| App Store/Appstore dispute goes to trial Posted: 07 Jul 2011 04:48 AM PDT 
Apple has failed in a bid to get an immediate ruling against Amazon using the phrase “Appstore.” The dispute is now scheduled to go to trial on 15 October 2012. Having started a trademark infringement case against Amazon, Apple had applied for a preliminary injunction that would have stopped Amazon using the phrase until the [...]  |
| Judge swats Apple’s App Store injunction request Posted: 07 Jul 2011 02:40 AM PDT 
Companies always ask the court to block the sale of their legal opponents’ products, but I can’t remember a time where one has delivered the desired injunction. And, we don’t have an exception here either as the federal judge assigned to the case won’t stop Amazon from using the words “App Store.” I’ve lived a [...]  |
| Wanna make money? Put your games on iOS Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT 
As a developer, you may prefer Android’s attenuated version of “open,” but nothing compares to cashing that check. Blorge has brought you the news that iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are much more willing to pay for apps and twice as likely to click on in-app ads — now we close the circle. Nielsen has [...]  |
| Sony’s PSN Pass to combat used PS3 game sales Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT 
Video game publishers have been using the online pass system to combat the highly lucrative used video game market. It appears that Sony will be joining the growing number of publishers practicing the online pass. As reported yesterday, a German site posted photos of a Resistance 3 PS3 bundle with a small logo with the [...]  |
| Obama holds Twitter town hall meeting Posted: 06 Jul 2011 03:00 PM PDT 
U.S. President Barack Obama has hosted the first twitter town hall meeting, facing tough questioning at the hands of Twitter users. Town hall meetings are an integral part of American politics, with budding politicians regularly taking part in them on the election trail and then once they’ve been elected. It’s a way of connecting with [...]  |
| Spotify US sign up page spotted Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT 
When it lands on American shores, Spotify will be the insurgent $10 a month streaming music service. However, across the pond in Europe, it’s the dominate player with more than 1 million paying subscribers — can they repeat here in the land of milk and Honey Nut Cheerios? Although it’s buried on their UK website [...]  |
| Toshiba unveils glasses-free 3D laptop Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:40 AM PDT 
With many people these days using a laptop as a portable video player, manufacturers are always on the look out for a sellable gimmick. Toshiba just took top spot on that front with a model that plays movies in 3D without the need for the user to wear glasses. The basic concept of the Qosmio [...]  |
