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By Sarah Buhr Apple and Samsung have agreed to drop all non-U.S. litigation. The announcement came late Tuesday in a release first reported by the Financial Times. In the joint statement, the two tech giants said they “…have agreed to drop all litigation between the two companies outside the United States.” Terms of the agreement…

By John Biggs There are a few things everyone knows about smartwatches right now. First, you must have an e-ink screen. Second you have to use them with a phone nearby. Third, they’re not very rugged. Timex and Qualcomm, however, have decided to blow those myths out of the water. Their new product, the Timex…

By Alex Wilhelm,Cat Zakrzewski If you ever wanted to make your Chrome browser freeze 10 times in one afternoon, you could take a look at the 1.4 GB of XML files of net neutrality comments that the Federal Communications Commission posted on Tuesday. More than 1.1 million comments regarding net neutrality have been submitted to…

By Kyle Russell In the ongoing war between Uber, Lyft, and all of the other me-too ride-sharing services, competitors are looking for any way they can better utilize their supply of drivers and reduce costs for their riders. Today, Uber is announcing UberPool, a new feature that will let you pick up other riders on…

By Alex Wilhelm Sprint will drop its efforts to buy T-Mobile amid a hostile regulatory climate, and financing difficulties. The prospect of lowering the number of major mobile carriers in the United States from four to three proved unpopular among United States government regulatory bodies. In addition to walking away from its merger efforts, Sprint…