Ericsson sues Apple for patent infringement to defend fair licensing system

Ericsson filed two complaints with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and seven complaints in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Apple asserting 41 patents covering many aspects of Apple's iPhones and iPads. The patents include standard essential patents related to the 2G and 4G/LTE standards as well as other patents that are critical to features and functionality of Apple devices such as the design of semiconductor components, user interface software, location services and applications, as well as the iOS operating system. Ericsson seeks exclusion orders in the ITC proceedings and damages and injunctions in the District Court actions.

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¿What about a mobile advertising solution that produces revenues for mobile operators? Here’s AdVoice!

Revenues from the rapidly growing Mobile Advertising industry seem exclusively reserved for OTT Publishers, leaving Telco’s perform the role of that of a Carrier only. AdVoice enables Mobile Operators monetize advertising inventory that is truly theirs.

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Monster Launches Next Generation Social Recruitment Advertising

Monster announced the commercial availability of Monster Social Job Ads, their next generation social recruitment advertising solution on Twitter. Following a successful beta launch of Monster Social Job Ads in November 2014, Monster is now expanding to full commercial availability for its entire U.S. customer base.

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New GSMA Report Examines Gender Diversity in the Telecommunications Sector

The GSMA today released a new report, “Accelerating the Digital Economy: GenderDiversity in the Telecommunications Sector”, which offers a snapshot of the gender balance within companies across the industry. Developed by A.T. Kearney¹, the study aims to provide a baseline for workforce evolution, share best practices and support the industry in shaping workplaces that take full advantage of gender diversity.

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Tangoe to Hold Telecom Industry Event in Mexico City

Tangoe, Inc. , a leading global provider of Connection Lifecycle Management (CLM) software and related services, today announced it will hold the Connections LATAM 2015 event in Mexico City on Monday, March 2, 2015.

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Citrix and Google Enhance Enterprise Security and Management of Android Devices

Citrix today announced an extension of its long-standing collaboration with Google by providing XenMobile support for Android for Work. This announcement builds on the multi-year collaboration between Citrix and Google that includes virtual app and desktop delivery on Chrome devices and existing enterprise mobility management (EMM) support for Android smartphones and tablets. Together, Citrix and Google empower both businesses and government institutions with a secure, scalable, app-centric, mobility solution that delivers exceptional user experience, providing people with new ways to work better.

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Quintiles Receives Third Technology Security Award from IDG’s CSO Magazine

Quintiles announced today that it has been named to the 2015 CSO50 by IDG's CSO magazine in recognition of the company’s risk mitigation strategy managing Windows XP security challenges.

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Samsung Electronics introduces the first 128-Gigabyte Universal Flash Storage for Smartphones

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has releasead  the industry’s first 128-gigabyte (GB) ultra-fast embedded memory based on the much-anticipated Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 standard for next-generation flagship smartphones.

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Apple to Invest €1.7 Billion in New European Data Centres

Two new data centres will be build and operate by by Apple in Europe, in Galway, Ireland, and Denmark’s central Jutland. This represents a €1.7 billion investment for the facilities that will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy.

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Google partners with AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless to push Wallet service

Google Inc has partnered with several large U.S. wireless carriers to pre-install its electronic payment service on phones, as the companies seek to counter Apple Inc's recent entry into the nascent market for mobile payments.

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IBM Cloud Makes Hybrid a Reality for the Enterprise

IBM has announced new hybrid cloud technology and investments that will tackle the biggest challenges enterprises face as they adopt cloud and integrate existing applications, data and services across a multitude of traditional systems and cloud.

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Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Launches Online Innovation Challenge

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) today launched "Moody's Information to Innovation Challenge," an international, online innovation challenge, in which young people (14-19) develop innovative solutions to two challenges, enter them in competition and win funding. The program is sponsored by The Moody's Foundation.

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Global Email Marketers and Industry Leaders Convene in the 10th annual MarketingSherpa Email Summit 2015

International email marketers and industry leaders gather here starting today to learn strategies and techniques for improving their digital marketing campaigns as well as to recognize excellence and innovation in the industry.

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Huge Demand for Games and News Apps in Users' Native Languages

There is a huge demand for mobile games and news apps in the native languages of users throughout the world. This, according to a survey conducted by OHT-Mobile, the mobile division of One Hour Translation, the world's largest online translation agency.

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Terminator Genisys To Be Released In IMAX Theatres Globally

IMAX Corporation announced that Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions' release of Terminator Genisys will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX 3D format and released into IMAX  theatres by Paramount Pictures worldwide starting July 1.

