Year: 2010

Another day, another lawsuit. NetAirus Technologies LLC has sued Apple over a patent related to wireless handset communications, claiming the defendant’s iPhones infringe the technology.

El Segundo, Calif.-based NetAirus lodged its complaint Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. contending that Apple’s iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS products infringe on its patent. The patent in question was granted to NetAirus on September 5, 2006 and seems to cover the broad concept of a “Wireless Handset Communication System.”

Apple has posted Mac Pro Audio Update 1.1 (http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1042), which addresses an audio anomaly that some customers may hear coming from inside their Mac Pro computer when using FireWire audio devices. This update is for Mac Pro (Early 2009) computers running Mac OS X v10.6.3.

Mac Pro Audio 1.1 is a 515KB download. It requires Mac OS X 10.6.3 or higher and can be obtained via the Software Updates component of Mac OS X’s Systems Preferences app.

They’re baaaack. Mac cloner Psystar has been granted an extension for filing an opening brief in its appeal against Apple. The company now has until May 17th, 2010 to file said brief, and Apple’s reply will be due on June 16th, “World of Apple” (http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2010/05/03/apple-v-psystar-psystar-receives-extension-of-time-to-file-opening-brief/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WorldOfApple+%28World+of+Apple%29) reports.

In what it says is the the world’s first demonstration of an iPad application for interactive streaming content, the inVDO app brings the unique, immersive features of Mozaik’s !Content (http://www.mymozaik.com) technology to mobile platforms. It purportedly enables viewers to enjoy their favorite movies and TV shows anywhere, and to interact with in-movie brands and products at any time.