3-year-old iPhone 3GS primed for revival

Apple’s iPhone 3GS was unveiled nearly 3 years ago in June 2009, and some found its familiar styling and modest hardware upgrades to be disappointing. The handset went on to be Apple’s best-selling smartphone until its successor launched the following year, and the iPhone 4 would be Apple’s best-selling iPhone until the iPhone 4S launched last year and drove the biggest quarter in Apple’s …

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Apple Goes After Samsung Galaxy Tab in Court [VIDEO]

Apple filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Friday. The district court will determine if the Galaxy Tablet violates Apple's iPad patent. If a recent ruling favoring Apple can tell us anything, it's that the court may rule in favor of the iPad-designing company. The ruling allowed Apple to continue to block U.S. sales of Samsung's tablet.

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Apple, Samsung CEOs head to court-ordered play date

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The chiefs of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are used to running the show at their global tech empires, but they will be in for a different experience when they arrive at a San Francisco federal courthouse on Monday. Apple's Tim Cook and Samsung's Choi Gee-sung, whose companies are embroiled in bitter patent litigation, have been instructed by a federal judge …

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Facebook acquires Karma, let’s see if something good comes around

Well Facebook just seems to be on a roll lately. The Social Network is purchasing companies left and right, with the most recent including Instagram and Lightbox. But now they have decided to acquire Karma, a social gifting app. Simply put, Karma allows users to connect to Facebook via their app and send people gifts. Why would Facebook want this service?

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Android Apps Alert #97: Everything is Social Edition

Androinica.com recaps the new and interesting apps in the Google Play Store each week. We select these apps by weeding through the Play Store and trying to find things we think people might be interested in. This week, the theme is “Everything is Social” because every app mentioned, save one, is built around the concept of connecting with others. Click on the install button to get download links. QUICK HITS hi5 has finally released an official Android app for members of the social gaming network, used primarily in Latin America and some parts of Asia

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David Beckham hocks the Galaxy Note for Samsung in latest Olympics tie-in

What do David Beckham, the Olympic anthem “Bugler’s Dream,” and the Samsung Galaxy Note have in common? If you answered “a newly leaked advertising tie-in for the upcoming Olympic Games to be held in London,” well, you’d be correct. Samsung teased the new TV spot on its Facebook page earlier today, but the full ad subsequently leaked to the internet, initially appearing on Twitter. Along with the ad Samsung is teasing something for March 22nd.

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