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Photoshop Turns Twenty Five

"For 25 years, Photoshop has inspired artists and designers to craft images of stunning beauty and reality-bending creativity," said Shantanu Narayen, Adobe president and CEO. "From desktop publishing, to fashion photography, movie production, web site design, mobile app creation and now 3D printing, Photoshop continues to redefine industries and creative possibilities. And today that Photoshop magic is available to millions of new users, thanks to Adobe Creative Cloud".

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Instructure Secures $40 Million in a Pre-IPO Series E Round

Instructure, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that created the Canvas learning management system, today announced it has raised $40 million in a Series E round of funding. The pre-IPO investment is led by Insight Venture Partners with Bessemer Venture Partners and EPIC Ventures participating. The investment will finance the launch of Bridge, a cloud-based corporate learning and engagement platform that signals Instructure's expansion into the learning segment of the enterprise market.

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Small Business Interviewing Tips (for Journalists!)

A media interview provides a great opportunity to generate buzz surrounding your small business. Knowing how to give a great media interview – and get the most out of it for your brand – is key to helping your business build deeper long-term relationships with new and existing customers. It's also important to ensure that you're prepared for when your big moment arrives, however, what do you do if the interview is going south? Here are some simple steps to ensure you are keeping an interview on track:

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360 Security Surpasses 100 Million Users Milestone

360 Security Group, a global leader in mobile Internet software, services, and security, today announces that its flagship app, 360 Security, has reached a combined 100 million international users from Google Play and APK downloads.

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Tracx and Ditto Labs Partner to Deliver Photo Analytics to Brands and Agencies

Tracx, the global leader in social listening and engagement platforms for Fortune 1000 companies, today announced the seamless integration of Ditto Labs proprietary photo analytics with their next-generation unified social enterprise platform. This brand new visual listening capability provides companies a more holistic approach to understanding how people engage with their brand and competitors on social media, while further solidifying Tracx's ability to serve cohesive function across the entire global enterprise.

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BLiNQ Media Named Facebook Marketing Partner

BLiNQ Media (a G/O Digital company), a leader in localized social marketing at national scale, today announced that it has been accepted into Facebook's selective Facebook Marketing Partner program, becoming a badged Facebook Marketing Partner with an Ad Technology specialty and an emphasis in the Automotive and Retail verticals. Already a Facebook Innovation Award Winner and a former Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD), BLiNQ Media is now a member of Facebook's new program, which has been restructured to organize partners based on area of expertise.

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Xoom Announces Instant Deposit and Cash Pickup Services with El Salvador’s Banco Agricola

Xoom Corporation a leading digital money transfer provider, and Banco Agricola, the largest bank in El Salvador, have collaborated to offer instant bank deposits to all Banco Agricola accounts, as well as a cash pickup service.  These new services allow Xoom customers to instantly send money directly into any Banco Agricola account or have recipients pick up cash at more than 80 Banco Agricola locations throughout El Salvador.

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Twitter releases “TweetDeck Teams” to share access to a twitter account.

¿Need a team to manage your company’s Twitter account? Well, today TweetDeck has launched “TweetDeck Teams”, a simple way to share access to your Twitter accounts without sharing passwords.

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Neflix to premiere Jadotville in 2016.

Netflix continues to expand its original content by acquiring Jadotville at the 2015 Berlin Film Festival. And the online platform will premiere the new war thriller, starring Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Guillaume Canet (Tell No One), across all its territories in 2016.

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Goodbye Rapidshare!

Did you use Rapidshare to share files? Well, the Switzerland-based company, considered one of the pioneers in secure online storage, will be closed on March 31st, 2015, as it is informed on the company’s website.

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Sony Mobile launched its new Xperia E4 smartphone

Sony Mobile Communications today introduces its new Xperia E4 smartphone, offering ease-of-use, big screen entertainment and powerful battery performance in a high-quality yet affordable design.

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Netflix arrives to Cuba

Starting today, people in Cuba with Internet connections and access to international payment methods will be able to subscribe to Netflix and instantly watch a curated selection of popular movies and TV shows.

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4Q14: Google made $18.1 billion in revenues

Google Inc. announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. “Google’s full year revenue for 2014 was $66 billion, up 19% year on year,” said Patrick Pichette, CFO of Google, “and this quarter, our revenue was $18.1 billion, despite strong currency headwinds.”

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