 Sydney Morning Herald | Google's new mini-tablet shakes up the market and comes out on top Boston Globe By Hiawatha Bray Is it just me, or has tablet computing become insufferably dull? That's what happens when a single company, in this case Apple Inc., dominates the market. It's the mighty iPad versus a host of hapless rivals, many with names I can no ... Apple Preps for New Tablet Apple is expected to release smaller, cheaper iPad this year Apple Said to Plan Smaller IPad |
 Wall Street Journal | Samsung Loses Stay Request on Nexus Wall Street Journal By JURO OSAWA A federal court in California denied Samsung Electronics Co.'s request to stay an injunction on the sale of one of its smartphones in the US pending appeal, in a closely watched legal battle that centers on Apple Inc.'s claims that its ... Samsung loses Galaxy Nexus appeal, Apple pays bond, Nexus sales halted Google, Samsung Working on Software Fix To Bypass Galaxy Nexus Sales Ban Software patch to avoid Galaxy Nexus ban coming soon |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Taiwan govt cautions PC makers of Apple patent ZDNet Summary: Ministry of Economic Affairs warns manufacturers to avoid designing ultrabooks looking like Apple's MacBook Air devices amid country's efforts to sidestep patent disputes, reports note. By Kevin Kwang | July 5, 2012 -- Updated 03:59 GMT (20:59 ... HTC fends off Apple in UK patent lawsuit involving "slide to unlock" feature HTC defeats Apple in swipe-to-unlock patent dispute HTC Mobile Phones Don't Infringe Apple Patents, U.K. Judge Says |
 NEWS.com.au | Samsung loses Galaxy Nexus appeal, Apple pays bond, Nexus sales halted Digitaltrends.com Samsung lost another appeal on Tuesday, this time the one conecerning the preliminary injunction imposed on its Galaxy Nexus smartphone. Apple has also reportedly paid a $96 million bond, and, for reasons not yet entirely clear, sales of the smartphone ... US judge rejects Samsung request to lift stay on Nexus sales Software patch to avoid Galaxy Nexus ban coming soon Apple's Siri Helps Take Down a Google Nexus |
NEWS.com.au | Apple's Siri Helps Take Down a Google Nexus DailyFinance By Evan Niu (TMFNewCow), The Motley Fool Say what you will about Apple's (NAS: AAPL) Siri voice assistant not being up to snuff relative to Apple's marketing, and no one will argue with you -- not even CEO Tim Cook or co-founder Steve Wozniak. Software patch to avoid Galaxy Nexus ban coming soon Apple, Samsung pare down patent claims ahead of trial Google, Samsung Working on Software Fix To Bypass Galaxy Nexus Sales Ban |
 Wall Street Journal | Apple Preps for New Tablet Wall Street Journal By LORRAINE LUK Apple Inc.'s component suppliers in Asia are preparing for mass production in September of a tablet computer with a smaller screen than the iPad, people familiar with the situation said, suggesting a launch for the device is near. Mini-iPad coming this fall? Apple Said to Plan Smaller IPad Report: Apple Mini-iPad Going Into Production |
 Telegraph.co.uk | EU Parliament Rejects Counterfeiting Pact Wall Street Journal By JACOB ANBINDER BRUSSELSâ€"European legislators dealt a blow to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, rejecting by a large margin the controversial treaty designed to better protect intellectual property around the world. European Parliament Rejects Anti-Piracy Treaty EU Parliament rejects ACTA anti-piracy treaty European Parliament overwhelmingly rejects ACTA anti-piracy pact |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Mini-iPad coming this fall? Los Angeles Times Rumors of a mythological miniature Apple tablet--smaller than the iPad but larger than the iPhone--have been circulating on the Internet for a while now, but if two new reports in the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg are to be believed, the myth will ... Apple plans to launch an iPad mini: sources Launch Appears Near for Smaller Apple Tablet Does an iPad Mini add up, Retina style? |
 SlashGear | Does an iPad Mini add up, Retina style? SlashGear Apple's iPad Mini is the rumor that refuses to die, with several high-profile sites lending their support to speculation that a “tweener†iOS tablet is indeed in the pipeline. Such a slate would presumably instantly help Apple better compete with the ... 'iPad mini' predicted to use same display tech as Apple's iPhone 3GS Launch Appears Near for Smaller Apple Tablet Report: Apple Mini-iPad Going Into Production |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Particle's Discovery Points to a Firmer Grasp of Physics New York Times ASPEN, Colo. â€" Physicists working at CERN's Large Hadron Collider said Wednesday that they had discovered a new subatomic particle that looks for all the world like the Higgs boson, a potential key to an understanding of why elementary particles have ... Higgs boson costs Stephen Hawking $100 bet Higgs boson: Prof Stephen Hawking loses $100 bet Particle 'Consistent' With Higgs Boson Discovered |
Sydney Morning Herald | Apple iPad 'Mini' rumors heat up; launch seen by year's end CNET Two reports suggest Apple is cranking up its supply chain partners in preparation for a fall debut of a long-awaited and highly-anticipated smaller iPad version. by Zack Whittaker Rumors of an Apple iPad "Mini" are starting to get some credible backing ... Report: Apple Mini-iPad Going Into Production Apple plans to launch an iPad mini: sources Launch Appears Near for Smaller Apple Tablet |
 The Guardian | A Tablet to Rival the Leader New York Times You can love Apple or you can hate Apple, but one thing's for sure: its favorite game is Lead the Industry. And the industry's favorite game is Follow the Leader. Steve Jobs hated the mimicry. Google's Android software “ripped off the iPhone, ... Apple iPad 'Mini' rumors heat up; launch seen by year's end Report: Apple Mini-iPad Going Into Production Launch Appears Near for Smaller Apple Tablet |
