Another day, another lawsuit. A company called Microunity (http://www.microunity.com) has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in a Texas court against Apple, Google, HTC, Samsung — and well, all the main players in the mobile space.
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Magazine publishers may have a new way to boost flagging circulation: the iPad. The Audit Bureau of Circulations has changed its definition of a digital magazine to accommodate the new class of tablets such as the Apple device.
Read MoreHere are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
The Dove Foundation (http://www.dove.org) has announced a free mobile app for iPhone and iPod touch. The Dove Foundation publishes reviews from a family-friendly perspective of the latest movies and DVDs, and the app offers access to Dove’s reviews.
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iLuv (http://www.i-luv.com) has released the USS$89.99 iMM190 App Station, a new type of dock for the iPhone and iPod. It features an application called “iLuv App Clock” that transforms it into alarm clock with a large digital display and current weather conditions.
The iLuv App Clock application is available globally as a free download from the Apple App Store. It also allows full cross-functional access to the user’s iTunes library while using the App in order to change alarm settings or to listen to music.
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Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra was on the West Coast last week, where his schedule included meetings with Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Mozilla, and other tech companies. According to “InformationWeek Government Blogs” (http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/03/federal_cio_see.html;jsessionid=TGJHGGDUKAUI5QE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN), he says that U.S. government employees are at a disadvantage when it comes to the technology they use, and he’s looking for better ways of working.
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