$147M Patent Infringement Bill Rattles RIM

Today in international tech news: RIM is hit with a $147 million patent fine; a British ISP looks at the effectiveness of the UK's block on The Pirate Bay; Apple's $60 million settlement looms over its China iPad release; the BBC launches its unprecedented Olympic app; and France's president speaks out on the Twitter soap opera involving his past and present partners.

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