 BBC News | European Parliament overwhelmingly rejects ACTA anti-piracy pact Washington Post BRUSSELS â€" The European Parliament overwhelmingly defeated an international anti-piracy trade agreement Wednesday after concern that it would limit Internet freedom sparked street protests in cities across Europe. The vote â€" 39 in favor, 478 against, ... Web freedom groups trumpet EU defeat of anti-piracy agreement EU Parliament Rejects Counterfeiting Pact EU Parliament rejects ACTA anti-piracy treaty |
 ABC News | Report: Apple Mini-iPad Going Into Production InformationWeek The report lists South Korean LG Display Co. and Taiwan-based AU Optronics Co. as among the suppliers. Unidentified officials at one of the suppliers said that Apple has told them to prepare for mass-production of the tablet. Apple iPad 'Mini' rumors heat up; launch seen by year's end Report: Apple to offer smaller, cheaper iPad this fall More reports suggest a smaller iPad is coming |
 Telegraph.co.uk | "It's a boson:" Higgs quest bears new particle | Reuters By Chris Wickham | GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists at Europe's CERN research centre have found a new subatomic particle, a basic building block of the universe, which appears to be the boson imagined and named half a century ago by theoretical physicist ... CERN physicists say they have discovered 'Higgs-like' boson Should people stop calling Higgs boson the 'God particle'? CERN Finds Evidence of Higgs Boson-Like Particle (What's Next, Star Trek ... |
 The Guardian | Understanding the Higgs boson CNET Caltech's Mark Wise on why researchers are on the chase for this elusive subatomic particle. by Mark Wise A proton-proton collision event in the CMS experiment generating two high-energy photons. This is a guest commentary. See Mark Wise's bio below. "It's a boson:" Higgs quest bears new particle | CERN physicists say they have discovered 'Higgs-like' boson Higgs boson's many great minds cause a Nobel prize headache |
 SlashGear | Higgs boson up for spoof sale as retailer opens subatomic shop SlashGear With the Higgs boson â€" or something that looks a whole lot like it â€" now identified, retailers have wasted no time in throwing the elusive subatomic particle up for sale. UK online retailer Ebuyer has led the charge, with a spoof listing for the ... "It's a boson:" Higgs quest bears new particle | Prof Higgs predicted that the field would have a signature particle, a massive ... Geeks bearing gifts: Higgs spawns bad-joke day |
BBC News | Acta: Controversial anti-piracy agreement rejected by EU BBC News The proposed agreement sought to curb piracy, but internet campaigners said it posed a threat to online freedoms. The rejection vote followed a failed attempt to postpone the decision because of ongoing investigations into Acta by the European Court of ... 'Last rites' for ACTA? Europe rejects antipiracy treaty Acta down, but not out, as Europe votes against controversial treaty Europe declares independence from Hollywood with ACTA vote |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Galaxy Nexus pulled from Google Play store CNET Apple's ban on the Galaxy Nexus begins to take effect, as Google has replaced the buy option with a note that says 'coming soon.' by Roger Cheng The Galaxy Nexus isn't available on Google Play anymore. Google has pulled the Galaxy Nexus smartphone from ... Samsung fails to stall Galaxy Nexus sales ban Apple enforces Galaxy Nexus smartphone ban in the US Ban on Google Galaxy Nexus upheld by court; Google promises software fix is coming |
 Wired News | Android Director: 'We Have the First Natural-Sounding Synthesized Voice in the ... Wired News By Nathan Olivarez-Giles When Google unveiled its latest mobile operating system to the world last week, the company asked a reserved but extremely confident man named Hugo Barra to grab the microphone, and celebrate Android 4.1 as the best mobile ... Google's Nexus 7 and $199 Tablet Alternatives Google's Nexus 7 tablet infringes Nokia patents Google Nexus Q |
 CBC.ca | Physicists find evidence of new subatomic particle that resembles Higgs boson Fox News GENEVA â€" To cheers and standing ovations from scientists, the world's biggest atom smasher claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle Wednesday, calling it "consistent" with the long-sought Higgs boson -- popularly known as the "God particle" ... Scientists discover new subatomic particle at the center of everything Scientists find new particle, probably the Higgs Physicists say they've found evidence of 'God particle' |
 The Guardian | Physicists say they may have found 'God particle' USA TODAY GENEVA (AP) â€" The head of the world's biggest atom smasher says they have discovered a new particle that is consistent with the long-sought Higgs boson known popularly as the "God particle," which is believed to give all matter in the universe size and ... New Particle Found, Consistent With Higgs Boson Physicists find evidence of possible 'God particle' Newly Discovered Particle Appears to Be Long-Awaited Higgs Boson |
 SlashGear | “God Particle†shows itself: CERN spots Higgs boson SlashGear Scientists at CERN have announced that they have discovered evidence of a Higgs-like particle with an evidence signal of 5 sigma, the agreed threshold for positive identification of the so-called “God Particle.†Announced at a live streaming press ... CERN Physicists Say They Have Found Higgs-Like Particle Physicists find evidence of new subatomic particle that resembles Higgs boson CERN scientists find new particle, probably the Higgs |
 Globe and Mail | Samsung loses Nexus appeal, Google promises sales next week ZDNet Summary: Samsung's plea to have the US ban on the Galaxy Nexus overturned has failed, but Google might be coming to the rescue with an "imminent" patch. By Suzanne Tindal | July 4, 2012 -- Updated 06:49 GMT (23:49 PDT) A request by Samsung to lift a ... Samsung Loses Bid to Delay Sales Ban in US Google working on software patch to avoid Galaxy Nexus sales ban Google prepping software patch to help Samsung dodge Galaxy Nexus injunction |
