Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 02:57 PM | Posted by kazouz
Apple, AT&T, Research in Motion and several other firms are being sued by a Texas-based SmartPhone Technologies.
The company accuses Apple’s iPhone of violating six of its patents, particularly ones related to Bluetooth connectivity, e-mail syncing and bandwidth conservation, AppleInsider reports.
The suit asks the court to find all of the named parties in violation of their respective patents, and seeks damages, costs and expenses from all of them. SmartPhone did not specify damages, but requested a jury trial in the Eastern District of Texas, where patent lawsuits are often filed in hopes of a favorable outcome.
LG, Motorola, Samsung and Sanyo were also among the corporations listed in the suit.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 02:12 PM | Posted by kazouz
Toshiba is developing new tablet devices that will fit into the category created by Apple’s iPad, according to Toshiba’s head of U.S. notebook business Jeff Barney.
Barney said that the company plans to introduce a line of tablets late this year or early 2011, noting that it would have to move fast to claim some of the market share.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:17 AM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
A spokesman for the British division of O2 tells MacNN that the ”video calls” reference in the features list for iPhone plans seen on the company’s website recently was a mistake.
“The iPhone section of our website states video calling is charged at the same price as voice calls,” says the spokesman.
“We can confirm that this was listed in error. We will be amending our website shortly to clarify this and would like to apologise for any confusion caused.”
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 at 06:17 PM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
Shares of Apple, Inc. (AAPL) closed at a historic high of $223.02 today after rising $3.94 or 1.8% during a busy trading day.
The previous record closing price for the company’s stock was set yesterday when it closed at $219.09.
Apple is currently ranked the fourth most valuable publicly-traded company in the United States, behind Wal-Mart (WMT), Microsoft (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).
The all-time record price paid for a share of Apple was also set today at $225.00.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 at 02:59 PM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
Apple was apparently muscled into promoting the purchase of entire albums through the iTunes Store by members of the Recording Industry Association of America.
As part of the agreement which lifted digital rights management from iTunes in April 2009 and subsequently introduced a varied price structure for songs, Apple was obligated to support the iTunes LP format.
Leaders in the recording industry who’ve seen their businesses take a huge hit due to Apple’s pay-for-the-songs-you-want model hope to reinvigorate the market for complete albums with this move.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 at 08:03 AM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
A recent survey conducted at Stanford University indicates that students are becoming habitually and compulsively involved with Apple’s celebrated smartphone.
In a survey of 200 students with iPhones, 69% reported that they likely forget their wallet before forgetting their phone.
On a scale of addiction to the iPhone from 1 to 5, 10% reported themselves a 5, or fully addicted, 34% percent reported a level 4 addiction and just 6% said they were not addicted at all.
Of those who had not reached a level 5 addiction, 32% were concerned that they would become addicted in the future.
Monday, March 08, 2010 at 03:53 PM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
Now that many ”overtly sexual” applications that are not offered by a large brand have been givin a swift boot from the App Store, Apple is moving on to the removal of iPhone apps built using templates from app-building services.
The company is not nessasarily against templates, however the App Store has become clogged with applications made with them that simply replicate the function of a standard web page.
Apple wants to maintain the unique and perceived usefulness of the iPhone, according to observers, and the abundance of these types of apps threatens to dilute that.
Monday, March 08, 2010 at 02:06 PM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
For those who do not want to wait for its April 3rd release, a device has surfaced that offers a bulkier, more expensive alternative to the iPad.
The Ezy Tablet PC, a tablet computer with a 10.2” multitouch screen, is available now with 2GB or 4GB of RAM and support through 3G and WiFi.
The device’s battery life is just 3.5 hours compared to the iPad’s 10 hours and in weighs in at a hefty 2.2 pounds but features a built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam.
Monday, March 08, 2010 at 11:36 AM | Posted by kazouz
The annual Game Developers Conference is taking place this week with heavy importance given to the iPhone OS platform.
GCD traditionally invited thousands of game developers to a two to four day summit consisting of panels and sessions, including GDC Mobile, which dealt with all mobile and handheld devices.
Realizing the iPhone OS platform’s meteoric rise, the GDC board has now decided to conduct the iPhone Games summit on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week in San Francisco.
Sessions will include:
- How to keep your game on top of the charts
- Fastest path from concept to Top Paid
- A big dash of success: how to capture the female iPhone gamer
The release of the long-awaited iPad tablet device on April 3 will surely provide further spark to gaming on the iPhone OS.
Monday, March 08, 2010 at 11:22 AM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
Out of the ten nominees in the categories of Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, nine used Apple’s Final Cut Studio to make their films.
Using programs like Motion and Final Cut Pro, which are included in the Final Cut Studio package, filmmakers are able to produce highly refined rough cuts enabling editors to present a very polished final product.
CNet reports that Kim Roberts, editor of Documentary Feature nominee, Food, Inc said, “I tend to work on a lot of independent documentaries and Final Cut Pro is affordable and a good application. It’s been a natural choice for filmmakers.”
Monday, March 08, 2010 at 09:54 AM | Posted by LOOPRumors Staff
For the first time ever iPhone users can enjoy the NCAA tournament live through AT&T’s 3G network.
The latest version of the CBS March Madness application, expected to be released today through iTunes for $9.99, will stream games live anywhere with AT&T 3G coverage.
The application will provide live radio broadcasts, overtime and potential upset alerts, and an interactive tournament bracket with real-time scores.
Apple, AT&T, Research in Motion and several other firms are being sued by a Texas-based SmartPhone Technologies.
Toshiba is developing new tablet devices that will fit into the category created by Apple’s iPad, according to Toshiba’s head of U.S. notebook business Jeff Barney.
A spokesman for the British division of O2 
Shares of Apple, Inc. (AAPL) closed at a historic high of $223.02 today after rising $3.94 or 1.8% during a busy trading day.
Apple was apparently muscled into promoting the purchase of entire albums through the iTunes Store by members of the Recording Industry Association of America.
A recent survey conducted at Stanford University indicates that students are becoming habitually and compulsively involved with Apple’s celebrated smartphone.
Now that many ”
For those who do not want to wait for its April 3rd release, a device has surfaced that offers a bulkier, more expensive alternative to the iPad.
The annual Game Developers Conference is taking place this week with heavy importance given to the 
Out of the ten nominees in the categories of Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, nine used Apple’s Final Cut Studio to make their films.
For the first time ever iPhone users can enjoy the NCAA tournament live through AT&T’s 3G network.
