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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 »

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 »

In a continuation of the anti-trust skirmishes that Microsoft is facing, it seems they have decided to lose the battle in hopes of still winning the war.  In a confidential memo leaked to Cnet News originally intended for PC makers, it is made clear that Windows 7 will in fact… Continue Reading »

Soon after the Pirate Bay founders were sentenced to over a year in jail and slapped with hefty fines, accusations began to fly that the judge sitting on the case was biased and the verdict should be overturned.  Now the person appointed to investigate the claims has been found to… Continue Reading »

In an unexpected move, Minnesota government officials have provided ISPs with a seven page list of gambling websites that they must use to block customer access.  The list was made public this week and a sampling of sites listed include 21 Magic Casino, Casino Fantasy, Crazy Poker, Joker Club and… Continue Reading »

Back in October, Google and the Authors Guild reached an agreement on how Google Books should work.  The agreement was put before the court in a 334-page document, and sent to authors and their families so they could decide whether to opt-in or -out of the agreement.  The settlement was… Continue Reading »

MPAA and RealNetwork court proceedings started this week in a copyright lawsuit against the RealNetworks software system that allows consumers to make digital backup copies of their DVDs.  Lawyers from the Motion Picture Association of America have won a petition to close the courtroom, but their testimony is to be… Continue Reading »

The Swedish courts handed down a landmark decision by finding the four founders of the wildly popular torrent site Pirate Bay guilty of hosting copyrighted material on their website.  Along with being sentenced to one year in prison each, the company will have to pay an estimated $3.5 million to… Continue Reading »

That headline get your attention?  A new bill may give the President the power to mess up the Internet.  I wonder if this has anything to do with his BlackBerry.  Also, goofing off can save the economy if done right.  Plus, GPSs have warnings for a reason, so try to… Continue Reading »

Back in September/October of last year, RealNetworks released a product called RealDVD.  It sold about 3,000 units before Real was promptly sued by the MPAA.  The MPAA wasn’t very happy with the idea of people being able to copy DVDs onto their computers and play them back without the actual… Continue Reading »