Full FeedSpring Design files suit against the Barnes & Noble Nook over intellectual property
Looking at the above image it is hard not to see the similarities between the Barnes & Noble Nook and the other ebook reader which comes courtesy of Spring Design. That other ebook reader is called the Alex reader, and although many initially thought it was a copycat of the… Continue Reading »
Nokia files lawsuit against Apple
Just as Apple prepares to introduce the iPhone in China, they were hit with a lawsuit from Nokia alleging patent infringement. The suit pits the world’s largest manufacturer of cellphones against the maker of the most popular smartphone in history. Nokia says Apple refused to enter into a licensing agreement,… Continue Reading »
TiVo wins $200 million judgement from Dish Network
TiVo has won a suit it filed against Dish Network and now the satellite TV giant must pay up to the tune of $200 million. The original suit was filed back in 2004 when TiVo sued EchoStar, which is now part of Dish Network, for a patent violation involving DVR… Continue Reading »
Get caught up in technology with InterrupTech: September 7, 2009
Welcome back to InterrupTech. Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry. We cover Take Two’s $20M settlement, Apple’s 09/09/09 event, the GMail fail, Skype gets sold, and plenty more. Continue Reading »
UPDATED: The Skype is falling? Google runs away from sale, again
*UPDATED BELOW When word broke that eBay was considering selling Skype, Google was the first company to come to mind for many. Google Voice would be a great fit with the VoIP enabled Skype and hopes became high for a nifty solution and good home for the unit, but Google… Continue Reading »
Facebook sued for privacy issues
If there’s one website out there that’s no stranger to privacy issues it has to be Facebook. The social networking site has come under fire for its privacy policies and terms of service many, many times since its inception. A group of five Facebook users have filed a lawsuit against… Continue Reading »
i4i chairman speaks out on Microsoft Word ban
Earlier this week Microsoft was ordered to stop selling Word within 60 days. The decision came down from Texas, a state known for being very pro-patent owner. While Microsoft isn’t saying much more than the fact that it will file for appeals, the Chairman of i4i, the company that filed… Continue Reading »
AT&T sued for lack of iPhone MMS
When Apple first announced the iPhone 3.0 upgrade and later when it debuted the iPhone 3GS it was happy to tout the new MMS features. The feature would roll out immediately with 3.0 to most every iPhone carrier. AT&T was the one exception, though at the time it was said… Continue Reading »
Microsoft banned from selling Word in the US
There’s been a lot of crazy suits against Microsoft in the past, but there a chance that this one might take the prize for being possibly the most important, if it goes through. Microsoft has been sued by a Toronto company by the name of i4i who owns a number… Continue Reading »
RIAA wins $675k judgement against student
The RIAA has won another outrageous settlement. A Boston student has been ordered to pay $22,500 each for the 30 songs he admitted to downloading and sharing. That’s a total of $675,000. A judge in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts found him guilty of infringement and asked the jury… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Black Friday 2009
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Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
