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Apple is Granted New Patents for Multitouch & Trackpads (PatentlyApple)
The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 35 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) today. In this particular report we cover two multitouch related patents. The second patent covers a movable trackpad like those associated with the iPod Classic and the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) TV remote. The first granted patent that we cover today is for yet another major multitouch patent covering contact tracking and an identification module for touch sensing. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been granted yet another major multitouch patent today.

Apple Inc. Being Left Behind As Microsoft Corporation and Google Inc Innovate (MarketDailyNews)
As the landscape of personal computing is changing, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) are doing battle in both hardware and in the cloud. Each has recently offered an answer to replace the traditional laptop PC, and each has made a major push for more cloud-based solutions. In the meantime, we all seem to be waiting for the newest thing from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) – the iWatch, or the iPhone 5, or the iDon’t Know What. It’s time for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to get in the game.

Sharp to tap Samsung, banks for survival after $5.4 bln loss (Reuters)
Japanese display maker Sharp Corp (6753.T), a supplier to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), will aim to boost sales to the iPhone maker’s rival Samsung Electronics Co (005930.KS) under a three-year rehabilitation roadmap after posting a worse-than-expected $5.4 billion net loss in the last financial year. The business plan, released on Tuesday, will also lean on banks for another 150 billion yen in funds after they saved it last year from failure, with a 200 billion yen convertible bond falling due in September.