eBay updated its iOS app today with a few new features, including a new look and feel to the user interface, as well as the ability to check out multiple items at the same time using the shopping cart in the app. However, one of the more impressive features is the ability to register for
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eBay iOS app updates with driver’s license scanning [UPDATE]
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on May 16, 2013
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Office 2013 license makes the first computer it is installed on its permanent home
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on February 16, 2013
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Google slapped by FTC, forced to license Motorola patents
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on January 3, 2013
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Media Center Key Accidentally Gives Pirates Free Windows 8 Pro License
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on November 21, 2012
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MrSeb writes “In an amusing twist that undoubtedly spells the end of some hapless manager’s career, Microsoft has accidentally gifted pirates with a free, fully-functioning Windows 8 license key. As you have probably surmised, this isn’t intentional — Microsoft hasn’t suddenly decided to give pirates an early Christmas present (though the $ 40 upgrade deal from Windows 8 Release Preview is something of a pirate amnesty). … The bug involves the Key Management Service, which is part of Microsoft’s Volume Licensing system. Pirates have already hacked the KMS to activate Windows 8 for 180 days — but this is just a partial activation. Now it turns out that the free Media Center Pack license keys that Microsoft is giving out until January 31 2013 can be used on a KMS-activated copy of Windows 8 to turn it into a fully licensed copy of Windows 8 Pro. “
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Apple Agrees To License Iconic Swiss Federal Railways’ Clock Design Used In iOS 6
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on October 12, 2012
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Late last month Apple was accused of copying the design of the iconic 1940s Swiss Railway Station Clock owned by SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) for the clock design used in iOS 6. Now Cupertino has agreed to license the design from SBB “for use on devices like iPad and iPhone”.
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UK License Plate Cameras Have “Gaps In Coverage”
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on August 28, 2012
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Aguazul2 writes “UK police are sad that despite having the most comprehensive driver surveillance system of any developed country, there are still gaps in their coverage. From the article: ‘The cameras automatically record plate/time/location information and send it to a central data store, which has complete nationwide records for 6 years.’ Also interesting is that an unspecified ‘particular driving style’ can be used to evade detection by the cameras. It appears, however, that criminals are well aware of the cameras and take other routes. Big Brother technology, coming soon to a country near you!”
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The Rapid Rise of License Plate Readers
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on August 16, 2012
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An anonymous reader writes “Today, tens of thousands of license plate readers (LPRs) are being used by law enforcement agencies all over the country—practically every week, local media around the country report on some LPR expansion. But the system’s unchecked and largely unmonitored use raises significant privacy concerns. License plates, dates, times, and locations of all cars seen are kept in law enforcement databases for months or even years at a time. In the worst case, the New York State Police keeps all of its LPR data indefinitely. No universal standard governs how long data can or should be retained.”
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2010 Apple license offer to Samsung: $30 per smartphone, $40 per tablet
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on August 11, 2012
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New evidence from Apple shines a light on just how much the company wanted to get from Samsung in overall licensing fees on patents related to smartphones and tablets.
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Minneapolis Police Catalog License Plates and Location Data
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on August 11, 2012
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tripleevenfall writes “The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Minneapolis police used automated scanning technology to log location data for over 800,000 license plates in June alone, with 4.9 million scans having taken place this year. The data includes the date, time, and location where the plate was seen. Worse, it appears this data is compiled and stored for up to a year and is disclosed to anyone who asks for it.”
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Craigslist Drops Exclusive License To Your Posts
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on August 10, 2012
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First time accepted submitter Penurious Penguin writes “Last week Craigslist demanded exclusive license to the content you post there, an odd demand which would have prevented ad-content on Craigslist from being advertised anywhere else but Craigslist. Thankfully, today we read from the EFF, the Good News: Craigslist drops exclusive license to your posts. From the article: ‘For many years, craigslist has been a good digital citizen. Its opposition to SOPA/PIPA was critically important, and it has been at the forefront of challenges to Section 230 and freedom of expression online. We understand that craigslist faces real challenges in trying to preserve its character and does not want third parties to simply reuse its content in ways that are out of line with its user community’s expectations and could be harmful to its users.
Nevertheless, it was important for craigslist to remove the provision because claiming an exclusive license to the user’s posts–to the exclusion of everyone, including the original poster–would have harmed both innovation and users’ rights, and would have set a terrible precedent. We met with craigslist to discuss this recently and are pleased about their prompt action.’”
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Honeywell next up to get a patent license from Microsoft, goes the Android handheld route
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on August 3, 2012
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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a company that wants to start using (or keep using) a Google OS strikes a patent licensing deal with Microsoft to avoid the legal barrage that will invariably follow if it says no. It’s Honeywell singing the tune this time, and the company has reached an agreement that will let it use Android or Chrome OS on devices like a new edition of the Dolphin 7800 rugged handheld (shown here) without perpetually looking over its shoulder. Neither side is going into the specifics, although Microsoft has steered Honeywell into using its boilerplate copy about royalties trading hands. The truce won’t help the prices of Honeywell devices; even so, it’s good news for developers and customers who’ve been part of the company’s official Android feedback program. We’re still yearning for the day when we can get root access on a Honeywell thermostat.
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Intel Releases Ivy Bridge Programming Docs Under CC License
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on June 24, 2012
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An anonymous reader writes “The Ivy Bridge graphics processor from Intel is now fully documented under the Creative Commons. Intel released four volumes of documents (2400+ pages) covering their latest graphics core as a complete programming guide with register specifications. Included with the graphics documentation is their new execution unit and video engine.”
