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Apple television is like a big Thunderbolt display, says source

It’s a bird, it’s a plane! No, it’s an Apple iTV prototype! A Cult of Mac source claims to have seen the rumored Apple television and says it looks just like the Thunderbolt display, but bigger.

According to this source, …

Blueseed startup ship of dreams has hundreds knocking at its door

Blueseed, the startup-ship making Pirates of Silicon Valley an actual thing, has already gained interest from hundreds of entrepreneurs looking to start a company on the open sea.

Blueseed is a conceptual floating island-ship intended to house technology startup founders …

Judge won’t allow Samsung to defend itself fully in Apple infringement trial

A judge has harshly penalized Samsung today, barring the latter company from using specific code in its defense against Apple’s infringement case.

Judge Paul S. Grewal, who has had recent issues with Samsung violating court orders, ordered Samsung to delivers …

Apple files claim to “iPhone5.com” with World Intellectual Property Organization

Apple is attempting to take control of the iPhone5.com domain, according to a claim filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Fusible spotted the domain claim today under case number D2012-0951. The decision on the case remains “active.” Currently, iPhone5.com …

Brazil retailer using Facebook likes… on its clothing hangers

Facebook is constantly absorbing our real-life data that we contribute to the social network, but one Brazilian clothing store is taking Facebook’s data and throwing it back into the physical world.

The store, C&A, is putting ” real-time Likes” counters …

Apple dominating Android with 84 percent of mobile gaming revenue

There’s a reason why so many developers feels iOS users are more valuable than Android: Apple is killing it in mobile gaming with 84 percent of all mobile gaming revenue in the US.

“When analyzing Apple’s successful monetization, there is …

This lightsaber has everything, except you can’t actually play with it

Wicked Lasers has created arguably the most dangerous Star Wars toy you will ever own: The LaserSaber.

The company has released its version of the space-age weapon, called the LaserSaber for obvious copyright reasons. It sports a 32-inch “polycarbonate blade,” …

Only 13M people ignore Facebook’s privacy tools. The rest of us know what we’re doing

Thirteen million people do not use or pay attention to their privacy settings on Facebook, according to a study by Consumer Reports today. And while Consumer Reports is a bit alarmed by Americans’ tendency to over-share on the social network, …

Facebook’s roadshow video will tug at your heart, wallet

Facebook has released its “retail roadshow video,” encouraging a broader public — a public who has used Facebook every day since 2005 — to invest in the company’s initial public offering.

“Your life is an amazing story that a lot …

First mobile drive-by download attack discovered, says Lookout Mobile

Lookout Mobile has detected what it believes is the first drive-by download attack specifically aimed at mobile devices.

A drive-by download happens on a website infected with malware. The website triggers a malware download simply by being loaded. It often …

Hackers behind Mac Flashback Trojan may have made $10K a day

We’ve heard so much about the Mac Flashback Trojan in the last month, but what is the point of its existence? Turns out it’s financial gain (who knew) in the form of advertising revenue.

Security researchers at Symantec have found …

Facebook could IPO May 18, roadshow starting Monday

Social network Facebook is poised to start its IPO roadshow as soon as Monday, according to sources of the Wall Street Journal. If the meetings with bankers go as planned, the company could IPO as soon as May 18.

Facebook …