Making the first inventor to file an application the owner.

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An interview of Craig Palli from Fiksu provided some fascinating figures about how the value of iPad, iPhone and Android smartphone application users is changing as the device owner profiles shift and usage patterns evolve.

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"While it is possible for someone to receive an application who is not a small-business owner, that is not our intent, " says Laura Rossi, a Chase spokeswoman.

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Key to handset hacking, he said, was installing software on a device either by getting physical access to the mobile, tricking its owner into downloading a booby-trapped application or making them visit a page that inserts malware onto a device.

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"We have had no formal application either from the Jackson family or from the property owner, " said Boyer, the communications director for the county.

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The owner of a Surrey airfield has submitted a revised application for a hard runway after its first bid failed.

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However, owner Shasha Khan said a Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) application form had now been signed and things were "looking positive".

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