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Patent troll on the rebound as Apple court-ordered to pay $302M in damages

A patent infringement retrial did not end in Apple's favor, as the company was ordered to pay $302 million in damages to VirtnetX.
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Apple loses its patent battle against VirnetX, faces over $300 million in damages

According to VirnetX, its security technology is being used by Apple in applications like FaceTime without proper permissions.
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Telecom security rules in the EU may soon apply to web services like WhatsApp, too

A new draft proposal from the European Union may soon extend security rules that currently apply exclusively to telecom operators to web services, too.
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Here comes yet another patent infringement lawsuit against Apple over FaceTime

Straight Path Group filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging its patents were infringed by the Cupertino company's FaceTime.
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Patent troll VirnetX demands shutdown of Apple’s FaceTime and iMessage

A patent troll called VirnetX just won a $626 million patent dispute with Apple, however the company is now trying to have iMessage and FaceTime shut down.
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Apple sued to the tune of $2.8 billion over alleged patent infringements

Apple is accused of patent infringement by VoIP-Pal, which sued the former for $2.8 billion in a U.S. District Court in Las Vegas.
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She could have just said no; Facetime wedding ends in arrest

A Fresno, California man's Facetime wedding proposal from a rock and ended in arrest for controlled substance charges. No news of the intended's response.
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OS X 10.11.4 update might break FaceTime and iMessage

In the wake of the Apple event earlier this week, users are reporting issues logging into FaceTime and iMessage on OS X.
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Toddler uses FaceTime to save mother after dog attack

Thankfully placed in time to help his mother avoid passing out from blood loss and possibly losing a finger, an Arizona toddler used FaceTime on his mother's iPhone to place a call out for help.
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The Facebook Facelift is only the beginning of social media-motivated plastic surgery

People are asking their plastic surgeons for special procedures that will specifically enhance their beauty online.

Dear Apple: Can iCloud ‘just work’ already?

Steve Jobs promised iCloud would be the center of Apple users' digital lives. Two years later, are we any closer to a service that "just works" — and that can propel the next generation of great apps?
Who will rule the post-texting world? In search of the ultimate messaging app

Who will rule the post-texting world? In search of the ultimate messaging app

We roundup the best messaging apps and chat clients for mobile and desktop in a face off to determine the king of chat. Will it be Skype, WhatsApp, BBM, or someone else?

Sick of having an ocean between you and your beloved? Get married on the internet!

Finally, long distance couples have a way of getting married without having to be together in one place. Proxy marriages are legal, but only in some states.
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Judge rules against Apple in FaceTime lawsuit

A Texas judge has allotted Apple 45 days to settle the FaceTime licensing agreement while charging Apple more than $300,000 each day the discussion lasts.

AT&T update to enable FaceTime over cellular with no extra charge

AT&T has announced that it will be rolling out an update regarding the use of FaceTime over 3G cellular networks.
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AT&T called to task on FaceTime blocking, now what?

Everything you need to know about the AT&T FaceTime policy controversy.
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Google+ app update brings video hangouts to the iPhone

Instead of relying on Apple's FaceTime to chat between Mac devices, a new update to the Google+ app brings the popular video chatting feature to the iPhone.
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Bridesmaid attends wedding using iPad’s FaceTime app

When Jamie Wilborn learned that her friend would not be able to travel to her wedding to be a bridesmaid, she came up with a solution involving an iPad and FaceTime.

AOL’s AV for AIM video chat service leaks

AOL's internal testing round for its new video chat service is now open to all, and it seems promising.

Apple releases new iMacs with Thunderbolt, quad-core processors

Apple has officially debuted its new line of iMac all-in-one desktop PCs, which now come loaded with Intel's Sandy Bridge Core i5 and i7 CPUs, FaceTime HD cameras and the lightning-quick Thunderbolt data transfer technology.

Jobs unveils iPad 2: thinner than iPhone 4, comes in white

Steve Jobs stepped up to unveil the iPad 2, Apple's newest tablet. It will come in white, have twice the processing power, and be available March 11.
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SocialEyes video calling blends Facebook, Skype

RealNetworks' founder Rob Glaser is back with SocialEyes, a mashup of Facebook's social graph with Skype and FaceTime-like video calling.
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Apple’s FaceTime for OS X now available on Mac App Store for 99 cents

Apple has released FaceTime for Mac OS X on the Mac App Store for the price of 99 cents.
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Apple unveils new Macbook Pro lineup with new high-speed Thunderbolt port

Apple has revamped its Macbook Pro lineup, adding new chips and Thunderbolt I/O, which is said to be 12 times faster than Firewire.
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Skype delivers video calling to the iPhone, explains recent outage

Skype rolls out video calling on iOS devices as questions linger about the stability of the company's infrastructure.
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Report: Apple’s next iPad to have two cameras

Reuters has been checking with companies supplying components for Apple...and one says the next iPad will have front and rear cameras.
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Report: iPad 2 may ship by the end of February 2011

A report indicates that Apple is ramping up production on the second generation iPad. Will holiday shoppers skip the current model because of it?
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First impressions of FaceTime beta for Mac OS X

The formerly iOS-only video chat client has finally made the jump to Mac OS X. Check out of first impressions after a test drive with the beta version.
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Apple works around FaceTime for Mac security issue

Apple has worked around a security flaw in its beta FaceTime for Mac application by blocking its access to users' Apple ID information.