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Reuters - Canadian software maker 01 Communique Laboratory Inc filed a lawsuit against Dell Inc and LogMeIn Inc alleging infringement of a patent on which it won a ruling against Citrix Systems in July.

AP - Mobile phone operator Millicom International Cellular S.A. on Thursday said it plans to redeem in full a high-yield bond due in 2013 by the end of this year.

Macworld.com - After we posted our reviews of the new iPod shuffle, iPod nano, and iPod touch, we got questions from readers about things we didn’t specifically cover in those reviews. Here are answers to some of those questions.

Macworld.com - After we posted our reviews of the new iPod shuffle, iPod nano, and iPod touch, we got questions from readers about things we didn’t specifically cover in those reviews. Here are answers to some of those questions.

Ben Patterson - Apple’s criteria for approving or rejecting a given iPhone or iPad app have long been a perplexing, maddening mystery to developers — but now Apple is abruptly making public its once-secret iOS app review guidelines. Among the highlights: No content that’s "over the line," nothing "cobbled together in a few days," and above all, "We don't need any more Fart apps."

Reuters - Apple Inc is easing restrictions for building iPhone and iPad applications, a move that should allow for the use of third-party tools such as Adobe Systems' Flash software, a move that could ease the tension between the two companies.

AP - Apple Inc. on Thursday gave software developers the guidelines it uses to determine which programs can be sold in its App Store, yet it reserved for itself broad leeway in deciding what makes the cut.

Reuters - Willow Smith, the nine-year-old daughter of actor Will Smith, has signed a record deal with rapper Jay-Z and her first single is already kicking up a storm on the Internet.

AFP - Apple on Thursday loosened rules for applications built for its iPhones, iPods, and iPads in a move that promises to make it easier for friends and rivals to get programs on the popular gadgets.

NewsFactor - ARM introduced a new processor Wednesday that runs at speeds of up to 2.5 GHz and represents a 5x performance improvement over the previous-generation technology empowering advanced smartphones today. Though ARM already dominates the smartphone processor market segment, the company clearly hopes that device makers will tap the new Cortex-A15 MPCore processor to run in a significantly wider array of offerings -- from next-generation smartphones, tablets, and digital home entertainment devices to wireless base stations and enterprise infrastructure -- beginning in 2012.