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Gartner says netbook market share go on falling due to tablets

Published on: 2nd September, 2010

It is likely that netbook market share keeps falling mainly due to tablets and this could last a few years, according to a study by Gartner. The portables have lost market share during the first two quarters of this year and they are supposed to be on a long slide leading to a drop to [...]

News Corp. expected to allow TV show rentals for 99 cents

Published on: 2nd September, 2010

According to LA Times, the TV shows’ future on iTunes and perhaps the future of TV itself depend on the decision News Corp. will make whether or not to back Apple to offer 99 cent show rentals. The TV rental industry has been wrestling with Apple’s initiative for several weeks, because although expected to generate [...]

Sources claim that Apple’s new iPod nano will not dislocate shuffle

Published on: 1st September, 2010

Some people who are familiar with Apple’s plans claim that the sixth-generation Nano will not force the Shuffle out of the maker’s iPod product line. According to AppleInsider, the size of the new Nano will most likely shrink considerably; it will be a little larger than a 1.7-inch display (probably a touchscreen). In fact, the [...]

Apple event focused on new music discovery in iTunes, with 60-second samples possible

Published on: 1st September, 2010

Apple’s event scheduled for September 1st may significantly focus on new music discovery in iTunes. A major component of this event may be associated with the “music discovery experience”. Other details have not been provided, but it is expected that song samples will be doubled to a full minute.
Samples have been settled on 30-second length [...]

StreetSpace lawsuit against Apple and other companies, related to ads

Published on: 1st September, 2010

According to AppleInsider, Apple and its newly-acquired subsidiary Quattro Wireless are two targets, among others, in a lawsuit promoted by the Malaysian firm StreetSpace. The company is managing the Web Station, which is a web-browsing kiosk partially supported through targeted advertising. In this case, the defendants have been accused of violation of US Patent 6,847,969, [...]

Microsoft co-founder company sued Apple, Facebook and others over search

Published on: 1st September, 2010

Interval Licensing sued several top companies for alleged infringement of four patents related to what they call fundamental technology that is used for search and online commerce. Interval claims that firms like Apple, AOL, Facebook, Google, eBay, Netflix, OfficeMax, Staples, YouTube, Yahoo and Office Depot have violated patents regarding a form of browsing and means [...]

App Store being dominated by paid apps, while Android Market offers more free titles

Published on: 1st September, 2010

The Android Market seems to be continuing on a trend towards free applications, while the opposite scenario holds true on Apple’s iOS App Store. According to the latest numbers gathered by 148Apps.biz and AndroLib, the Android portal appears to be dominated by free titles, which means almost 64 percent of all their content. On the [...]

Apple, Adobe, Hewlett Packard and other companies sued by Ganas

Published on: 27th August, 2010

Adobe, Apple, Hewlett Packard, Tivo and Xerox are among the 23 companies sued by Allen, Texas business, Ganas, in a patent infringement lawsuit. There are four patents at stake but 7,136,913 is the key one. It describes a system used for communication over the Internet through a firewall that utilizes a single protocol of communication. [...]

South Korean companies trying to combat Apple’s iPad

Published on: 27th August, 2010

According to “Agence France-Presse”, South Korean companies have promised to launch several tablet offerings to combat Apple’s iPad, which is expected to ship to the country soon enough. SK Telecom, South Korea’s top wireless carrier, is currently hedging much of its bets on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which is a 7-inch Android-powered tablet. Kim Dae-Woong, [...]

Rear-sit of the Brabus-tuned Mercedes S600 equipped with iPads and Mac mini

Published on: 27th August, 2010

Mercedes Benz tuner Brabus has shown a special package for the S600 model, equipping it with an Apple-focused mobile office. The iBusiness package for the S600 is provided with an iPad for each of the two rear seats and a 64GB iPod touch as well. Both iPads can be used for work but also for [...]

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