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Submission + - Galaxy Nexus does not infringe Apple patents (geek.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @08:44AM

An anonymous reader writes: Samsung has been on the receiving end of many an Apple lawsuit in recent months, and in some cases a ban on selling its products. The Galaxy Nexus smartphone, which was unveiled last night, could also come under close scrutiny in the courts once Apple takes a look at it. But unlike previous Samsung Android devices, the chances of that happening are apparently going to be diminished or even non-existent.

Shin Jong-kyun, the president of Samsung’s mobile division, admitted yesterday that the Galaxy Nexus has been developed taking into account Apple’s patents. The first Android 4.0 smartphone to hit the market has been created in such a way as to not infringe any of the patents currently being used in lawsuits against other Samsung Android devices.

Submission + - New Vaccine Halves Malaria Risk (reuters.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @11:24PM

An anonymous reader writes: According to a report in Reuters, scientists are celebrating the end of a clinical trial which found a malaria vaccine reduces infection risk by half in children. From the article: 'While scientists say it is no "silver bullet" and will not end the mosquito-borne infection on its own, it is being hailed as a crucial weapon in the fight against malaria and one that could speed the path to eventual worldwide eradication. Malaria is caused by a parasite carried in the saliva of mosquitoes. It kills more than 780,000 people per year, most of them babies or very young children in Africa. Cohen's vaccine goes to work at the point when the parasite enters the human bloodstream after a mosquito bite. By stimulating an immune response, it can prevent the parasite from maturing and multiplying in the liver. ... Cohen said that if all goes to plan, RTS,S could be licensed and rolled out by 2015.'

Comment That's funny... (Score 2) 309

by Ghlad on Monday March 21, 2011 @09:25AM (#35558250) Attached to: Was the Early Universe 2 Dimensional Spacetime?

...because most of the folks that I know who are hot-headed are still 1-dimensional.

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