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Steve Jobs’ draft email may play crucial role in ongoing antitrust case

steve-jobsOne of late Steve Jobs' draft emails may play a crucial role in the ongoing antitrust case in which Apple has been facing accusation that it colluded with five major US book publishers to fix prices of e-books.

An email that former Apple chief executive Steve Jobs composed, but never sent, revealed that Jobs wanted the deal between Apple and publishers to move Amazon to the agent model.

Samsung planning to launch LTE Advanced version of Galaxy S4

samsung-gs4Electronics giant Samsung is planning to launch an LTE-Advanced 4G version of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone in South Korea this month.

In a recent interview, Samsung Electronics' co-chief executive JK Shen revealed that Samsung is working with Qualcomm on LTE-Advanced chips for the Galaxy S4 smartphone.

Hands-free technology is not risk-free: AAA

Hands-free technology is not risk-free: AAAHands-free technology is not safe because it also distracts the brain, according to a fresh study by AAA.

The study revealed that even hands-free use of a phone or social-network like Facebook can distract motorists' brain so much that they sometimes don't notice stop signs or pedestrians straight in front of their vehicles.

Apple didn’t care what prices publishers set for e-books: Eddy Cue

Apple didn’t care what prices publishers set for e-books: Eddy Cue Apple did not care what prices US publishers fixed for e-books, Apple Inc executive Eddy Cue testified in federal court.

Cue admitted that he was not surprised when US publishers hiked prices for new and best-selling e-books following Apple's entry into the e-books market in 2010, but claimed that that Apple did not play any role in causing industry-wide increase in prices.

iTunes Store offers iPhone version of Microsoft Office

iTunes Store offers iPhone version of Microsoft Office Apple's iTunes Store on Friday started offering an iPhone version of Microsoft Office app, allowing iPhone users to reap benefits of the popular suite.

The app allows users to edit documents started on other screens in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It will make it much easier for users to incorporate last-ditch changes or suggestions into shared materials that everybody in a group can see.

Sony launches Open SmartWatch project for developers

Sony launches Open SmartWatch project for developers Japanese tech giant Sony on Thursday announced the launch of a new experimental project, called Open SmartWatch, to allow developers to create and flash their own alternative firmware to the Android-based smart timepiece.

Logitech acquires TT Design Labs

tt-design-labsLogitech, the maker of a wide range of accessories for mobile devices, has acquired TT Design Labs, a two-person company whose first product was TidyTilt - an iPhone accessory that acts as a case protector and can also be doubled to make a stand for the iPhone for easier viewing.