manufacturers that have recently come onto the Android tablet market with cheap, smaller screen tablets had hoped that they could beat or at least match the iPad. So far, no one has been successful in pulling that off. In South Korea, Samsung's home country, Apple has recently passed the 1 million iPads sold mark. It beat Samsung to that number on Samsung's home turf. This is really no surprise given the global popularity of the iPad.
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Apple TV refresh imminent suggests broad stock shortages
The Apple TV could be in line for an imminent refresh, with the news that Apple's set-top box is out of stock in multiple stores and, according to leaks from within Best Buy, can no longer be re-ordered. With the new model already referenced in among iOS 5.1 beta software, as the Bluetooth 4.0 toting "AppleTV 3,1", sources at Best Buy alerted 9 to 5 Mac to the fact that the existing device, launched in 2010, is now listed as "currently unavailable."
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