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Apple has been hoping to trademark the term “App Store” since launching the iTunes App Store in the summer of 2008. Other companies, like Amazon and Microsoft, have said that it’s a bit silly to try to trademark such a broad term, and that Apple shouldn’t have the rights to the it. A U.S. district…
In an ongoing legal battle over design issues and wireless patents, Apple has taken its fight to Samsung’s home base – South Korea. The iPhone maker has decided to file a lawsuit against Samsung over several patent infringements after Samsung filed its own lawsuits against Apple in South Korea, Japan and Germany. Apple has accused…
You’ve waited patiently, but you’ve also waited just long enough – the HTC EVO 3D for Sprint, along with the HTC View 4G Android tablet, is now available for your purchase and pleasure. We first got a glimpse of the HTC EVO 3D at CTIA 2011 in Orlando, FL, and it looked like a beast…
Foursquare announced on Thursday its new partnership with American Express, and will offer cardholders discounts and other perks when they use the location-based service. Foursquare recently announced that it has surpassed 10 million users, and with this new partnership, it’s clear that the “check-in” craze isn’t going anywhere soon. This is the largest partnership for…
Images of an upcoming Nokia Windows Phone device surfaced online, and while the images themselves seem a little dubious, the presentation from which they came does not. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop held a little presentation and demo to employees asking for their confidence, and to put away cameras. Elop is a smart enough man to…
iPhone 5 rumors have been so rampant that they’re trickling down to even the smallest details, such as the type of flash its camera will be using. Honestly, when is the last time you heard a rumor about whether a smartphone will have a single LED versus a dual LED for its camera’s flash unit?…
Cricket is launching its very own LTE network, and it plans to start testing in Tucson, Arizona first. In fact, the company will begin testing during the second half of this year using the Huawei E397 dual-mode modem, which tells us that USB modems and perhaps mobile hotspots will arrive long before LTE-capable smartphones will.…
If you’re a fan of Zipcar and its services, and you own an Android device, you’ll be happy to know that there is now a Zipcar app available for your smartphone. The new Android app uses your device’s GPS to locate nearby cars, your current car or any favorite cars you might have used in…
A judge in the legal case between Apple and Samsung dealt a swift blow to the Korean manufacturer by denying its request to see iPhone 5 and iPad 3 prototype details. After Apple accused Samsung of lacking any real innovation and being design copycats, the Galaxy S maker demanded to see Apple’s iPhone 5 and…
Angry Birds. Who ever would have thought that more than a year later, that addicting little mobile game would be so huge that we can’t stop yapping about it? The iPhone version of the game has just been updated with 15 new levels, and unlimited use of the Mighty Eagle when you purchase it just…