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Apple pulls Samsung Galaxy S III Mini from patent battle

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As reported on The Verge. By Bryan Bishop Samsung scored a win today, as Apple agreed in a court filing to pull its infringement claims against the Galaxy S III Mini. The device had been accused along with anassortment of other devices in the second legal battle the two companies are engaged in with Judge Lucy Koh. Apple had included the Galaxy S III Mini because it was available for sale through Amazon.com, but Samsung argued that the device had…

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Army Says This General Sexually Abused an Officer, Then Threatened Her Career

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As reported on Wired. BY SPENCER ACKERMAN Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, shown here in Afghanistan in 2011, stands accused of forcible sodomy, conduct unbecoming an officer, and other charges. Photo: DVIDSHUB   An Army general isn’t just accused of sexually assaulting a female subordinate. According to newly released military documents, the one-star general ”threaten[ed] to use his rank, position, and authority to damage or ruin [the captain’s] military career if she ended their sexual relationship.” And he disobeyed…

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Scarlett Johansson Hacker Gets 10 Years

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As reported on Wired. BY DAVID KRAVETS Photo: Poptorrentnet/Flickr   A Florida man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in connection to hacking the e-mail accounts of actress Scarlett Johansson and dozens of other celebrities. Christopher Chaney, 36, of Jacksonville, Florida, had hijacked photos that Johansson took of herself in the nude. They appeared online and showed her looking seductively at a phone camera as she snapped images of her…

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