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BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram over messaging patents

BlackBerry Limited, the Canadian enterprise software company that used to sell smartphones, filed a lawsuit today against Facebook, alleging that the social network and its WhatsApp and Instagram subsidiaries infringe on BlackBerry messaging app patents. The core of BlackBerry's complaint, which is … Read More

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BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram over patent infringement

(Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd on Tuesday filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook Inc and its WhatsApp and Instagram apps, arguing that they copied technology and features from BlackBerry Messenger. FILE PHOTO – A Blackberry sign is seen in front of their offices on the day of their annual … Read …

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BlackBerry files patent lawsuit against Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) on Tuesday filed a patent infringement lawsuit against social media platforms Facebook Inc and its units WhatsApp and Instagram. BlackBerry said Facebook and its companies developed "competing applications that improperly used BlackBerry's mobile messaging intellectual … Read More

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BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram over messaging patents

BlackBerry Limited, the Canadian enterprise software company that used to sell smartphones, filed a lawsuit today against Facebook, alleging that the social network and its WhatsApp and Instagram subsidiaries infringe on BlackBerry messaging app patents. The core of BlackBerry's complaint, which is … Read More

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Turner Sports makes drastic changes to Selection Sunday; college basketball Twitter erupts

College basketball's Selection Sunday is arguably the biggest day of the year for the sport, and Turner Sports has taken a beating over the years for trying to extend the bracket reveal into a dramatic TV production. It's a sacred time for all sports fans, but it's equivalent to Christmas …

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Emma Watson Has the Last Word on Her ‘Time’s Up’ Tattoo Typo

Emma Watson accessorized with some eye-catching (fake) ink for Vanity Fair's Oscars party on Sunday (Mar. 4), but her temporary Time's Up tattoo drew plenty of attention — both for its powerful message, and its noticeable lack of an apostrophe. Thankfully, she's laughing at the body art snafu along with … …

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How to Disable All Retweets on Twitter

Go to https://twitter.com/following, and keep scrolling down until you've loaded everyone you follow. (If you follow over a thousand people, this will take a few minutes.) Open your developer console. In Chrome, that's View > Developer > Developer Tools. In the command line at the bottom of the … Read More

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Facebook is capitalizing on brand safety concerns

Facebook is pitching a program that allows advertisers to run their ads next to videos the platform considers to be its most brand-safe content, according to Digiday. To participate, advertisers need to agree to spend at least $750,000 over three months, which is considered affordable for high-quality ad … Read More

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BlackBerry is suing Facebook for patent infringement

BlackBerry is suing Facebook for patent infringement on its legacy messaging service, the company said Tuesday. "[W]e have a strong claim that Facebook has infringed on our intellectual property, and after several years of dialogue, we also have an obligation to our shareholders to pursue appropriate … Read More

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BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram over messaging

The suit, which is not yet available online, targets Facebook and its Instagram photo sharing app and WhatsApp messaging service, BlackBerry said in a statement. It came after what BlackBerry said was "several years of dialogue" with the social network. "As a cybersecurity and embedded software … Read More

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