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The patent infringement suit was filed U.S. District Court in Massachusetts claimed Google has been infringing on four Skyhook patents. Skyhook is requesting an injunction to block Google’s competing Wi-Fi location tracking service and is also asking the court for damages.Skyhook’s second lawsuit alleges that Google has been pressuring smartphone makers to drop its services…

Apple introduced its iAd service with several companies already on board. The number of apps taking advantage of iAds, however, still looks to be somewhat limited, and new ad campaigns seem to be rolling out slowly.A slow start doesn’t necessarily mean failure, although Ms. Bartz seems to think the writing is on the wall for…

Apple is quickly closing in on Nintendo’s 41.0 million users, too. The figures come from a survey conducted by Newzoo as part of its International Gamers Survey 2010.The study also showed that about two thirds of the iPad and PSP game players surveyed play games at least three days a week. In comparison, about 50…

The Kindle doesn’t include backlighting, using a display technology called E-Ink that doesn’t require (or offer) backlighting. The iPad, however, has higher resolution display that features backlighting, which some consider harder to read in situations with bright lighting, such as outsider during daylight. Kindle dominated the dedicated e-reader market with its Kindle, with few devices…

Japanese security officials confiscated the throwing stars, also known as shuriken, and threw them away because the airport doesn’t distinguish between private and commercial airline passengers.Mr. Jobs attempted to persuade officials to let him keep the stars by saying it wouldn’t make any sense to hijack his own plane, but the agents weren’t buying into…

I was surprised when I went to the home website for Empire Brands and could not find links to their line of headphones. I was looking for price and warranty information, but was able to find it elsewhere. Nevertheless, the company really does produce these headphones, which are called Reverb and branded Wicked Audio. They…

Scosche has recently introduced the IDR655m earphones for iPod and iPhone although they work with other Mac products as well.You probably don’t want to buy these for your teen who is always losing their earphones. At an MSRP of $99.99 that could get expensive fast, no matter how much he or she enjoys good quality…

New features: Faster & More Powerful Launch Time: Run Windows applications 41 percent faster than Parallels Desktop 53 Full 64-bit Engine: Take advantage of all of the capabilities of your 64-bit Mac and enjoy the fastest virtual machine performance yet Immersive Graphics & Audio Experience 5.1 Surround Sound: Savor rich, immersive audio experiences for games,…

I use my iPad daily, and constantly find new and better ways to get information through it. Writing on the iPad, using either the virtual keyboard or my aging, but handy Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard has been nothing but pure enjoyment. I fire up Pages, unfold my keyboard and tap a key and 2 seconds later…

Adobe’s Packager for iPhone tools let developers create apps in Flash Professional CS5 and then compile them as native iOS apps.“This feature was created to enable Flash developers to quickly and easily deliver applications for iOS devices,” the company said in a statement. “The feature is available for developers to use today in Flash Professional…

It isn’t until you start studying the specs, however, that you discover that the most significant changes in the new nano are not what features have been added, but what have been subtracted. To fully appreciate how much has disappeared, I went back and listened to last year’s September 2009 iPod Event. The new nano was…

Like in the U.S., ACN members must pass Apple Certification exams for support professionals, technical coordinators or system administrators. They’re also required to pay an annual £329 membership fee.ACN members get a listing on Apple’s Web site, product discounts, online training, and more. As the U.K. program grows, Apple will likely add a more robust…

Amazon.com was offering pre-release orders of the iLife 11 Family Pack for US$99, although its unclear if anyone successfully completed the order process before the listing was pulled.Apple hasn’t announced a new version of the iLife suite yet. The most recent release was iLife 09 which shipped in January 2009. The suite includes iPhoto, iMovie,…

 Just what we needed—another reason not to get up off the couch. Logitech’s Touch Mouse turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless mouse, perfect for those moments when you want to do something on your computer without actually touching it. Although the application and its accompanying computer server software is slightly more involved…

The Eye-Fi Pro X2 is a SDHC memory card for your digital camera.  What sets it apart from other memory cards is that it contains a tiny WiFi radio.  This gives you the ability to send your pictures to your computer or online sharing site, without having to plug your camera or memory card into…

iTunes 10 users can keep on top of what their favorite bands and artists are up to, see when and where concerts will be, and purchase tickets to events in the application.“We are thrilled to power the concert listings feature on iTunes and deliver this new and simple way for millions of iTunes users to…

Apple announced iTunes 10 Wednesday during its annual Fall media event. The new version of the company’s media management and playback software (and online music, video, and application store) gets an updated icon for the first time, and the company added a new social networking platform called Ping, as well.During the media event, Apple CEO…

“The industry was abuzz that this business unit was on the market, and there were a number of competing companies for it,” Mr. Otellini said. “I think [Apple was] very happy that Intel won the bid.”Infineon builds 3G wireless chips, and Apple has been among the company’s clients. According to Intel, the Infineon Wireless Solutions…

“Contractors must deal fairly with the government when doing business with federal agencies,” commented Department of Justice Civil Division assistant attorney general Tony West. “As this case demonstrates, we will take action against those who seek to taint the government procurement process with illegal kickbacks.”HP’s settlement was part of a larger DOJ investigation into companies…

ATI’s product lines will continue with the same names, according to The Tech Report, but with an AMD label. The company also has plans to roll out new products that include its own microprocessors bundled with Radeon graphics tech on a single chip.AMD plans to release Radeon and FirePro products later this year that don’t…

The source of the strobe was not Devine in nature, nor was Donna Summer mutely sympathizing with bad girls. The light came from a school bus that happened to be loitering outside my home. School is now in session here in Central Florida, and as I made my way to work (TMO Towers South) through…

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Interval Research Corporation, a company that Mr. Allen co-founded in 1992 with David Liddle, by Interval Licensing. Interval Research closed its doors in 2000, but its patents are apparently still alive and kicking, and under the watchful care of Mr. Allen’s Interval Licensing.Along with Apple, Google, Facebook, Office…

As part of the deal with the FTC, Reverb agreed to pull all of the reviews it posted to stack its clients App Store ratings, and also agreed to include proper disclosure in its client promotional efforts, according to the New York Times. The company isn’t, however, being hit with any fines or penalties.“It became…

“Kindle is the best-selling product on Amazon.com for two years running and our new generation Kindles are continuing that momentum,” Steven Kessel, senior vice president, Amazon Kindle, said in a statement. The Kindle is Amazon’s own ebook reader, a dedicated device for reading ebooks, newspapers, and magazines. Many see the Kindle as being in competition…