Year: 2010

Smartphone maker HTC which Apple has sued twice, says the patents Apple has accused it of infringing are invalid, according to the “Groklaw” web site (http://macosg.me/2/s4).

Another day, another lawsuit. A case has started in the court of the Eastern District of Texas Marshall Division accusing a number of companies — including Apple — of breaching a patent relating to object orientation, reports “TechEye” (http://macosg.me/2/s5).

Is the iPad’s popularity hurting sales of other Apple products? Yes. And no. As with many things in life, it depends on whom you ask.

According to a survey by Alphawise, Morgan Stanley’s internal research team, and investment bank Piper Jaffray, almost 44% of iPad owners would not be buying a notebook, and 24%said the notebook they wouldn’t buy would have been a Macbook, while 20% said it would have been a PC, reports the “International Business Times” (http://macosg.me/2/s3).

Samsung Electronics America (http://www.samsung.com/monitor) has announced two new lines of multi-function monitors (MFMs) offering consumers a computer monitor and HDTV in one. Ranging from 21.5 to 24 inches, the 30 and 90 display series allow viewers to switch from work to play with enhanced picture quality all in one space-saving device, according to Young Bae, director of display marketing Samsung Enterprise Business Division.

Canon U.S.A. (http://www.usa.canon) has released the EOS 60D Digital SLR Camera. For the first time on an EOS camera, the EOS 60D DSLR boasts a three-inch Vari-Angle Clear View LCD screen, EOS Full HD video recording with manual overrides including audio level control, and in-camera functionality for RAW image processing — plus Creative Filters to manipulate images after taking them.