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Barnes & Noble Hires Legal Hot-Shot To Combat Microsoft Patents. David Boies, pivotal in bringing a huge and successful Department of Justice anti-trust case against Microsoft in the early 2000s has just been hired by Barnes & Noble to combat Microsoft's Android-centric claims of IP violation. MS has successfully persuaded many big players into licensing its code instead of facing legal action, but B&N is resisting. --KE
Apple Explains Siri's Pro-Life Glitch. Answering accusations that Siri, the smart personal assistant, has a strange pro-life bias, Apple has explained that the glitch is part of the beta status of the code and will be addressed "in the coming weeks." It's a function of the data in the multiple online databases about businesses that Siri accesses rather than a deliberate choice in Siri's programming. --KE
Carrier IQ Phone Tap Scandal Expands, Hits Apple. Over the last several days the alleged network performance monitoring by code from Carrier IQ has evolved into a scandal as it's been found the code, embedded in the OS, can even track key presses on Android platforms. Now the Carrier IQ code has been found in iOS, but in its most benign location and phone performance form. The code is thought to potentially violate wiretapping laws in millions of cases. --KE
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