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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple wins reversal in Cover Flow patent case]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=apple-wins-reversal-in-cover-flow-patent-case</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grydarmon89</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple has come out the victor in a three-year-old patent infringement suit that would have cost the company more than $625 million for infringing on patents held by Mirror Worlds. The case, in which a jury had found Apple liable last October, targeted the Cover Flow, Spotlight search, and Time Machine features found in Apple'sMac OS. The October jury ruling was fought by the Cupertino, Calif.-based technology company with an emergency motion to stay. In that motion, Apple said the damages were too high and urged the court to re-evaluate the evidence. In the court's ruling today, which was picked up by Bloomberg, the case was turned in Apple's favor. In the conclusion section of the court's findings, U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis noted that while the jury's take on the case is important, the group might have been swayed by Mirror Worlds' argument, which the court was not sold on factually:&quot;The jury often relies on the representations of parties, who bear the burden of being accurate and complete and living up to the representations they make to the jury. No matter how attractive a party paints the facade of its case, it is worthless without the requisite foundational support. It is the Court's job to inspect that foundation, and where it has not been properly laid under the law, to set aside the verdict to protect the reliability of our jury system. In this case, Mirror Worlds may have painted an appealing picture for the jury, but it failed to lay a solid foundation sufficient to support important elements it was required to establish under the law. Accordingly, the Court rejects Mirror Worlds' case as to infringement and damages, while affirming it as to validity and inequitable conduct.&quot;Mirror Worlds was founded by Yale University computer-science Professor David Gelernter. In its original claim, the company had accused Apple of infringing on its patents with its Mac OS X operating systems going back to 10.4 &quot;Tiger,&quot; as well as in its iOS devices including theiPhone, iPods andiPad. An Apple representative declined to comment, and legal representatives for Mirror Worlds did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CES: Skystream turbine makes most of air stream]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-skystream-turbine-makes-most-of-air-stream</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grydarmon89</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Southwest Windpower&amp;39's Skystream 3.7.(Credit:Southwest Windpower)Veteran wind turbine manufacturer Southwest Windpower unveiled a highly efficient small wind turbine at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today.Southwest Windpower claims the Skystream 600, its follow-up to the Skystream 3.7, can produce 7,400 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year when used in an area with an average annual wind speed of 12 mph.If true, that's a pretty impressive small wind turbine. Many small wind turbines sold in recent years have touted around 2,000 kilowatt-hours annually under average conditions.Consider that Helix Wind claims about 3,362 kilowatt-hours annually with an average 15.6 mph wind speed for its vertical S594 turbine, and 3,168 kilowatt-hours for its D361 vertical axis wind turbine. The Windspire turbine is said to produce 2,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually when placed in an area with 11.2 mph to 12.5 mph average wind speeds. Windtronics claims 2,000 kilowatt-hours for its fan-like small wind turbine in a Class 4 wind area. The Swift turbine claims 1,900 kilowatt-hours annually in an area of 13.4 mph average wind speed.Although past SouthWest Power claims when it comes to turbine generation have proved true to rating to researchers, it's still wise to remain skeptical.Two recent studies, one in Massachusetts and one in the U.K., have shown that turbine manufacturers' power generation claims tend to be drastically overrated compared to real-life results, especially in urban areas. Both studies attributed the difference to unanticipated localized wind obstructions like buildings as well as technical glitches and poor placement. While governments and other groups have made area wind maps widely available, they obviously don't take into account local neighborhood conditions.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Value of a prime TV episode to Netflix: $100,000]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=value-of-a-prime-tv-episode-to-netflix-100000</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grydarmon89</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Netflix is willing to pay big bucks to offer current prime-time TV shows to subscribers of its streaming service, according to a published report.(Credit:Netflix)The Web's top video rental service is offering to pay as much as $100,000 per episode for in-season TV shows, the New York Post reported today. In recent weeks, Netflix has signaled that it will wants to build out the company's library of streaming TV shows.In the race to deliver movies and TV shows over the Internet, Netflix is far out in front. But the company's burgeoning streaming-video service could stumble, if it fails to provide enough of the kind of films and shows that viewers want. In an interview with CNET last month, Ted Sarandos, Netflix's content chief, said some in the TV production world see Netflix as a way to overcome a growing problem.Costs of producing dramatic serials are going up at a time when sales of box sets featuring past seasons are falling. In syndication, reruns of serials fare poorly because people hate to fall behind when they miss an episode, Sarandos said. Shows with more adult themes are also hard to pitch in syndication. With Netflix, show producers don't have to worry about that. There's nothing certain about Netflix getting new TV shows. Within many of the studios and networks, there's a debate going on about whether they should limit the amount of content they license to Netflix, insiders told CNET. The big question is whether the content creators risk undermining cable pay-TV services, which generally pay them more than Netflix, and whether their agreements may be enabling Netflix to get too big. On Hollywood's periphery, Netflix continues to license movies from independent studios. The company announced a multiyear licensing agreement with FilmDistrict, co-founded by one of the producers of &quot;The Departed&quot; and &quot;Aviator.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tripping tackles travel safety with video interviews]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=tripping-tackles-travel-safety-with-video-interviews</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grydarmon89</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=tripping-tackles-travel-safety-with-video-interviews</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Would you bring your entire family to a stranger's house, in a strange country, on a Web site's promise of a cultural exchange Or invite a backpacker to your homePerhaps when you were 22, on your Wanderjahr, the appeal of connecting with strangers in strange lands overrode concerns for your own safety. And, it's true, most people, in most places, are actually nice. But if the thought of connecting with people from other parts of the planet via the Web, either to stay in their house (AirBnB' CouchSurfing) or just to meet them strikes you as foolish, you might be interested in what the cultural exchange Web site Tripping.com is cooking up. Tripping.com helps travelers set up &quot;play dates&quot; with locals at their destinations, to get a more genuine experience of the culture they're heading into. Likewise, it helps hosts meet people from around the world so they can show off their city or community.  If you're connecting with a stranger, though, you do want to know you're dealing with someone who is who they say they are' and who can be checked up on, read up on, and so on before a connection happens.Tripping lets hosts around the world invite travelers to hang out with them. The new hospitality network sites (that's what they're called) like AirBnB and CouchSurfing have various methods to check into their customers' identities and weed out the creepiest. All the sites rely on community feedback and a system where respected users vouch for each other. CouchSurfing asks for a small financial donation. Tonight, Tripping.com is launching an experiment where it will actually interview users who want to earn their &quot;validated&quot; badge. The new video interviews will occur over a Webcam. Applicants will need to hold up a passport or other verifiable ID, which the Tripping.com operator will examine, over the Webcam, to verify that the user is who they say they are, as well as to record information to find this user in the future, if necessary. There will be a $10 fee for this service.Leveraging the trendTripping.com is a smart take on the business of circumventing usual travel sites. While it doesn't collect direct revenue as a peer-to-peer lodging site AirBnB does, it's also unlikely to get taxed or regulated out of business. Under the hood, it's more like a dating site, except it can benefit from the large travel advertising business and from affiliate click-through programs. There's also a good business-to-business angle on this person-to-person service: Tripping.com can run branded exchange networks, in particular for colleges and universities, to help people within already-trusted networks connect with each other. Tripping.com may charge a fee to institutions for this service. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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