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Apple Sues Samsung In US Court

February 12, 2012Erik Kain

The patent wars are coming to American shores. After numerous court battles playing out across Europe have led to mixed victories and losses for some of the biggest tech companies in the business, is now suing Samsung in American court. Patent expert Florian Mueller says the suit is based on four patents which are the […]

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Germany Won’t Sign ACTA, At Least Not Yet

February 10, 2012Erik Kain

Over at Techdirt, Mike Masnick has some big news for the ongoing Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) debate. Germany has announced that it won’t sign the agreement, at least not yet: Okay, things just got serious over ACTA. In our post on Latvia bailing on signing ACTA, we noted that in joining with Poland and the Czech […]

Read more at Forbes.

ACTA, Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement, byline=E.D. Kain, Czech Republic, intellectual property, Latvia, Poland, Security, Tech, United States

Can You Imagine Riding In A Self-Driven Car?

February 8, 2012Erik Kain

Imagine driving in a car that does all the work for you – like ‘s Siri voice technology, but at the wheel of the vehicle you’re riding in – your life, in other words, in the palm of a computer’s hand. It’s not science fiction, either. This is technology already being developed. Wired has a […]

Read more at Forbes.

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Craft Beer Of The Day: ‘Hop Mountain’ By Old Dominion

February 7, 2012Erik Kain

Dover, DE based Old Dominion Brewing Company describes their Hop Mountain American-style Pale Ale as a “rich, red ale made in the American Pale Ale style, our Pale Ale has strong hop character, medium, dry finish and floral hop aroma.” The brew pours a deep copper color with an off-white head. It has a  hoppy, […]

Read more at Forbes.

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A Look At President Obama’s First Google+ Hangout

February 2, 2012Erik Kain

We’ve seen YouTube hosted debates in the past. Politicians use Twitter and social media all the time to promote their campaigns or ballot fights. But Monday night marked a new digital landmark when President Obama held the first all-digital interview from the White House. The video chat was conducted via a Google+ hangout, perhaps the most […]

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Samsung Announces Galaxy Note Release Date – Will There Be A Market For The Tablet-Smartphone Hybrid?

January 30, 2012Erik Kain

[Updated below.] Samsung will release its tablet-smartphone hybrid, the Galaxy Note, on February 19th. For subscribers the massive smartphone will only set you back $299 with a two-year contract. But will consumers buy up the massive smartphones? A 5.3″ touch screen has many advantages, but it has one pretty big disadvantage, too: it might be […]

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Why America Needs To Be An Innovation Nation

January 30, 2012Erik Kain

The American people bankroll the federal government’s four biggest spending items to the tune of $2.2 trillion annually. Medicare, Medicaid, Defense, and Social make up over two thirds of the federal budget. By contrast, the slivers of the federal budget that go toward innovation are drops in a very big bucket. “We like to think of […]

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How Technology Complicates The War On Drugs: Guns And Drugs For Sale Online

January 30, 2012Erik Kain

The War on Drugs is forty-years-old, but since Nixon launched the federal government’s attempt to crack down on illicit substances and drug users, one very important thing has changed: we now have the internet. Gawker’s Adrian Chen broke the story of the underground website Silk Road a while back, noting at the time that just […]

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Why Newt Gingrich’s Moon Colony Is A Good Idea And Why It’s Still Not Possible

January 28, 2012Erik Kain

Florida’s Space Coast has been hit hard by NASA budget cuts and a dwindling interest in space exploration on the part of the US government. And while private space companies like SpaceX are working on their own bold steps to go where no private company has gone before, this is cold comfort to a region […]

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Final Draft Of ACTA Watered Down, TPP Still Dangerous On IP Rules

January 28, 2012Erik Kain

So it turns out that many of the worst provisions in ACTA, once they saw the light of day, were scaled way back. Nate of Ars Technica writes: US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, whose office negotiated the US side of the deal, issued astatement this morning about the “tremendous progress in the fight against counterfeiting […]

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