The lawsuit against Apple in the International Trade Commission filed a U.S. company Elan Microelectronics. It accuses the company of Steve Jobs in the illegal use of a patented technology Elan Microelectronics, which is implemented in those gadgets Apple, where there is multitouch.
If the Commission on International Trade in the United States to satisfy the claim of Taiwanese company, then Apple will tightly. It is possible that could be banned from import into the U.S. smartphone iPhone, player iPod Touch, click the Magic Mouse and tablet iPad.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Microsoft loses another appeal on patent Word / XML
The giant Microsoft has dismissed her complaint with the Court of Appeals United States. For the second time, the firm is accused of violating patents related to processing XML files in Word. In a statement , the company says that the i4i Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has rejected Microsoft's request to review the case by a panel of 11 judges.
Already on December 22 last, the appeal court had ordered Microsoft to pay 290 million dollars to i4i and had issued an injunction prohibiting the sale of its Word software on American soil. This time, Loudon Owen, Chairman of i4i, said: "The process was long and arduous, but this decision strongly reinforces the message that small business owners and inventors of intellectual property can be protected and will" .
The decision was already a confirmation of the Trial Judgement in favor of Canadian society. What push the software giant to its limits. As a result, Microsoft was forced to remove the XML in Word 2003 and 2007 versions sold overseas. A forced choice insofar i4i's complaint was based on a request submitted in 1994 and validated by the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) in 1998.
Microsoft now has the option to use it again or turn to the Supreme Court for a retrial and especially to contest his conviction to pay 290 million dollars.
Already on December 22 last, the appeal court had ordered Microsoft to pay 290 million dollars to i4i and had issued an injunction prohibiting the sale of its Word software on American soil. This time, Loudon Owen, Chairman of i4i, said: "The process was long and arduous, but this decision strongly reinforces the message that small business owners and inventors of intellectual property can be protected and will" .
The decision was already a confirmation of the Trial Judgement in favor of Canadian society. What push the software giant to its limits. As a result, Microsoft was forced to remove the XML in Word 2003 and 2007 versions sold overseas. A forced choice insofar i4i's complaint was based on a request submitted in 1994 and validated by the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) in 1998.
Microsoft now has the option to use it again or turn to the Supreme Court for a retrial and especially to contest his conviction to pay 290 million dollars.
Asus Eee PC glare screens
Asus has recently announced a new Eee PC, which now represents the first prize. It inherits the technical specifications of the model that outperforms now in terms of price, but has the particular focus around a matte screen glare.
Considered by some as an option billed tens of euros , for professionals who prefer fidelity to flattery, matte screen is reserved for the manufacturer in this entry-level model. It measures 10.1 inches in this case, is backlit by LEDs and displays a definition WSVGA.
The Eee PC Seashell 1001PX displays also become the standard configuration, with the second generation of low-power Intel processor, the Atom N450, 1GB of RAM (expandable to 2GB), hard drive 160 or 250 GB and a battery of 3 or 6 cells, respectively, for the model with Windows XP or the Windows 7 Starter Edition. They give it autonomy strictly proportional to 4.5 or 9 hours, for a total weight of 1.10 or 1.27 kg.
Although the new prize, the Eee PCs shipped last a multipoint touchpad, VGA webcam (0.3 megapixels) and an SD card reader.
The Asus Eee PC 1001PX has yet been announced by the manufacturer's global industry, with no details about launch date or its price in France. We nevertheless expect it to be launched during the month of April for a price of approximately EUR 250 with Windows XP.
Considered by some as an option billed tens of euros , for professionals who prefer fidelity to flattery, matte screen is reserved for the manufacturer in this entry-level model. It measures 10.1 inches in this case, is backlit by LEDs and displays a definition WSVGA.
The Eee PC Seashell 1001PX displays also become the standard configuration, with the second generation of low-power Intel processor, the Atom N450, 1GB of RAM (expandable to 2GB), hard drive 160 or 250 GB and a battery of 3 or 6 cells, respectively, for the model with Windows XP or the Windows 7 Starter Edition. They give it autonomy strictly proportional to 4.5 or 9 hours, for a total weight of 1.10 or 1.27 kg.
Although the new prize, the Eee PCs shipped last a multipoint touchpad, VGA webcam (0.3 megapixels) and an SD card reader.
The Asus Eee PC 1001PX has yet been announced by the manufacturer's global industry, with no details about launch date or its price in France. We nevertheless expect it to be launched during the month of April for a price of approximately EUR 250 with Windows XP.
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