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Mac News: Are Apple and Google really ready for patent detente?    Reuters reports — and the Wall Street Journal confirms — that Apple’s (AAPL) Tim Cook and Google’s (GOOG) Larry Page have been talking to each other about patents. According to Reuters, the two have been conducting “behind the scenes” talks about a range of intellectual property issues, and spoke on the telephone last week. According to the Journal,…

Mac News: Apple offers up to $345 for 4S prior to iPhone 5 launch    Got an iPhone 4S? Looking to buy an iPhone 5? Apple is willing to pay you up to $345 for your old 4S handset, depending on its condition and specs. Of course, Apple hasn’t yet made any official announcement on the subject of its next-generation iPhone; the company will, as usual, make no mention of it…

Mac News: Apple ‘AirPlay Direct’ planned for September launch    Sources familiar with the iPhone-maker’s plans said that Apple wants to improve the AirPlay wireless music streaming technology, which currently requires Airplay speakers and a WiFi network. The new version will require just speakers or a hifi and an iDevice; the iPhone, iPod or iPad would form its own network to allow a direct connection and music playback.    …

Lately when talking with colleagues over lunch, sooner or later we end up on the same topic – What ever happened to the promised simplification within eBusiness Standards? It is rather interesting that this question is not going away, it’s a constant repeating Déjà vu discussion. Therefore, I decided to use my blog to post a few articles that summarize what I have seen happened over the last 25 years…

Mac News: New Apple patent may offer clues to future mobile payment solution   A newly-granted patent could point to how Apple will handle mobile payments if and when the company decides to enter the market. U.S. Patent No. 8,255,323 for “Motion based payment confirmation” may seem innocuous at first glance, but the invention could very well be implemented into an NFC-driven mobile payment solution.      Read full story =>…