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Hotel chains launch Wi-Fi war
2014-12-30 04:21:03| Wireless - Topix.net
Marriott International, the Maryland-based hospitality giant with more than 4,000 hotels worldwide, threw down the gauntlet last month by announcing that it was offering free wireless Internet to guests who join its loyalty rewards program. The offer begins in January.
Microsoft, Apple withdraw from Android patent trolling: Is the patent war drawing to a close?
2014-12-24 14:03:35| Extremetech
After years of relentless litigation, it seems the mobile/smartphone patent war might be drawing to a close. Rockstar, a patent trolling company owned by Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Ericsson, and BlackBerry, has agreed to cancel the lawsuits it had filed against Google and most Android device makers. This follows on from news this summer that Apple and Google had agreed to drop all lawsuits between the two companies, and Apple and Samsung agreed to drop all lawsuits outside the US.
Sony Corp (ADR) (SNE) Hacking Is Not An Act Of War But Cyber Vandalism: Barack Obama
2014-12-22 09:16:49| Electronics - Topix.net
U.S. President, Barack Obama, has quashed suggestions that the Sony Corp hacking episode was an act of war as investigations continue to indicate that North Korea might have some hand in it. Bloomberg 's Yvonne Man reports that North Korea continues to deny any involvement in the attack, going as far as showing its willingness to assist in the investigations.
As US-Cuba cold war thaws, rum wars set to heat up
2014-12-21 08:25:25| Beverages - Topix.net
In Graham Greene's Our Man in Havana, the Havana Club is the home of the iconic Cuban rum of the same name; a small bar on the second floor, with the windows facing the cathedral where the body of Christopher Columbus had once lain. It is here that Greene's anti-hero Wormold drinks and plays chess with his contact, the chief of police.
Is Hawaii judge dismissal of Hawaii Kingdom defense a war crime?
2014-12-21 05:20:24| Airlines - Topix.net
Normally, when a charge against you is dismissed in court, it's a time to celebrate. Not so when you want to take a stand on a controversial issue and go to significant personal expense to present evidence in defense of your actions, but the judge decides not to hear it while simultaneously dismissing the charge against you.
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