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Mobile Minutes: Alibaba's QR codes; Apple patents vs. Samsung; Microsoft's mobile updates; Snapchat's storytelling

Alibaba reveals a new kind of QR code to fight counterfeits
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has a fake goods problem. Now, to combat counterfeits, the company has come up with a solution: Slap unique QR code-like tags on every product.
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Apple gets mixed ruling in first Samsung appeal
Apple Inc.?s patented designs on its signature iPhone mobile phone were copied by chief rival Samsung Electronics Inc., a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday.
Read more on Bloomberg

Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile updates may not depend on wireless service providers
Microsoft, which is set to release the Windows 10 unified operating system in the summer of 2015, has now made public its intention to follow a more proactive approach in releasing software updates to Windows 10 Mobile users.
Read more on International Business Times UK

Snapchat: A new mobile challenge for storytelling
While defining an objectively good Snapchat story is nearly impossible, the best Snapchat stories generally are ones that tell a narrative in a personal, visual way that pulls in and keeps the viewer. So naturally, we decided to reach out to the best storytellers we could think of, journalists at The Times, to see if they were up for a new mobile challenge.
Read more on New York Times