Boot up: Almunia's warning, Snapchat's numbers, China Mobile + iPhone, and more

Plus Samsung gets overly heavy, Secret Plumber's social error, reasons to use Microsoft Word, and moreA burst of 10 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamAmicus Brief >> Bob KohnLike all others, Kohn was required to limit his amicus curiae legal brief on what he thought about the US Department of Justice's antitrust case against Apple to five pages. So he did it in comic book form. (It all hinges on "low prices" against "efficient prices".)Intellectual property and competition policy >> EUROPA - PRESS RELEASESJoaquin Almunia, the EC's antitrust chief: Patent holders should not seek injunctions based on SEPs [standards-essential patents] against companies that are willing to enter a licence on FRAND [fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory] terms.As many of you will know, Samsung has offered commitments to address our competition concerns in relation to its use of injunctions.Samsung essentially proposes not to enjoin companies which are willing to have the dispute settled by a court or arbitrator.We have market-tested these commitments and will take account of the feedback when we discuss with Samsung possible improvements to their commitments in the coming weeks.In other words, Samsung's offer to hold off for five years from abusing its SEP powers by seeking injunctions against willing licencees wasn't sufficient.Snapchat active users exceed 30 million >> Business InsiderOne source with insight into the company's figures told us... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Rowling's Christmas Pig jingles all the way to number one

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China crackdown on Apple store hits holy book apps, Audible

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Nine Eight lands first official guide to every Christmas number one

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The Morning After: Already hyping the iPhone 14

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