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Thu Jan 26

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Zynga Accused of Cloning Hit Indie iPhone Game Tiny Tower
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FrankPoole writes "Indie iPhone game developer Nimblebit is accusing social games giant Zynga of ripping off its popular mobile title Tiny Tower. Nimblebits Ian Marsh got word out about the similarities between Dream Heights and Tiny Tower with an image thats still making the Twitter rounds. The image is made up of screenshots showing how Dream Heights interface and gameplay mechanics appear strikingly similar to Tiny Towers." [...]

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Fri Jan 27

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Judge Denies Dismissal of No-Poach Conspiracy Case
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theodp writes "Testifying before Congress in 2007, Googles HR chief stated: We make great efforts to uncover the most talented employees we can find. But according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Google actually went to some lengths to avoid uncovering some of techs most talented employees, striking up agreements with Apple, Intel, and other corporations to avoid recruiting each others employees. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh ruled that Google, Apple, Intel, Adobe, Disney, Pi [...]