The second victory it scored against Samsung in their second U.S. patent-based lawsuit isn’t enough for Apple, as the jury only awarded the iPhone maker almost $120 million in damages, which seems like petty cash compared to the $2.2 billion it wanted for alleged infringement. Therefore, Apple on Friday filed a document with the court asking it to ban sales of certain Galaxy devices, Re/code reports. The company also asked judge Judy Koh to grant it a partial retrial on the amount of damages Samsung should pay.

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We haven’t heard anything official about its supposed $3.2 billion purchase of Beats from Apple yet and now Billboard reports there’s a good reason for that. According to Billboard’s sources, Apple was not at all happy about a video posted by actor Tyrese Gibson where a couple of weeks ago in which Beats founder and hip-hop legend Dr. Dre boasts about becoming “the first billionaire in hip-hop.” Apple was also probably not happy to hear that Gibson said that Dre was “drunk off of Heinekens” in the video, which was posted on Gibson’s Facebook page right after news broke that Apple would be buying Beats for $3.2 billion.

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The proposed Comcast–Time Warner Cable merger seems to be about as popular as a Godzilla-Mothra merger among consumers, especially since we learned earlier this week from the American Customer Satisfaction Index that Comcast and TWC are now the two most hated companies in the United States. Comcast seems to know that it can’t convince consumers that the merger is a good idea, which is why it’s instead conducting an all-out blitz to convince America’s lawmakers and regulators to jam through the merger with as little resistance as possible.

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Apple is offering online buyers free shipping on all the items available in its online stores through May 29, which is a nice change of pace from the company’s typical free shipping policy that only covers orders of $50 or more, 9to5Mac reports. This will allow buyers to purchase many accessories for iPhone and Mac that are priced under $50, and that wouldn’t otherwise qualify for the free shipping offer.

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Yes, Microsoft really is perfectly happy to keep releasing Android phones. UnwiredView has stumbled across some leaked specifications found on the Antutu benchmarking site that show a new Android-based Nokia device that features a 4.3-inch display with a resolution of 480×800 pixels, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera, a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor, 1 GB of RAM, and 4 GB of storage.

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Samsung ads don’t just tickle your funny bone — they can tug at your heartstrings a bit as well. Samsung has released a terrific new Galaxy S5 ad called “The Big Day” that shows a brother and sister preparing a surprise party for their parents’ 40th wedding anniversary and taking pictures of it along the way with their Galaxy S5 phones. The ad highlights the Galaxy S5 camera’s selective focus feature that lets you choose where your picture’s primary focus will be, as well as the camera’s ability to eliminate unwanted shadows in your pictures. Most importantly, though, is that the ad manages to show off the Galaxy S5’s features without once mentioning Apple or any other competitors’ products, which suggests that Samsung is confident that the Galaxy S5 can stand on its own without the need for excessive bashing. Be sure to check out the full ad below.

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A series of image leaks have purportedly revealed the design of the HTC One (M8) Ace, HTC’s upcoming plastic flagship phone that’s supposed to directly compete against the plastic Galaxy S5. The upcoming handset will sell at a significantly lower price than its Korean rival’s flagship phone, according to report. Now, @evleaks has apparently found official Ace images one Chinese regulator TENAA’s website.

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LG has already confirmed it will launch the LG G3 during a special event set to take place on May 27, acknowledging the phone’s 2K display and announcing a special case for the unannounced handset in the process. But while LG hasn’t yet revealed other details about the handset, many reports have virtually spilled all the beans on the upcoming high-end Android handset.

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The perfect storm hit Bitcoin 1 to 2 months ago: Media overexposure, weird drama about Satoshi Nakamoto, the collapse of a large Bitcoin exchange called Mt. Gox, crushingly negative coverage in financial press, etc.

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If you’re a computer science major in college right now and you’re looking to land at a place that will help you pay off your student loan bills the fastest, then you should really check out Glassdoor’s new list of the 25 best companies for compensation and benefits. Google was the No. 1 company on the list, which isn’t too surprising since other employee surveys have shown that Google employees are the happiest of any others in the tech industry. However, Google wasn’t the only big tech company to make Glassdoor’s list — in fact, tech companies seem to be disproportionately represented on the list and account for 14 of the top 25.

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