Does Apple really have that much of a stranglehold on multitouch?
News might have been a little light this week, but we still manage to bring some good listening this episode, as we have patent attorney Barry Negrin from Pryor Cashman to run us through Apple’s legal situation with multi-touch. Elan had initiated legal action aginst the iPhone manufacturer last week, so we thought it might be worth exploring how the patents affect Apple and other handset manufacturers, like Palm. There’s plenty of other news, as ever, just hit the jump for your weekly dosage. We’re having another go at giving away our Plantronics bluetooth headset to anyone in the U.S. – just leave a comment and you’ve got a chance to win!
Music by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, as featured on Tap Tap Revenge for the iPhone.
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Headlines
iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 3 gets QuickPWN’ed (jailbreak)!
AT&T rumored to have killed SlingPlayer for iPhone
Android OS 1.5 released, offers juicy new features
Sprint docs point to Palm Pre launching May 16!
Rumours
Toshiba TG02, TG03 Spotted on Roadmap
Nokia QWERTY-Swiveler Coming to Verizon?
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic in works?
Android-Powered HTC Fiesta In-The-Works According to Bluetooth SIG Filing
Releases
3G Sidekick LX Officially Outed by T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular launches LG Banter, too
HTC Touch Diamond2 hitting online store shelves!
MetroPCS Releases Motorola QA30 Hint
MOTOROKR W6 Packs Music and Sporty Apps
Samsung Propel Pro Lands on AT&T
Revised BlackBerry Curve 8350i Now Available Without Camera
AT&T launches LG GR500 Xenon for messaging fans
P.S.: We thought we’d try this episode without the background music. Let us know what you think!