Samsung to sue to ban iPhone 5 sales

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Samsung to sue to ban iPhone 5 sales

SEOUL — South Korea’s Samsung Electronics will file lawsuits to try to block the sale of Apple’s iPhone 5 as part of its global legal tussle with the US technology giant, a report said Tuesday.

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The website of an accessories manufacturer updated to show what were apparently cases for Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 5. Though the page was quickly removed, it triggered intense speculation about the shape of the next iPhone, a media report said.

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NFC BlackBerrys may become users' ID

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COO praises benefits of Facebook

LOS ANGELES - Facebook is a technology business, but during an interview Friday at the Paley Center, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg made it sound like a digital utopia.

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Device converts footsteps into energy

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Device converts footsteps into energy

WASHINGTON - A new coin-sized device harvests low frequency vibrations from footsteps or the hum of machinery and converts them into energy. It could bolster existing wireless-sensor networks that are hampered by lack of sufficient power.

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Chip in new BlackBerrys work as ID

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YouTube adds video editing tool

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SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube on Wednesday added an editing tool that lets creators of videos make changes to snippets after they have been uploaded to the popular website.

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