Tim Cook hates litigation, not quite ready to call a patent truce

Tired of the ongoing patent wars? Well, Tim Cook gave us some reason to hope. In response to a question about the potential for settlements in the current pile of lawsuits on the company's plate, the CEO seemed open to the idea. In fact, he used the "h" word to describe is feelings towards the process. "I've always hated litigation. I continue to hate it," he said, before striking a slightly more combative tone to clarify, "I just want people to invent their own stuff." So there you go, stop stealing Apple's inventions and its lawyers won't sue. Seems simple enough. The urge to avoid further legal tussles seems genuine though, saying that, if an acceptable agreement could be struck he'd "highly prefer to settle rather than battle."

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Fort Atlantic releases new album on modded NES cartridge, no chiptunes in sight

It's getting tough for bands to out retro each other these days (what with even cassettes making something of a comeback), but Birmingham, Alabama's own Fort Atlantic has managed to come up with something that's likely to break through the nostalgia-filled haze. While you'll soon be able to buy the band's self-titled debut album in all the usual formats, you can now pre-order a limited edition version that ships a week before the proper release date and comes in the form of an NES cartridge modded to hold a USB drive ($25 and apparently limited to just 50). That includes the full album in both lossless and MP3 formats, along with an added EP, videos and other bonuses. Unlike past NES album releases, though, there's no chiptunes to be found here -- you can listen to one song from the album courtesy of the Paste Magazine link below, and see frontman Jon Black explain the cartridge decision in the video after the break.

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Facebook Buys AOL Patents From Microsoft For $550 Million In Cash

Although Facebook didn't buy AOL's patent portfolio the other week -- it was sold to Microsoft for $1 billion -- it's going to get a good portion of those patents anyway: Microsoft and Facebook today announced that Microsoft would be selling Facebook 650 of the 925 patents that it bought from AOL to Facebook for $550 million in cash. It will also get a license for the remaining 275 patents that Microsoft bought from the AOL portfolio, which Microsoft will continue to own. Microsoft also has a license for the 300 patents that AOL still owns. At this point, Facebook will not have a license for those patents still owned by AOL. The deal gives Facebook a much stronger position in the world of patents, where it had been weak up to now and has been facing lawsuits, most notably from Yahoo, over infringement.

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Obama suffers more negative press than GOP, Pew study shows (Los Angeles Times)

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In Which CNN Contributor Dana Loesch Falsely Accuses Me of Using a Racial Slur (Little green footballs)

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No Warm Feelings for 'Frozen Planet'; Fish Labels Are Fishy

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Carey Mulligan & Marcus Mumford Marry

Inception actress Carey Mulligan has been preparing to reportedly tie the knot this weekend, according to Radar Online.? The site had dished that Mulligan was getting ready to get hitched to her boyfriend Marcus Mumford,? the front man of the band Mumford and Sons, and now (according to People Magazine) they are now married. The twenty-six year old performer, who just appeared as the love interest of Ryan Gosling in Nicolas Winding Refn’s ?Drive?, traveled? to the English countryside to exchange vows with her longtime rocker boyfriend who she became engaged to late last year in August. “Carey and Marcus are counting down the days till they tie the knot,” an unknown source told the site prior to the couple exchanging vows today.? Adding,? “she is absolutely walking on air and can hardly contain her excitement.? They don’t care that some of their friends think they are rushing things.” The insider says that while some may disagree with the couple’s decision to walk down the alter so soon, the pair are very much in love and are ready to become husband and wife. ?They are madly in love and know they are perfect for each other.? It’s going to be [...]

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