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E-book publishers lose bid to kill antitrust suit

On Tuesday, Apple and five book publishers - HarperCollins, Hachette SA, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Group, and Macmillan - lost their bid to kill the antitrust lawsuit which accuses them of violation of federal and California state law by conniving to increase the price of e-books.

With the U. S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan ruling that the e-book publishers broke the law in setting e-book prices, the defendants have lost their bid to throw out the antitrust complaint by plaintiffs who are seeking to represent a class of consumers.

The new Bing, at least two-third of it, now live in US

The notably revamped version of Bing search engine previewed by Microsoft last week has now been released to the US users, who can now opt in either to the banner which appears on www. Bing. com, or opt in at bing. com/new.

Sprint all set to offer HTC Evo 4G LTE

HTC's much-awaited Evo 4G LTE smartphone is all set to become available on Friday, May 18, on the airwaves of US carrier Sprint.

Network provider Sprint will offer the Evo 4G LTE for $200 with a new two-year service contract.

The Evo 4G LTE, which is based on the manufacturer's critically acclaimed "One" line of handsets, offers a blend of striking hardware and software features.

Microsoft supports Pirate Pay torrent 'blocker'

Software giant Microsoft has backed Russian firm Pirate Pay torrent blocking tool that aims to discourage illegal file-sharing.

To support Pirate Pay in its efforts against downloading of pirated material, Microsoft has awarded the Russian firm one million rubles (around $100,000) through one of its investment funds.

The innovative technology that has received high-profile praise from Microsoft, film studios and others, has already worked for Sony Pictures and Walt Disney Studios to prevent a great number of illegal downloads.

Apple’s iPhone 5 to come with iOS6 and smaller dock connector: reports

Rumors pertaining to Apple's next-generation smartphone, expected to be named as iPhone 5, have long been swirling, and the latest rumors claim that the the Cupertino firm's next phone will run iOS6 and will come with a smaller dock connector.

A recent report from iMore says that the iPhone 5 will come with a 16-pin dock connector instead of the existing 30-pin connector as the Cupertino firm is trying to spare more space for new technologies in its potential smartphone.

The iPhone's existing 30-pin dock connector limits the gadget-maker's ability to produce a thinner mobile device.

BMW introduces 3-Series Touring

Germany-based luxury car maker BMW recently took wraps off its fifth-generation 3 Series Touring, which is more spacious inside than ever before.

The all-new 2013 3 Series Touring sedan is longer than the predecessor by 97mm, and its height is 11mm more at 1429mm.

Its 50mm longer wheelbase than the previous Touring allows it to provide an extra 35 litres of storage with the rear seats up. With the seats folded down, the new vehicle promises 1500 litres of space in total.

The 2013 3 Series Touring will be available in a choice of three advanced, powerful, yet economic engines.

Microsoft Bing goes social in search war with Google

With Microsoft having recently made a Bing-related announcement, which underscored the company's plans to roll out an updated edition of its three-year-old Bing search engine, analysts are of the opinion that the planned boost to Bing's social networking features will apparently give a more competitive edge to Microsoft's search war with Internet search giant Google.

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