Cisco unveils $599 home videoconference system
This system is a high-quality rival to Skype and other low-cost providers. The product will be available next month, and can be pre-ordered on Cisco’s website.
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New Breed of Patent Claim Bedevils Product Makers
Raymond E. Stauffer was shopping at a New Jersey mall when he noticed something peculiar about the bow ties on display at Brooks Brothers: They were labeled with old patent numbers.
European flights resume, ash cloud still disrupts
Flights from large parts of Europe were set to resume on Tuesday under a deal to free up airspace closed by a huge ash cloud, but strengthened eruptions from an Icelandic volcano threatened to unravel the plans.
British air traffic controllers warned a new ash cloud was headed for major air routes, prompting British Airways to cancel its short-haul flights, while several countries either closed airports anew or curtailed use of their airspace.
IBM May Not Be the Patent King After All
No one beats IBM (IBM) on patents. For 17 years running, Big Blue has been granted more U.S. patents than any other applicant, raking in an unprecedented 4,914 in 2009. That tally is more than the number of patents granted last year to Microsoft (MSFT), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Oracle (ORCL), Apple (AAPL), Accenture (ACN), and Google (GOOG) combined. IBM’s worldwide portfolio now covers more than 40,000 inventions for everything from microprocessors for video games to the erasable read-write CD.
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