Tuesday: April 20, 2010
Apple would like their device back from Gizmodo, sends official letter.Well, this whole story just keeps getting more interesting every minute. Apple has acknowledged the existence of said missing device and sent notice asking for return. Gizmodo has decided to post the letter along with a casual smart-alecky response as well. Not a good way to win brownie points or future media event invitations.
Monday: March 8, 2010
Looking for some new music? Give the SXSW torrents a whirl.More importantly, are you looking for some free and legal music to download? If the answer is yes than go ahead and enjoy over five gigabytes worth of audio content courtesy of the South by Southwest festival.
Monday: December 21, 2009
Microsoft gets themselves sued due to previous trademark of the term 'Bing'.Bing! Information Design, based in St Louis, Missouri, launched a legal action last week in a local court - alleging that the multibillion-dollar software corporation 'had knowledge of the mark' and 'intentionally interfered' when it relaunched its search engine with a new name earlier this year.
Monday: November 16, 2009
Apple deals another legal blow to Mac clone manufacturer, Psystar.Judge William Alsup's court of Northern California ruled in Apple's favour on all counts. Psystar is now likely to face claims for damages from Steve Jobs. Psystar is attempting a parallel defence in Florida, where the firm is based.
Thursday: July 16, 2009
Amazon in some legal trouble regarding Kindle covers that end up breaking the device.The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, where Amazon is based, claims the covers designed and sold by Amazon to protect the device often end up cracking the Kindle screens due to pressure on the hinge.
Twitter seeks legal advice after being hacked seven ways from Sunday.A number of technology blogs were offered the documents for publication in what is now being dubbed 'Twittergate' in some online forums. TechCrunch, one of the most respected blogs in Silicon Valley, has set off a firestorm of criticism and debate over its decision to post some of the material
Wednesday: June 17, 2009
Mind-reading technology might be just around the corner.The prospect of mind reading brings up privacy issues, raises deep ethical questions, and will doubtless eventually bring complicated legal dilemmas.