Oliver Willis » Tech http://www.oliverwillis.com Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:44:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Nobody Told Me Today Was “Apple Acts Like A Douche” Day http://www.oliverwillis.com/2010/03/02/nobody-told-me-today-was-apple-acts-like-a-douche-day/ http://www.oliverwillis.com/2010/03/02/nobody-told-me-today-was-apple-acts-like-a-douche-day/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:34:46 +0000 Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=19690 It’s like they’re filling Microsoft’s role now.

Apple Sues HTC, Claiming 20 Patent Infringements

Apple has lashed out at HTC with a lawsuit alleging 20 different patent infringements related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. The violated patents center on touch and gesture features, including finger-swipe unlocking mechanisms, power conservation, touch-screen scrolling, and accelerometer capabilities. Apple seeks to ban the sale of HTC phones running Google’s Android operating system as it allegedly copies iPhone functionality.

Apple sabotaging Amazon MP3’s Daily Deal?

Several sources claim that iTunes representatives have been pushing the record labels to opt out of the Daily Deal promotions. Apple allegedly removes iTunes marketing support for albums included in Amazon’s promotion. The persuasion appears to have worked in certain cases, driving executives from Capitol, Capitol Nashville, and Jive to prevent several albums from becoming Daily Deals, according to the sources.

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