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- Ericsson drags Apple back to court, attempts to stop iPhone importsEricsson has filed nine separate lawsuits against Apple, claiming the company is continuing to use its patents after agreements were not renewed in January.
- Preparing for a court battle, FCC is confident net neutrality will surviveThe FCC's net neutrality rules, voted in yesterday, will probably be challenged in court by a broadband provider or trade group. But FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is confident that the net neutrality rules will stand up to legal scrutiny.
- How Facebook plans to prevent suicides – it starts with youAt its annual Compassion Research Day, Facebook announced that it would be rolling out new tools to assist in suicide prevention for users who display signs of distress.
- What to expect from Apple's March 9 'Spring Forward' eventApple is set to make some big announcements at a March 9 event, likely about the Apple Watch. But what else could the tech behemoth have in store?
- After court victory, Smartflash sues Apple again over patentsAfter a federal jury awarded $532.9 million to the patent licensing firm, Smartflash is now suing Apple again for patent infringement involving the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and the iPad Air 2.
- Net neutrality is finally real. Will you notice?The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to enforce net neutrality rules, requiring broadband providers to treat all data on their networks equally. The net neutrality rules will ban Internet 'fast lanes' and 'slow lanes,' as well as the throttling of Internet traffic.
- Federal jury finds Apple guilty of patent infringementOn Tuesday, a Texas federal jury ordered Apple to pay $532.9 million for patent infringement. The jury found that Apple's iTunes software infringed on three patents owned by licensing firm Smartflash.
- Will Comcast be the next cellphone carrier?According to FierceWireless and FierceCable, Comcast has been dropping hints that it will enter the mobile industry by offering a Wi-Fi plan through mobile hotspots.
- Moto E: Low-cost smart phone for studentsPriced at just $150 off-contract, Motorola's Moto E offers good specs for a low price. And that could have implications beyond saving you money on smart phones.
- The ExplainerWhy are mysterious drones flying around Paris landmarks?Police are investigating sightings of several drones above the French capital over the past two nights. While their appearance is puzzling – and concerning for security reasons – such craft could become a regular sight in Europe's future.
- FCC net neutrality vote: Why there’s a flurry of eleventh-hour lobbyingThe Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote on Thursday morning to reclassify broadband Internet providers as "common carriers." That would give the FCC the authority to enforce "net neutrality" principles by requiring those providers to treat Internet traffic equally.
- Tesla, Lexus reign atop Consumer Reports' industry score cardConsumer Reports published its annual brand Report Card for automakers on Tuesday and for the second year in a row Tesla received the highest award for a motor vehicle.
- Pebble returns to Kickstarter with full-color smart watchThe original Pebble smart watch raised $10.2 million on Kickstarter in 2012, the most money a Kickstarter campaign had ever raised at the time.
- Siri learns seven new languages, plus English with new accentsApple's virtual assistant Siri will soon add Russian, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish to its multi-lingual vocabulary, according to reports.
- Valve goes virtual with promise of SteamVRValve is getting in on the virtual reality game. That’s a big deal – here’s why.
- Man sees wife after 10 years of blindness: How new tech provides hopeA Minnesota man can now see his wife after being blind for 10 years. How technological advancements are bridging the gap between human limitations and human potential.
- Apple emoji embraces racial diversityUpdates to Apple’s operating system, to be released this spring, will include an emoji keyboard that lets users choose among five skin tone options for human emoji characters.
- Google Wallet reinforces pay-by-phone plan with SoftcardGoogle has joined a bidding war for the mobile payment market by acquiring technology from Softcard and near-ubiquitous installation of Google Wallet on Android phones.Â
- T-Mobile teases next gen Samsung Galaxy S6 phoneThe Samsung Galaxy S6, to be released on March 1st, will likely have a curved screen and a metal body. The Samsung Galaxy S6 may also have an iPhone-style fingerprint sensor.
- How Google made the 'YouTube Kids' app child appropriateYouTube will release 'YouTube Kids,' an app with original content for youngsters, at a children's entertainment conference on February 23. YouTube Kids will allow parents to set limits on how much video their children watch each day.