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The complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the federal court in Delaware seek a ban on U.S. imports, sales, and even use of HTC handsets.
It wasn't too long ago that we learned of a lawsuit being brought against a school for the use of webcams for spying on students' behavior on and off campus.
CBS's 60 Minute broke the story about an alternative energy source, the Bloom Box, which may transform the way we consume electricity. The Bloom Box is a product being made by Bloom Energy out of research done for NASA. When the Mars mission was canned, Bloom Energy was born.
Toyota may have another recall waiting in the wings if a reported problem with the Prius braking system is bad enough. Toyota is already on the ring ropes over millions of vehicles being recalled for braking and accelerator problems. Now the company's most squeaky clean offering, the Prius , is called into question.
Apple's iPad is caught in a media frenzy that will end up in building a strong brand, selling the product and surpassing all expectations.
Honda Motor Co. announced today a voluntary worldwide recall of 646,000 compact cars so that it can examine window switches that can overheat if exposed to liquid, causing smoke or melting or even catch fire. A PR disaster for the company whose cars used to be regarded as the safest in the world. Honda's "Safety for Everyone" initiative in North America may also suffer.
Rumors are flying at a heightened about the Apple Tablet, as an announcement regarding the rumored product is expected later this week.
Facebook may have teamed up exclusively with McAfee to run virus scans on content shared on the social networking site.
Open-source content management systems Drupal and Joomla have made Google Friend Connect available on their platforms, reports ReadWriteWeb.