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How attractive is a US$399 Mac clone?
News Apple's current pricing strategy may encourage buyers in the Asia-Pacific region to turn away from Mac-cloned machines, says an IDC analyst.
Tags: Mac OS, Desktops, Apple Inc., EULA, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, phone, hard drive, Apple Intel Mac Mini, U.S.
S'pore firm claims patent to image search
News Singapore company says it owns patent to technology used by millions of online sites worldwide to link graphics and pictures to other Web pages.
Tags: Copyright, Patents, Web sites, SMB, Patent, Image, Search Engine, Singapore, intellectual property, image search
Samsung bids US$5.85B for SanDisk
News After four months of meetings, the South Korean electronics products giant has made a hostile bid to acquire the U.S.-based computer chip maker.
Tags: Memory, Acquisitions, Mergers, SanDisk Corp., Japan, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., U.S., merger, Seoul, licensing agreement
As expected Warner Music, YouTube make up
News Companies sign multi-year deal that will bring label's videos back to YouTube and enable users to include Warner's music in their clips.
Tags: Web sites, Sales/revenue, Web 2.0, Warner Music Group Corp., Video, YouTube Inc., agreement, licensing agreement, Sales/revenue, Web 2.0
YouTube, Warner Music feud nearing an end
News Two companies have reached terms on most of the major issues and it appears Warner Music's videos will return to YouTube within weeks.
Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Music, Video, Universal Music Group, EMI Group Plc., Sony Pictures, Warner Music Group Corp., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, YouTube Inc., content company
True Move to invest despite slump
News Thailand's third-largest mobile operator reaffirms it will continue to invest in the country's broadband development despite the current economic slowdown.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Investment, Wireless Broadband, Thailand, Analogue, Wireless, Broadband, Supachai, cable television
Judge rules for Apple in Psystar case
News Summary judgment states that Psystar's creation of Mac clones that run Mac OS X violate "Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works".
Tags: Personal Computers, Business development/management, Apple Inc., William Alsup, Operating System, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Judge, Adobe PDF
Nokia, Qualcomm settle patent dispute
News The mobile phone giant and chipmaker enter into a 15-year licensing agreement that settles all patent litigation between the two companies.
Tags: Antitrust, Legal, Lawsuits, Corporate law, Patents, Patent, Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, phone, performance
Mac clone company silent on court risk
News Psystar is currently selling Open Computers with Apple's Mac OS X Leopard preinstalled, in what appears to be a clear violation of Apple's software license agreement.
Tags: Mac OS, Lawsuits, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Computer, phone, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, software
Mac clone maker to countersue Apple
News The maker of Mac clones says it plans to sue Apple under two federal laws designed to discourage monopolies and cartels.
Tags: Mac OS, Personal Computers, Lawsuits, Apple Inc., Mobile, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Notebook, payment processing
Challenge to Google Books settlement focuses on class actions
News Lawyer plans to file a new objection to Google's settlement with book rights holders claiming that class action lawsuits were not intended to strike licensing deals.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Legal, Settlement, Class Action, RAM, copyright law, New York Times Co., U.S.
DTAC undecided between 3G options
News The second-ranked mobile-phone operator DTAC remains undecided about its third-generation (3G) future, believing that next-generation mobile broadband is unlikely to materialize in Thailand this year.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Telecommunications, Thailand, DTAC, phone, SIM Card, 3G
IBM takes on Microsoft with ODF-based Symphony
News IBM has launched a commercially supported version of its Lotus Symphony productivity suite, which could prove a challenge to Microsoft Office.
Tags: Windows Vista, Business applications, Open source, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., OpenDocument Format, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office 2007
Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement
News World's largest phone maker accuses Apple of violating intellectual property it owns governing handset wireless connectivity.
Tags: Patents, Smart phones, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Patent, Phone, Wireless, intellectual property, 3G, Wi-Fi
Businesses offered free trial of Windows 7
News Microsoft has introduced two more ways for companies to try out the new operating system ahead of its launch in October, including a 90-day free trial of Windows 7 Enterprise.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software, IT Professional, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft TechNet, volume-license, Microsoft Windows, reseller, team
