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Apple calls on former employees to defend it from Samsung's accusations

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Apple began its rebuttal case this afternoon, and it used a pair of former employees to argue against claims it had infringed Samsung's utility patents. Path employee Emilie Kim, formerly of the iOS software team, was up first to explain the nuances of the iOS Camera and Photos apps. She was followed by Dr. Paul Dourish, who had previously worked in Apple's research labs, and addressed several...

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90 Seconds on The Verge: August 16th, 2012

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Little known fact about Joshua Topolsky: he's really, really tall. So tall we should've filmed this in portrait. Okay, that might not the best way of introducing an episode, but we thought the world at large would like to know that all tripods required extra platforms to film today's episode. And the camera operators, too. Very well known fact about Ross Miller: I'm clearly filling up random nonsense in these descriptions, and this practice has been going on for some time now. The good news is, if you want actual entertainment and enlightenment, we have just the episode for you!

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Judge Koh asks Apple's attorneys if they're 'smoking crack'

Judge Lucy Koh has been going increasingly terse with both Apple and Samsung as the trial continues, and she just let Apple have it after receiving a 75-page briefing. The document covered 22 potential rebuttal witnesses the company might want to call after Samsung finishes presenting its case....

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Martian Watches brings voice-controlled smartwatches to Kickstarter

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Kickstarter is becoming the go-to place for smartwatches, and today marks the launch of yet another — Martian Watches, which attempts to differentiate itself from the likes of Pebble and MetaWatch with a slew of voice command features. The Bluetooth-enabled watch works with both Android and iOS devices, and not only lets you know when you have a new call or text, but also lets you respond to them simply by talking to your wrist. There are also a few platform-specific features depending what...


Growl 2.0 SDK now available, adds Apple Notification Center integration

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Just weeks after Chris Forsythe announced that an updated version of Growl was in beta, the notification program's new SDK is now available for download. As previously told, Growl 2.0 uses Apple's Notification Center for its visual notifications, providing a way for developers to take advantage of the new Mountain Lion feature while utilizing Growl's APIs. Additionally, the software development kit includes improvements to the Mist positioning...

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Samsung industrial designer claims the iPad 2 didn't inspire thinner Galaxy Tab 10.1

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Today a Samsung industrial designer testified that the company's Galaxy Tab 10.1 project predated the launch of the iPad, and that Samsung did not redesign the tablet in response to the iPad 2 — despite an executive's public statements to the contrary. Samsung called to the stand Jin Soo Kim, one of the company's principal industrial designers, who stated via interpreter that the Tab 10.1 project began back in October of 2009 (Apple unveiled...