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Apple and others sued over MP3 patent
Apple Insider is reporting that Apple, Samsung, Sandisk are all being sued by a little known Texas firm over a MP3 related Patent:
From the article:
In the complaint, Texas MP3 Technologies alleges that Apple, Samsung, and Sandisk are infringing on U.S. patent 7,065,417, which was awarded in June 2006 to former iPod chip-maker SigmaTel and [...]
Uk Mac Users Unite!! Tell the BBC you want Online Content!
If you’re an Apple Gazette reader, and in the UK, chances are that you would very much like to use the BBC’s upcoming online, on-demand service. There’s just one problem…it’s going to be Windows only.
Unless you do something about it NOW. What can you do? You can click here and sign a petition (UK residents [...]
Gates and Jobs to Make Historic Joint Appearance
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs will be making a historic joing appearance onstage at “D: All Things Digital” conference this year. The two will discuss the history and future of the digital revolution in an unrehearsed, unscripted, onstage conversation on May 30.
Steve Jobs will appear on his own in a separate segment at D5 to [...]
Apple, Inc. and The Beatles’ Apple Corp. Ltd Enter into Agreement
Apple released a press statement this morning stating that they have reached a new agreement with Apple Corp. Ltd over the use of the “Apple” name. Under this new agreement, Apple Inc. will own all of the trademarks related to “Apple” and will license certain of those trademarks back to Apple Corps for their continued [...]
Mr. Gates, have you ever heard the term “libel”?
li·bel
1. Law.
a. defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
b. the act or crime of publishing it.
c. a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
2. anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents.
–verb (used with object)
3. to [...]
Apple and Cisco release joint statement about iPhone
Apple and Cisco today have jointly released a statement regarding the use of the iPhone name:
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. January 31, 2007 - Apple and Cisco have agreed to extend the time for Apple to respond to the lawsuit to allow for discussions between the companies with the aim of reaching agreement on trademark rights and [...]
Quicklinks for Sun. Jan 28th 2007
Here are some interesting stories from around the web…
The Apple Blog shows us that Sony has caught up with 2004 and has released Spider-Man 3 scrubbers for your iPod on the official Spider-man 3 website.
MacNN reports that you can find refurbished Mac Pros at Apple’s online store for as little as $2,199 with the same [...]
No Sale of iPods in North Korea
iPods hold the honor of being among “luxury items” that the U.S. government is banning from export in North Korea as a trade sanction aimed at personally annoying North Korean President Kim Jong Il.
he Bush administration wants North Korea’s attention, so like a scolding parent it’s trying to make it tougher for that country’s [...]
New Apple Patent unveals “Blank” iPod/Tablet Concept
Hrmpf has just posted some extremely interesting information regarding the latest patent application from Apple.
Basically the application proposes that you can take a “blank” device like an iPod or tablet, and lay accessories over it to fit the needs of whatever it is your doing. A DJ mixer for example, or a phone.
From the article:
Apple [...]
Vista DOES NOT support Zune
From the “You have got to be effin’ kiddin’ me” department comes this report from Apple Insider - including screenshot proof - that Vista currently does not support Zune.
Now, Vista isn’t out yet, so it shouldn’t matter, right? Well…there are Vista Beta users all over the place that (if they bought a Zune today) [...]
