Technology Report: Lawsuit between Google, authors in U.S. suspended pending appeal

	Click to View in Browser 09/17/2012 Lawsuit between Google, authors in U.S. suspended pending appeal NEW YORK (Reuters) - An appeals court judge on Monday suspended trial court litigation involving Google Inc and thousands of authors pending appeal by the search engine giant of an order granting the authors class-action status. Google buys Instagram rival Nik Software (Reuters) - Google Inc said it bought Instagram rival Nik Software, which makes award-winning photo editing application Snapseed, for an undisclosed amount. Google rejects White House request to pull Mohammad film clip SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc rejected a request by the White House on Friday to reconsider its decision to keep online a controversial YouTube movie clip that has ignited anti-American protests in the Middle East. Apple sells 2 million new phones, sets early order record (Reuters) - Demand for Apple Inc's new iPhone 5 has exceeded initial supply as the company booked 2 million orders in one day and pushed the delivery date for some preorders to next month. SignalGuru app helps drivers avoid red lights TORONTO (Reuters) - Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a system that uses dashboard-mounted smartphones to help drivers avoid red lights and reduce fuel consumption. Winklevoss twins invest in social network company: report NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Winklevoss twins, best known for their legal battle against Mark Zuckerberg over the founding of Facebook Inc, have invested in SumZero, a social network company aimed at professional investors, The Wall Street Journal said on Sunday. Kit Digital to cut workforce by 22 percent (Reuters) - Video technology provider Kit Digital Inc said it would cut 300 jobs, or 22 percent of its workforce, in the third quarter to reduce costs. Netflix drops after "underperform" rating by Macquarie (Reuters) - Netflix Inc shares fell 5.3 percent on Monday after Macquarie started covering the online streaming video company with an "underperform" rating. Start-ups fight back as patent wars intensify SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The patent wars that have embroiled many of the world's technology giants in recent years are spreading to a new set of combatants: start-up companies and their venture-capital backers. Telefonica picks HP's Aurasma for augmented reality expansion HELSINKI (Reuters) - Telefonica said it has picked HP's Aurasma technology to expand its mobile advertising offerings in one of the largest deals yet in the emerging market for augmented reality. Related Video Robot researchers learn lessons of lizard locomotion Malaria cure is in sight, say researchers Mediafile John C Abell The new iPhone is a people's evolution John C Abell Amazon and the tablet market's 7 / 10 split A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend