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Apple’s patent-infringement jury trial against Google’s Motorola Mobility unit scheduled for June 11 was canceled by a U.S. judge after he rejected each side’s damages arguments, reports “Bloomberg” (http://macte.ch/VxpAj).

You have to prove injury,” U.S. Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner told the companies’ lawyers on Thursday at the end of what was to be the last pretrial conference. Posner’s ruling scraps what would have been the first patent trial between them since Google completed its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings in May, notes “Bloomberg.”

Apple reportedly tried to lure away Google executive Dennis Woodside, who was just named Motorola’s new CEO, according to “Bloomberg BusinessWeek” (http://macte.ch/JL1VP).

Citing two unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” the article says Apple CEO Tim Cook was personally attempting to poach Woodside away from the online search giant to install him as Apple’s head of sales. However, “Google convinced Woodside to stay, in part by promising him greater responsibility at the search company,” the article adds.

The Federal Trade Commission appears ready to fine Google millions of dollars for hacking around privacy settings on iPhones and iPads. Consumer Watchdog filed a complaint in February with the FTC after Stanford Researcher Jonathan Mayer revealed what the Internet giant was doing.

Sara Forden of “Bloomberg News” today reported the Commission is negotiating with Google about how big the fine will be.  She cited an unidentified source as saying the fine could amount to more than US$10 million.

Google has rolled out Google Drive — a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff. You can upload and access all of your files — including videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and beyond.

Google Docs is built right into Google Drive, so you can work with others in real time on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Once you choose to share content with others, you can add and reply to comments on anything (PDF, image, video file, etc.) and receive notifications when other people comment on shared items.