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Continuing innovation in a small number of key products has been the key to the company’s success over recent years. It has developed an extensive patent portfolio around the touch-screen interface used in the iPhone and iPod Touch. In 2009, it won several patents that allow for simultaneous tracking of “multiple finger and palm contacts” which, according to the patent, should allow for “unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting.” This intellectual property gives Apple a competitive advantage in the development of devices such as the iPhone, iPod touch or even tablet PCs in the future. The company has also successfully rejuvenated its desktop and laptop lines, developing the OS X operating system and switching to more power-efficient Intel processors in recent years.

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Flaw Puts a Billion Wireless Mice at Risk

Wireless mice and keyboards are the perfect accessories for a world in which devices increasingly are shuffling off their connection coils, but those accessories -- especially untethered rodents -- also can  new threats for those who use them.

One such threat is Mousejack. The attack exploits a vulnerability found in 80 percent of wireless mice. With US$15 worth of off-the-shelf hardware and a few lines of simple code, a wireless mouse can be turned into a hacker's portal for all kinds of mischief.
Mousejack -- the name Bastille, which discovered the flaw last year, gave to the vulnerability -- impacts more than a billion wireless mice worldwide, the company's chief revenue officer, Ivan O'Sullivan, said.
One of Bastille's engineers, Marc Newlin, discovered the vulnerability in non-Bluetooth wireless mice. The flaw in the mice is related to how the devices handle encryption.
"When evaluating these devices, it became apparent that they do not implement encryption in a correct way and make it possible to bypass encryption in certain situations," he told TechNewsWorld.

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HP Offers Versatile PC Gaming Machines for Grown-Ups

HP last week introduced several new additions to its Omen by HP gaming hardware line: 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch laptops, a desktop PC and a 32-inch Quad HD4 display.

The laptops will be available next month at HP's website and at Best Buy stores, with a starting price of US$900; the desktop and display will be available in August at HP online and at select retailers, with pricing as yet undisclosed.
The notebooks "address the gamer who wants ... a gaming machine without breaking the bank," said Mike Nash, VP of portfolio strategy and customer experience at HP.
Gaming hardware sales fell more than $41 million year over year in April, according to NPD, which raises the question of whether HP's Omen line can make any headway in the market.
"When we look at the PC gaming market, we are extremely excited about the possibilities," Nash told TechNewsWorld. "Things like DirectX 12 and new graphics cards, which we believe will spur the gaming hardware market forward, are in the process of being launched by our
partners."

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There's something fishy about this 'Apple Watch'...

Like most tech shows, Computer in Taiwan isn't just the big brands with big booths. There's a lot of smaller companies showing off products that can veer into the world of slightly weird.

This smart watch from Westin was turning a few heads at one of the show halls with its similarity to another well known wearable, the Apple Watch.
Of course, with its 240 by 240 pixel resolution screen and MediaTek processor, the similarity is skin deep. But hey, the snappily named MWS150 has a 0.3 megapixel camera and can take a SIM card. Can your precious Apple Watch match that?
Check out all the news from Computex 2016 here.

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