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After taking a week off for the holidays, the tech patent wars that flared up throughout 2011 seem to be in full swing once again. Eastman Kodak, according to a Wall Street Journal report, is now on the precipice of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and actively shopping its portfolio of nearly 1,100 digital imaging patents to the highest bidder. The patents, which may fetch a price of as high as $3 billion, may be enough to keep the company afloat and enable Kodak to pivot into more profitable business lines, such as home photo printers.

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The Original Post is Located Here: Patent Wars 2012: Here’s what to expect

One of most hotly anticipated tech products of the coming year is the new Apple TV set. Unlike the current Apple TV set-top box available for $99, this new Apple TV would be a full-size television set connected to the Internet, offering live-streaming of cable and network TV content as well as full integration with digital content from Apple iTunes and partner content providers like Netflix. In a conversation with biographer Walter Isaacson about Apple and his plans for television, Steve Jobs claimed that he had “finally cracked it.”

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The Original Post is Located Here: How disruptive is Apple TV?