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Spotify joins the app dev crowd

Is your Spotify account missing something? Is that something an app store? Spotify has announced its first foray into third-party apps.

Spotify’s answer to the growing horde of me-too on-demand music subscription services will extend the company’s appeal to would-be subscribers tempted by the likes of Google Music and Amazon Cloud Player. Read more...

Just because they could – nano printers

Berg design studio has unveiled a miniature web-connected printer which aims to add some physicality back in to a world dominated by glaring screens and finger swiping.

The appropriately named Little Printer can churn out daily puzzles, photos, weather updates and more, all of which be easily be filtered via a corresponding phone app. Thermal printing technology is an added bonus – no ink, no mess. Watch video...

Apple vs Samsung – the story so far (updated)

Both Apple and Samsung's products are at the top end of the tech spectrum and although the former is one of the latter’s biggest customers, this hasn’t stopped lawyers in both camps working overtime in order to outsue each other. We’ve whittled out the legal mumbo jumbo to give you a no-nonsense timeline of events over the past year in a bid to shed some light on all of the bickering. Flame on. Read more...

Samsung wins Galaxy Tab patent battle against Apple in Australia

Samsung has chalked up a rare win against Apple in Australia in which a previous injunction banning sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been lifted.The sales ban won't be removed till Friday afternoon, which gives Apple's lethally effective lawyers plenty of time to appeal.

The legal battles down under are far from over, as Samsung has booked itself a place in court in March 2012 when it will try to block sales of the iPhone 4S on the grounds of patent infringements.

Facebook will be worth US$100 billion

Facebook is in discussions to complete a public offering by June 2012 – a move that will list it on the stock market at a valuation of US$100 billion. That figure is sure to please Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who – according to Wall Street Journal – owns 24 per cent of the company.

Math wizards among you will note that this will net Zuckerberg's worth at a cool US$24 billion, making us all feel like a bunch of underachievers. Thanks Mark.