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An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: Apple may be forced to change the name of its new mixed reality headset in China unless it can come to an agreement with Huawei, which already owns the "Vision Pro" trademark in the country. Originally spotted by MyDrivers, the trademark was originally granted to Huawei on May 16, 2019, and gives the company exclusive rights to its use in China from November 28, 2021 to November 27, 2031. Huawei actively uses the trademark in China, and offers a number of products under the Vision name, including smart TVs and smart glasses. If Apple intends to sell its headset in China and call it Vision Pro, it may have to enter into negotiations with Huawei to release the trademark for a price. Apple has had a similar trademark issue with a Chinese company in the past. "Apple in 2012 paid Proview Technology $60 million for the rights to the 'iPad' trademark in China," reports MacRumors. "The payment followed several court cases in which Apple unsuccessfully argued that it had already acquired the rights for the name as part of a deal with Proview's Taiwanese arm."

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Which comes first: the rule of law or the whims of the executive? Ultra-conservative judge Neil Gorsuch must be made to say where he stands

Now that Donald Trump has made his pick for the supreme court, Democrats in the US Senate have a whole battery of questions to wrestle with – but there’s one that should loom larger than all the rest.

They will be grappling first with tactical dilemmas. How hard should they fight Trump’s choice of the ultra-conservative judge Neil Gorsuch? Is there a risk that resisting too loudly will push Republicans to change the Senate’s rules – thereby depriving the Democratic minority of their blocking power and leaving them unable to thwart a future, perhaps even more extreme, appointment?

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Today, Google's Googliest project makes the leap from Android to iOS. Google Now, announced last June at the company's I/O 2012 conference, is part smart search and part personal assistant — but don't call it Siri. The service will make its debut on iOS through an update to Google's core Search app, available in the App Store.

According to Google's blog post on the release, "Today, with the launch of Google Now on iPhone and iPad, your smartphone will become even smarter. Google Now is about giving you just the right information at just the right time. Together, Google Now and voice search will make your day run a little smoother."

Google Now for iOS will be nearly identical to the Android release, though it won't enjoy the same deep integration as it does on Google's own mobile platform. That means no homescreen widget, of course, and no "swipe up" gesture for instant, fluid access. The iOS version will also be missing a few of the cards you'd find on Android: For now, cards for boarding passes, nearby events, Fandago and Zillow will remain an Android exclusive.  

A 20% Project That Took Off

We spoke with Google's Baris Gultekin, co-creator of Google Now, about the product's migration to that other platform. According to Gultekin, Google Now is the latest product home run with humble beginnings as a year-long 20% project (Google encourages employees to dedicate 20% of their time to a pet project that interests them).

"In the early days it was all about keywords," Gultekin explains. "With Google Now, you don't even have to search. We're really interested in having computers do all the hard work." 

For Google Now, the heavy lifting comes easy. A smart search app on steroids, it provides instant access to a spread of useful information, delivered via "cards". The cards are wholly dependent on context. As Gultekin puts it, "The product is different given the situation you're in." You might see a card for commute traffic around rush hour, or a card for your flight reservation the morning before you head to the airport.

Google Now Is Google, Now

Google Now is an umbrella project of sorts, tying Google's vast web of products together. Naturally, the product is also right at home on Google Glass, the company's futuristic eyewear that also aims to make this whole business of carrying the Internet less interruptive.

Google is betting big on Google Now, so it will be interesting to see if the service takes off in Apple's ecosystem. Google iOS ports like Google Maps are wildly popular, but will iPhone users take notice of Google Now? 

From its perfect morsels of context-dependent info to its uncanny knack for knowing what you needed to know before you knew you needed to know it, Google Now is a powerful tool — and a fun one.

Try it out today in the App Store and have fun pitting it against Siri in voice-powered search time trials.

You know you want to.

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