Envision an environment in the future where we would have the ability to enhance data further by adding analytic capabilities on top of an idea repository and use handwriting recognition and text mining to find, correlate and combine good ideas, making innovation integrated and efficient.

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Yet, as the appeals court noted, this does not work well in Microsoft's case, because any innovation that improves an integrated product might be stifled.

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SEATTLE-August 30, 2012-(NASDAQ: AMZN)- Less than one year ago, Amazon introduced Kindle Fire -combining 15 years of innovation into a single, fully-integrated, end-to-end service for customers.

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Again, the costs and benefits of any such innovation, and whether it constitutes a genuinely new, integrated product, not a bundle, should be judged case by case.

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Leveraging its innovation and technology expertise, Toshiba developed its newest CMOS image sensor with BSI and CNR integrated on the sensor to address both low-light sensitivity and SNR.

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"The integrated second screen of the GamePad creates new possibilities for how games can be played, and further reflects the innovation Nintendo has poured into the Wii U, " said Eric Hirshberg, Activision Publishing's CEO.

ENGADGET: Nintendo Wii U arrives in the US on Nov. 18 in two versions for $300 and $350, Europe on Nov. 30