[Technology] Apple Map App Exec Gets Exit Directions

Apple Map App Exec Gets Exit Directions
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/27/166023849/reports-apple-lets-go-one-more-employee-in-maps-fiasco
The executive who has overseen Apple's new Maps app has been shown the exit ramp. Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue is reported to have fired Richard Williamson after widespread criticism of the app.

Nokia Takes Legal Action Against RIM
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/nokia-lawsuits-against-rim-threaten-blackberry-sales/article5750483/
STOCKHOLMâ€"Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. said Wednesday it is stepping up its fight against Research In Motion Ltd., taking legal action against the BlackBerry handset maker in a continuing dispute over their patent-licensing agreement.

Dark Warnings About Future of Internet Access
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/current-affairs/civil-society-agreesgovts-standinternet-sibal_788033.html
PARIS - Every time an Internet user watches “Gangnam Style” on YouTube, packets of digital data course through the global telecommunications system, converging on an iPhone, a tablet or a laptop.

Nintendo Unveils Wii Mini for the Canucks
http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/844021--nintendo-thinks-canada-is-game-enough-for-the-wii-mini
Nintendo's pushing the new $299 Wii U console hard (and has already sold 400K units in the process), but in at least one region, the gaming company has a new back-up plan: The $99 Nintendo Wii Mini.

Nokia, RIM, Ericsson and Samsung start new round of patent rows
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/28/nokia-rim-ericsson-samsung-patents
The smartphone patent wars have abruptly broken out again, with Finland's Nokia filing suits in the US, Canada and UK to enforce a ruling against BlackBerry-maker RIM, and Sweden's Ericsson filing suit in the US against Korea's Samsung over what it ...

TMG Sports 650 hones Lexus luxobarge into Japanese monster
http://www.slashgear.com/tmg-sports-650-hones-lexus-luxobarge-into-japanese-monster-28258673/
A Lexus sedan might not be the first donor car you think of for a beefy road-destroying super cruiser, but TMG's Sports 650 take on the LS 460 could well shatter the superiority of meaty Mercedes and BMWs.

Gmail Users Can Now Attach Files As Big As 10GB Per Email
http://www.rttnews.com/2013240/gmail-users-can-now-attach-files-as-big-as-10gb-per-email.aspx?type=gag
For years, users have complained about the minuscule amount of attachment space offered by free email services like Gmail, Yahoo Mail and AOL.

Apple's Latest Firing May Be for the Best (but won't save its Map App)
http://www.collegeclasses.com/khan-academy-releases-ios-app-with-over-3500-videos/
Former Apple Senior VP of iPhone Software Scott Forstall demonstrates the new map application featured on iOS 6 during the keynote address during the 2012 Apple WWDC on June 11, 2012 in San Francisco, California.

News bites: Google launches campaign against German copyright bill
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/google-launches-internet-campaign-in-germany-to-protest-against-proposed-copyright-law-298312
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski's careful regulatory approach has earned him mixed reviews during his tenure, The Washington Post writes.