It’s war: Apple countersues Nokia

December 11, 2009 12:32 PM ⋅

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Apple publicly announced that they’re suing Nokia over 13 different patents, 3 more than Nokia sued for when they went to court accusing Apple of copyright infringement.

And did I mention that Apple is also accusing Nokia of stealing? The fabulous punch-line:

“Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours.”

That statement was made by Bruce Sewell, Apple’s General Counsel and senior vice president. Hit the link for Apple’s press release and the filed court documents.

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This Week On LaptopMemo: Nearly Boring Edition

December 11, 2009 8:57 AM ⋅

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This week on LaptopMemo — well, let’s say it’s not that exciting. But hey, HTC’s 2010 catalog was leaked! And don’t forget that the French president got mad over Google Books. *snicker*

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Chevy Volt to feature apps for Blackberry & iPhone

December 10, 2009 7:32 PM ⋅

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Probably to make the Chevy Volt cooler than it already is, GM’s soon-to-be-leaving-your-face VP Brent Dewar showed off a quick screen of a Blackberry Storm2 interacting with the Volt at the LA Motor Show last week. Essentially what these apps for the iPhone and Blackberry are going to let you do is for example control when your car charges, and even getting to activate OnStar when you need it. If only you could drive your Volt using your iPhone,that would be a great excuse to text and drive — but wait, the iPhone can’t multitask. Darn it.

[Via Chevy Volt]

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PlayStation Motion Controller was called Gem

December 10, 2009 1:04 PM ⋅

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In the world of executives slipping product names we have (at least) the codename for Sony’s Playstation Motion Controller. According to EA’s John Riccitiello, at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media Conference who spoke of Microsoft’s motion controller, Natal; in the same sentence he spoke of Sony’s motion controller — Gem. But according to Sony, “Gem” was the codename, and the actual name isn’t even in existence yet. But Gem wouldn’t be too bad, would it? Right.

[Kotaku]

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New Rumor: Foxconn has orders to produce next iPhone?

December 10, 2009 9:52 AM ⋅

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The editor of MobileReview has posted a tweet which claims that Foxconn (the foxes that made the iPhone) has gotten the green light to start building it. Whether or not this is another classic iPhone rumor remains to be seen. Just to remind you, we don’t usually get rumors like these so early that sound real, do we? Would this mean that the annual iPhone refresh is coming earlier than usual?
Nahh. I’ll pass. [Twitter]

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New Rumor: Asus building an Eee tablet?

December 10, 2009 9:25 AM ⋅

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More tablet news for you my friend! DigiTimes is claiming that Asus, the pioneer of (cheap) netbooks, is getting ready to produce a (cheap) tablet. In fact DigiTimes says that it’s a “4- to 7-inch panel…which will offer a combination of tablet PC and MID functions.” That would be pretty neat, wouldn’t ? Now we just have to remember to take every tablet rumor with a pepper shaker… [DigiTimes]

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Droid ERIS OTA update out now

December 10, 2009 9:05 AM ⋅

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For those of you with a Droid Eris and who feel left out, not to worry. Verizon has just released an OTA update for the Eris which is slowly rolling out to customers. Improvements include better MMS/SMS, better switching from 1X to 3G, and several new functions that makes the Eris easier to use. Check out the full changelog by clicking on the PDF link. [PDF Changelog]

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New Apple job opening calls for game designer?

December 9, 2009 10:55 PM ⋅

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The classic Apple tablet wannabe might think this has to do with the iTablet, but who knows what this means? Going straight to the news, Apple is looking for a 3D game designer here with lots of 3D designing knowhow. I actually have no idea why they would need a game designer, but hey, let’s bet it’s for something interesting. Dare I say Apple is interested in getting into the gaming business? I don’t think so.

[Via CrunchGear]

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Americans use about 34 GB of data everyday

December 9, 2009 10:00 PM ⋅

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Just when you thought you were already consuming alot of data by using your iPhone, a recent study by the University of California found that Americans use an average of 34 GB of data everyday — the most being TV. Just keep in mind that the 34 GB includes everything from newspapers to video games. The grand total is 3.6 zettabytes of information consumed by American households in 2008 (or 3.6 billion trillion bytes, whichever you prefer). Now that’s alot of — uhh, data.

[Via The New York Times]

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Nokia 6700 Gold Edition is sure to tempt certain people

December 9, 2009 12:22 PM ⋅

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Take the Classic Nokia 6700, then wrap it in some 18 karat gold, get a cool wallpaper, and a £370 ($550 USD) pricetag and you get the Nokia 6700 Classic Gold Edition. It’s coming in Q1 2010 to take your common sense and your wallet. [Via Nokia Conversations]

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