A federal judge has postponed his final ruling in the patent infringement lawsuit a Yale professor won against Apple, giving the company more time to dispute an US$625 million penalty, reports “Computerworld” (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9189699/Judge_gives_Apple_temporary_reprieve_in_625M_patent_case?taxonomyId=12).
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In an Oct. 6 research note to clients — as reported by “Forbes” (http://blogs.forbes.com/elizabethwoyke/2010/10/06/analyst-sees-45-million-ipads-in-2011-next-gen-ipad-launching-soon/), Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White says that Apple is developing a smaller version of the iPad and suggests that sales numbers of the original iPad could reach 45 million in 2011.
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Energizer (http://www.chargeyouriphone.com) has introduced the AP1201 for iPhone 4. This rechargeable case with built-in battery purportedly supplies nearly twice the power of the iPhone, while offering protection that you never need to remove.
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Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
Tapmates has announced Dribbblr 1.0 for iPad, a tool for viewing Dribbble anywhere. It allows you to browse the latest work of famous designers worldwide and never miss a shot again. You don’t need to have an Dribbble account to use Dribbblr but if you provide a username, the app will show you latest shots by designers you follow. Dribbblr 1.0 is free with the option to turn off ads for US$2.99.
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“The Wall Street Journal” (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536191649347572.html?mod=e2tw), citing “people briefed by Apple,” says Apple will begin mass producing a new iPhone before the end of 2010 that will allow Verizon Wireless to sell the smartphone early next year.
The new iPhone would be similar in design to the iPhone 4 currently sold by AT&T but would be based on an alternative wireless technology called CDMA used by Verizon, these people said. Current iPhones only work on GSM networks, including that of the iPhone’s exclusive U.S. carrier, AT&T Inc.
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