2015-10-13

Apple loses patent lawsuit to University of Wisconsin, faces $862M in damages | VentureBeat | Business | by Reuters

Apple loses patent lawsuit to University of Wisconsin, faces $862M in damages | VentureBeat | Business | by Reuters NEW YORK (By Andrew Chung, Reuters) – Apple Inc could be facing up to $862 million in damages after a U.S. jury on Tuesday found the iPhone maker used technology owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s licensing arm without permission in chips found in many of its most popular devices.
Well, I hope Apple just pays up. It's the least they could do for the campus that gave the world The Onion.

Facebook Confirms 'Reactions' Feature For Expressing Emotions Beyond 'Like' | Redmond Pie

Facebook Confirms 'Reactions' Feature For Expressing Emotions Beyond 'Like' | Redmond Pie The world’s largest social network Facebook has confirmed that a new feature called “Reactions” is officially being put through test in order to see how users interact with it. Users of Facebook have long wanted a “Dislike” button to be made available on the social network.
We are ready to expand our collective one word vocabulary.