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Facebook tests fees for out-of-network messaging

http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/21/technology/social/facebook-messaging/index.html

Facebook is testing a system that is currently only available to a small amount of people in the U.S which allows messaging others who are not in their friend’s list at a not yet known fee. There has been a lot of complaints that messages got lost in the spam filter when texting to people who weren’t integrated in someone’s network. Currently Facebook only delivers messages from friends or friends of friends. Other messages which facebook deems irrelevant are marked as spam. With a paid system however messages could be considered relevant even without being integrated in someone’s network. This could be the case if a company wants to send you job offers that you have requested.

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Apple loses bid for permanent ban on Samsung phones in U.S.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57559701-37/apple-loses-bid-for-permanent-ban-on-samsung-phones-in-u.s/

US Judges refuses Apple’s request to get a sales ban on a number of Samsung devices. The requested sales ban covers 26 Samsung products which were denied because Samsungs infringement was just part of a lager feature set, making the request to ban sales on the 26 Samsung products to broad. Prior to that Samsung lost a court ruling to Apple, leading to a 1.05 Billion fine in Apple’s favor.

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YouTube Wants to Be Your Must-See TV

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/YouTube-Wants-to-Be-Your-Must-See-TV-76804.html

Youtube has redesigned its interface to engage more users to use their service rather than turning on the TV. It will now be easier to keep up with channel subscriptions and the Youtube guide is now displayed through all devices. The page layout is much simpler, more streamlined and the video appears at the top of the page.

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Stephan Kistenfger 552-9516