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Brazilian electronics company goes to court against Apple to dispute iPhone trademark in Brazil

August 13, 2020
While Apple recently took legal action against a company called Prepear for using a pearl-shaped logo that resembles the Apple logo, the Cupertino-based company may face legal problems in Brazil. The Brazilian Supreme Court decided this week to accept an appeal allowing IGB Eletrônica to proceed against Apple over the iPhone trademark. IGB Eletrônica, which is better known as Gradiente, is a…
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Researchers use AI classifiers to expose potential vulnerabilities in Microsoft remote desktop

August 11, 2020
Microsoft’s encrypted Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) contains vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to detect activities, keystrokes, and mouse movements in 30-second traces. That’s according to a preprint study from researchers at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, who claim the protocol’s design exposes “fine-grained” actions on which machine learning models could be…
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iOS game sale offers discounts on 'Journey,' 'Flower' and 'Donut County'

August 11, 2020
Publisher Annapurna Interactive has been involved with some of the most memorable games of recent years, and you can score several of those titles on the cheap on iOS right now. It’s running a sale in which you can snag some Annapurna games for around 40 percent off (via @Wario64). Florence, a visual novel about falling in love, was one of Engadget’s favorite games of 2018 and is down from…
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Google gives Android TV developers instant apps, speech-to-text, and predictive typing

August 10, 2020
Even before the pandemic, the battle to own your living room was reaching a boiling point. Now the big screen is bigger than ever as 2020 accelerates the streaming wars and raises the smart TV platform stakes. Naturally, Google is making every effort to avoid being left behind. Today the company gave Android TV developers new tools, including Google Play Instant, the Play Store in the emulator…
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