Here s what s on the Thursday menu.
Apple ordered to pay $532.9 million after federal jury said iTunes infringed Texas-based Smartflash s patents.
Gemalto, the world s largest maker of SIM cards, said today that attacks on its networks were likely carried out by U.S. and U.K. spies. But the company downplayed the effects of the attacks, saying that it s unlikely a large amount of encryption keys was stolen. Last week, a report on the SIM heist alleged that the NSA and GCHQ gained access to mobile communications by using stolen encryption keys.
Facebook s Internet.org releases state of global connectivity report: Internet adoption is slowing; only 32 percent of people in emerging economies are online.
Android and iOS dominance rising: The two mobile operating systems comprised 96.3 percent of worldwide market share in 4Q of 2014 as well as the full year, according to IDC.
U.S. to allow work permits for spouses of some H-1B visa holders.
Austin beats San Francisco in tech city rankings based on various factors, according to research report by property consultants Savills.
Reddit policy change prohibits posting of nude photos or sex videos without the subject s permission.
Microsoft s Outlook.com will drop Google and Facebook chat integration.
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