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There never seems to be a dull moment in the world of technology and patent, trademark or copyright infringement lawsuits. Currently things are heating up between Intel and Psion who is countersuing Intel over the "trademark infringement of the term Netbook". Last month Intel filed suit seeking the cancellation of the trademark for the term Netbook, held by the Canadian-based firm Psion Teklogix. Psion is now countersuing Intel for roughly $1.2 billion, along with punitive damages and for ownership of the web address netbook.com. Psion's lawsuit matches Intel's lawsuit tit for tat, while denying Intel's allegations and attempting to draw out Intel's actions as malicious.
Over in Sweden the Pirate Bay trial has entered its 10th day where prosecutors presented their closing statements to the court. As the trial of The Pirate Bay wraps up in Sweden, prosecutors gave their best summary of the case today, saying that site admins could not legally turn a blind eye to the enormous copyright infringement taking place at the site. Prosecutor Hakan Roswall also demanded a one-year prison sentence for the defendants.
There are also calls for The Pirate Bay's Norwegian ISP, Telenor to "cut off the torrent tracking site's connection". THE PIRATE BAY'S NORWEGIAN internet Service Provider (ISP) Telenor has told representatives of the entertainment industry to shove their demands where Long John Silver couldn't see 'em even with his good eye and a very long spyglass.
And while we're still on the subject of suing, here's another story from the US where a teenager is suing Facebook and classmates for allegedly bullying. Denise Finkel, who is now a student at the University at Albany, filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Manhattan accusing the former classmates of creating a password-protected Facebook group "calculated to hold the plaintiff up to public hatred, ridicule and disgrace."
MSI is set to launch a new 10.2-inch, Atom N280 based Wind U123 in April. Unlike the Wind U120, the U123 will be upgradeable to 2GB of RAM. According to MSI, it will be available in four colors including white, metallic black, blue, and burgundy red. It will also be available with six cell and a nine cell battery options. MSI also plans on releasing its MSI Wind U115 (see our mini-review from CES) in late March which packs both a hard drive and an SLC solid state drive. The Intel Atom Z530 powered netbook will priced at over $500.
Looks like Corsair is getting in to case manufacturing. Corsair sent us some pictures of a prototype case they are showing off over at CeBit. The case on display is a prototype and will have about 25 changes made to it before going into production. The all black beauty should be available in early in Q2 and will cost roughly US$250-$300.
Not long ago we read a story about a new card counting iPhone application which had the US Casino owners worried. Today we learn about another new iPhone application that could prove to be "deadly". Yep, someone has come up with an application that uses Hollywood special effects to create the sound of realistic gunfire on your iPhone. According to the makers RnSK Softronics,each gun is "carefully crafted," all the way down to the "specific look, realistic options, and unique animations" of the real world gun they're based on. There's even a safety to keep things responsible. But all it will take is for it to go off at the wrong time, like an American Airport customs hall, or have a neighbour reporting that she hearded gunfire from a fanboy's basement and the coppers will pump the iPhone user so full of lead that when he sits down he makes iPencil marks.
Microsoft has showcased 35 research projects they are working on at last week's TechFest 2009. The gathering of hundreds of researchers, as well as the broader group of Microsoft employees and product managers, happens at the company's headquarters in Redmond and creates a sort of forum for these colleagues to exchange ideas, show off their latest innovations, and form partnerships that lead to the creation of shipping products. | More Headlines: | Gaming Headlines: |
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