Earlier this week, a strange silhouette appeared on one of the early pictures taken by the Mars Curiosity rover's Hazard-Avoidance Cams. Shortly after that picture was taken, the mysterious shadow was gone, causing a firestorm among conspiracy … Google antipiracy measure skips YouTube, says report - CNET
New policy demotes sites in search results if Google receives a lot of take-down notices involving content on those sites. But removal requests are handled differently for YouTube and won't count against the site, according to a report. by Edward Moyer … 
Yesterday, Google announced that it will begin using copyright takedown notices to influence where sites show up in search results. The general idea behind it is that if a site has a lot of takedown notices (made under DMCA), it risks being demoted in … 
By David Murphy An alleged new battery shot has leaked out for the iPhone 5 and, if true, potential purchasers are going to get a bit of a battery bump in the to-be-announced smartphone. But we use the word "bit" in the smallest possible sense of the … 
By Emi Kolawole If you haven't heard, Apple has sued Samsung claiming that the company has created knock-offs of its popular iPhone and iPad. Samsung, of course, denies the claims, and the two companies are currently locked in a multi-billion dollar … 
SAN JOSE - Users of Samsung products said they would pay as much as $100 extra per smartphone or tablet to get features covered in three Apple patents, according to a survey done for Apple. Users would pay $100 extra for a smartphone or $90 more for a …