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DEA Wants To Install License Plate Scanners and Retain Data for Two Years
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on May 22, 2012
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An anonymous reader writes with news that might make privacy advocates a bit uneasy. From the article: “Everyone driving on Interstate 15 in southwest Utah may soon have their license plate scanned by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA and two sheriffs are asking permission to install stationary license plate scanners on the freeway in Beaver and Washington counties. The primary purpose would be to catch or build cases against drug traffickers, but at a Utah Legislature committee meeting Wednesday, the sheriffs and a DEA representative described how the scanners also could be used to catch kidnappers and violent criminals. That, however, wasn’t the concern of skeptical legislators on the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee. They were worried about the DEA storing the data for two years and who would be able to access it.”
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Nevada issues Google first US license to test driverless cars
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on May 8, 2012
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Google Gets Driverless License For Nevada Roads
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on May 7, 2012
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Fluffeh writes “On Monday, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles approved Google’s license application to test autonomous vehicles on the state’s roads. The state had approved such laws back in February, and has now begun issuing licenses based on those regulations. The state previously outlined that companies that want to test such vehicles will need an insurance bond of $ 1 million and must provide detailed outlines of where they plan to test it and under what conditions. Further, the car must have two people in it at all times, with one behind the wheel who can take control of the vehicle if needed. The Autonomous Review Committee of the Nevada DMV is supervising the first licensing procedure and has now approved corresponding plates to go with it, complete with a red background and infinity symbol.”
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Clever cameras in the classroom: Smart cameras run apps, detect license plates
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on April 13, 2012
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Columbine-type shooters, bullies, drug dealers and even tornados are just a few of the threats children face these days at school — leading some districts to turn to a new breed of ultrasmart surveillance cameras that run iPhone-style apps, can read license plates and even talk back to misbehaving students.
Microsoft Releases ASP.NET MVC Under the Apache License
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on March 28, 2012
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mikejuk writes “Microsoft has announced that they are being even more open with their new approach to ASP.NET MVC. It is making ASP.NET MVC, Web API, and Razor open source under an Apache 2 license. The code is hosted on CodePlex using the new Git support … You can compile and test out the latest version, but if you do have anything to contribute you have to submit it for Microsoft’s approval.”
To get code upstream Microsoft has to approve (pretty typical), but the git branch is supposedly tracking the latest internal release candidate branch (a bit better than Google does with Android, even). Things seem to have changed quite a bit since the days of Shared Source ™.
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Apple ready to license its nano-SIM design for free, on one not-so-nano condition
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on March 26, 2012
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If you hadn’t heard, there are two rival nano-SIM designs going around, but only room for one of them to become an industry standard. Nokia, Motorola and RIM sit together in one corner, and we’ve already covered why they think their design is superior. On the other side of the ring sits Apple, which has its own tactics for bringing ETSI, the European Telecoms Standards Institute, over to its way of thinking. According to a legal letter shown to FOSS Patents by a “perfectly reliable source”, Apple is prepared to license its nano-SIM design royalty-free, so long as it becomes the new standard and all other nano-SIM patent holders reciprocate the gesture. Such a gambit may not appease Cupertino’s rivals and it certainly doesn’t address their technical concerns, but it might show that Apple isn’t looking to profit out of this particular format war and is simply continuing its quest for greater clarity on FRAND licensing terms. Then again, it could all just be lawyer-speak.
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Apple sues Motorola over Qualcomm license, makes us dream of a world without lawyers
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on February 10, 2012
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There are literally no words (at least no family-friendly ones) to describe the insanity that is the ongoing legal war between practically every player in the mobile scene. You can’t lay the blame entirely at Cupertino’s stoop either — Motorola, HTC and Samsung all deserve plenty of our ire as well. The tablet and smartphone industry appears to be trying to sue itself out of existence, and Apple’s filing today against Motorola Mobility in the US District Court of Southern California is just latest in a long line of legal ploys likely to inspire you to slam your head against a wall. The purveyors of all things i has accused Moto of breaching a licensing contract with Qualcomm by hitting Apple with four patent claims in Germany. In fact, the suit filed in San Diego seeks to prevent Motorola from enforcing its claims in Germany. So, Apple wants an American court to essentially strike down a ruling in a foreign country because a contract was breached that it is not a party in. Confused? We won’t lie, we are a little bit too. Check out the source link for a complete copy of the lawsuit.
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Mozilla Public License 2.0 Released
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on January 6, 2012
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revealingheart writes “Mozilla has announced the release of the Mozilla Public License 2.0. The new version provides for compatibility with the Apache and GPL licenses, improved patent protections and recent changes in copyright law. The full license text is available online. Mozilla has updated their wiki with plans to upgrade their codebase; Bugzilla has also said that they will update (with an exemption to keep the project MPL only). The MPL was previously incompatible with other copyleft licenses like the GPL. The new version is compatible (unless exempted) and doesn’t require multiple licenses (as currently stands with Firefox and Thunderbird). This will allow Mozilla to incorporate Apache-licensed code; but will mean that their software becomes incompatible with GPL2 code.”
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Mozilla releases version 2.0 of its license
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on January 4, 2012
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Mozilla announced Tuesday the release of version 2.0 of the Mozilla Public License (MPL), which provides compatibility with the Apache and GPL licenses, opening up a wider body of code for reuse by the Mozilla project.
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Report: Apple offered Samsung a license on key iOS patent
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on December 4, 2011
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Despite Apple’s apparent intellectual-property war on iPhone and iPad lookalikes, it appears the company has licensed at least one key iOS software patent to Nokia and IBM–and that it offered a license to current court rival Samsung as well.
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Jobs reportedly wanted Compaq to license Mac OS
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on October 24, 2011
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Ben Rosen, former chairman of Compaq, recalls how the late Apple co-founder approached him about licensing Apple’s operating system after Jobs terminated the Mac clone contracts.
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