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Apple’s Claim to the Letter “i” – Rejected
Apple’s claim to the letter “i” has come to a screeching halt as a trademarks tribunal has rejected the companies bid to stop a small company from using their favorite letter of the alphabet. This particular company wanted to name it’s cases for Apple products DOPi, which is iPod spelled backwards. Apple’s argument was that the DOPi name resembled their own products too closely and that it had potential to confuse consumers that they were purchasing a Apple product.
Now if you stop and think about it there are currently other products on the market that use the letter “i” that Apple has not gone after – iSkin or iSoft anyone? So that must mean Apple is protecting the name iPod simply spelled backwards but intellectual property lawyer Trevor Choy has a explanation for that.
“A competitor can sometimes get away with registering the reverse spelling of a registered trade mark – iPOD and DOPi. Here, they said that DOPi stands for ‘Digital Options and Personalised Items’,”
We will let our readers decide this case. Should Apple have a case or is this another case of the company simply trying to throw it’s weight around? Sound off in the comments below!
[Thanks for the tip robert! Via smh.com.au]
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Review: Power Cam for iPhone
Power Cam is one of many apps trying to make your picture-taking a bit easier, and while the $1 offering does add some interesting features, it doesn't measure up to similar photography apps.German student shows off camera-based input on an iPhone
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German student shows off camera-based input on an iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsTim Cook Receives Bonus of $5 Million and Stock for Performance During Jobs’ Absence
Apple today filed a Form 8-K submission with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing a bonus of $5 million and 75,000 shares of Apple stock paid to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook in recog...Tin Cook Receives Bonus of $5 Million and Stock for Performance During Jobs’ Absence
Apple today filed a Form 8-K submission with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing a bonus of $5 million and 75,000 shares of Apple stock paid to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook in recog...iPad Submitted to Federal Communications Commission for Approval
Engadget notes that a pair of filings for the iPad have appeared in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's online database, showing the Wi-Fi (Model A1219) and Wi-Fi + 3G (Model A1337) versions of the device.
Apple, of c...
Apple Already Running Low on iPad Supplies for Launch Day In-Store Pickup Reservations?
MacDailyNews notes that multiple iPad customers who placed pre-orders for Wi-Fi iPad models and are looking to change those orders to in-store pickup reservations have been told by Apple representatives that customer response to the iPad has ...
Tony Hawk for iPhone “Real” and “Dropping Soon”
Tony Hawk for iPhone? Let’s just him do the tweeting… er… talking:
In the PR world, this is considered “going rogue,” but I’m too excited to contain it. This is real & dropping soon.
Happy?
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iPad Camera Connection Kit MIA from pre-order
Among the accessories available for pre-order along with the iPad, one was conspicuously absent: the iPad Camera Connection Kit.Quizarium the multiplayer trivia app is nearly ready for prime-time
Filed under: Gaming, Software, iPhone, iPod touch, App Review
Quizarium [free], a multiplayer iPhone/iPod touch trivia game, arrived in the App Store today. I got a chance to look at a pre-release copy and I found some problems with the interface and flow of the game. Some problems will be solved either upon release, since an update is being approved right now, or within a few days after release. According to Anthony Almanza, one of the developers at Lithuanian software development firm On5, Apple has gotten much quicker with approving updates. I spoke with Anthony at length about the app and offered a number of suggestions that will be implemented quite soon.
Quizarium uses the Plus+ social play network which allows many players to compete against each other by answering trivia questions in a number of set category rooms, or in new rooms that can be created by users. A server problem was found yesterday (and a revision quickly submitted), so room creation may or may not be activated upon release. I really didn't get a great feel for how a multiplayer game would look since, at most, I played against two people from On5, but I can imagine that the action will be pretty intense.
To play, you flick the screen up to view the entire list of category rooms, and when you tap on a room, the game starts. You are shown with a trivia question for 60 seconds, or until someone gives a correct answer. You can see the minute tick down by watching a progress bar at the top of the screen. Hints are given as time passes, showing you how many letters are in the answer and, as time is running out, you'll see the first few letters of the answer appearing. If you are the first with the correct answer, you gain points and receive awards courtesy of the Plus+ network. Tapping the Plus+ button on the main screen shows you your awards and takes you to the leaderboard where you'll see just how well you've done. Weekly leaderboards will be updated every Monday night. There is also an overall Plus+ network leaderboard.
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Quizarium the multiplayer trivia app is nearly ready for prime-time originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Quizarium the multiplayer trivia app is nearly ready for prime-time originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Smartphones spread slowly in China, despite 3G and iPhone
China now has the iPhone and more big-name smartphones are due in the country, but high prices mean few Chinese buyers overall are choosing smartphones.Humble Daisy unveils SonicPics 1.2 and SonicPics Lite 1.2 for the iPhone
Humble Daisy today is pleased to announce the latest release of it's popular mobile recording tool, SonicPics 1.2 and its free counterpart SonicPics Lite 1.2. SonicPics is a tool for creating and narrating custom photo slide shows on the iPhone or iPod touch. The update includes a new image picker ...FCC comes through with a Consumer Broadband Test app for iPhone, Android and the home
FCC comes through with a Consumer Broadband Test app for iPhone, Android and the home originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsApple Estimated to Have Taken 50,000 iPad Orders in First Two Hours
With iPad pre-orders having begun in the U.S. just a few hours ago, observers are looking for any signs that might indicate how sales are going. According to one report, two orders placed 30 minutes apart this morning resulted in Order ID nu...
GDC 2010: Fallen Earth comes to the Mac, brings an iPhone app
Filed under: Macworld, Gaming, Software, Developer, iPhone, App Store
That's not all, though -- Icarus is also working on their very own iPhone app, and I got to play with it this week at their GDC 2010 booth. For Fallen Earth players, it'll be a must-get, but even if you're not currently a player of the game, the app is a shining example of what's possible with a "supplementary" game application -- it allows for all sorts of in-game functions directly from Apple's handheld device.
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GDC 2010: Fallen Earth comes to the Mac, brings an iPhone app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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