The end of one trademark fight can only imply that another is on the cost increase ! Also , Microsoft is soak up into the localization trailing ballyhoo , and really , is n’t it time to startle thinking about the iPhone 6 ? Get quick , because the residuum for Tuesday , April 25 , 2011 are going to be legen — wait for it !
Apple Abandons their Efforts to Secure the “ POD ” Trademark(Patently Apple )
After many retentive days , Apple has apparently surrendered its fighting to brandmark “ POD ” ( not “ iPod , ” mind you , which the company still possess until the week after Doomsday ) . According to the record of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office , Apple has abandoned its bid nearly seven years after first filing for it . Cue “ the iPod is dead ” rumour in 3 … 2 … 1 …
Amazon.com attempt to toss Apple ‘ app store ’ trademark lawsuit , cites Steve Jobs in its own defense(GeekWire )
Of course , the end of one trademark suit really just imply Apple can refocus on another — in this type , “ app stock . ” Amazon has now lodge a response to Apple ’s courtship over the term ; the retail merchant indicate that the condition is too generic and , in constitute that case , quotes none other than Apple CEO Steve Jobs saying that “ there will be at least four app fund on Android ” and that “ Apple ’s integrated App Store … offers user the easy - to - utilisation big app store in the world . ” Sothat ’s what a petard is !
Windows Phones collect location data point too , pronounce Microsoft(The Guardian )
Did you think Microsoft was going to skate on this whole smartphone cover debate ? I mean , come on , it’sMicrosoft . Still , the companytells CNetthat locating chronicle is n’t stored on its machine , though it is obviously send off to Redmond , along with a unique identifier . This is why I pack a Windows Phone 7 , Droid X , and iPhone and use each of them a third of the metre . Eat it , Big Brother .
Apple ’s ‘ iPhone 6 ’ to employ Sharp ’s next - gen p - Si LCDs in spring 2012(AppleInsider )
I was just kidding , guys . Oh well , I pretend it ’s never too early to start mouth about the next - next - gen iPhone . According to Japanese newspaperNikkan , Apple may wrick to a Sharp - manufactured “ p - Si LCD ” for 2012 ’s iPhone revision . That p - Si stands for “ polycristalline silicon , ” a technology where the electronic factor can be implant in glass substrate , take a shit for an even thinner display . I think I ’m go to just start carrying around a rectangular piece of glass and pretend it ’s the next - next - nextiPhone .
Product News :
Qik Video Connect Plus 6.3 – Version 6.3 of the television - chat client for iPhone add the ability to chaffer with users on Android , improves live streaming quality , and improves the telecasting chat experience on the iPad 2 . Free .
Frenzapp 2.1 for iPhone – The latest update to Bitsmedia ’s detached app recommendation program for iPhone adds the ability to search for nearby user and see what apps they like , call for admirer to the service , an improved search locomotive , feeds with better pigeonholing and information , and a few bugfixes .
Boris Red 5 – Boris FX has update its Boris Red transition , text , and compositing video plug - in to version 5 . New are support for 64 - bit applications , 40 new filters from Final Effects Complete , new 3D particle effects , in - camera effects , stylized effects , painterly effect , 50 newfangled transition effects , and more . $ 995 ( $ 295 for upgrades ) .
VirusBarrier Express 1.1 – Intego ’s free antivirus software for the Mac has been update to interlingual rendition 1.1 . It now sports free malware definition updates , but loses the ability to scan malware that ’s not for Mac OS X and the dictation - line scanner .
ChordBankPro 1.1 – The iPhone guitar chord benefactor app from Chris Ladd hits version 1.1 , adding musical accompaniment for left - handed guitar player and Smart Chords , which feature chord progressions to serve bud musician draw up Song dynasty . $ 5 .
TweetDeck 2.0 for iPhone – translation 2.0 of the pop Twitter guest for iPhone has been reimagined from the ground up , with a novel drug user port , Retina display optimized artwork , and multitasking . Free .
Popular Science+ 2.0 for iPad – The iPad version of the magazine has been rebuild for version 2.0 , with new gestures , a thumbnail scrubbing brush that shows you preview of all story , and a Live tab that lets you read current news from the publishing ’s Website right from within the app . loose download , capacity requires leverage .
OnCue 3.0 – The iOS euphony playback and Song dynasty queue up app from Dan Pourhadi has hit version 3.0 , bring a unexampled playlist mode , a Quick Queue view , an iPad - optimize interface , and queue sharing via Wi - Fi and Bluetooth . $ 3 .
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