Apple May Face Legal Fights over “iPad” Brand

From X-bit Labs: Just like in case of iPhone three years ago, Apple may face lawsuits from various companies over the iPad brand-name. This time Apple has much less time to negotiate with owners of the iPad trademark than in case of iPhone as the iPad tablets are expected to hit the...

Apple's A4 iPad chip could find a home in iPhones

From InfoWorld: Apple's A4 chip, being used in the iPad, could ultimately provide a speed boost to future versions of the company's iPhone, analysts said on Thursday.

Apple introduced on Wednesday the iPad handheld device, which has a 9.7-inch diagonal screen and is designed for...

Toshiba Cuts Sales Targets on Continued Weakness

From PC World: Toshiba cut its full-year sales predictions on Friday as a result of continued weakness in the global economy.

The Tokyo-based maker of products as diverse as computer chips, televisions and nuclear power stations said it now expects net sales in the year to March 31...

New objections in Google Books case due

From CNET News.com: Objections to the Google Books settlement are once again filling the mailbox of Judge Denny Chin, as another deadline in the saga looms.

It's the second go-round for objectors to the settlement, which would allow Google to partially display in-copyright but out...

Microsoft Revenue Boosted by Windows 7

From PC World: Thanks largely to the Windows 7 launch, Microsoft on Thursday reported a strong increase in net income and revenue for its second quarter of fiscal 2010.

The company rang up US$6.66 billion in net income, an increase of 60 percent from the same period a year earlier...

Samsung Forecasts Big Year for 3D TV, Memory Chips

From PC World: Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest TV brand and memory chip maker, forecast explosive growth in 3D TV sales and memory chips this year, during its fourth quarter investors conference on Friday.

The electronics giant expects demand for flat panel TVs and other...

New iPhone/iPad SDK Lifts Ban on 3G VoIP Support

From DailyTech: Apple began to ease its restrictions on VoIP apps last fall when it approved a Vonage app. In October AT&T and Apple said that they would eventually be opening 3G data traffic to voice-over IP calls (initially approved apps like the Vonage app were crippled to only...

AT&T boosts network investment

From CNET News.com: AT&T said Thursday that it will invest an additional $2 billion in its network in 2010 to make sure it keeps up with the growing demand from new smartphones and other 3G data devices, such as the Apple iPad, on its network.

During its fourth quarter 2009...

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