Type of Article: MacNews Web Site

Apple and a startup called Sector Labs (http://www.sectorlabs.com/) are apparently going to do legal battle over the ‘Pod’ trademark, reports “Gadget Lab” (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/09/apple-goes-to-trial-with-startup-over-pod-trademark/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GearFactor+%28Blog+-+Gadget+Lab+%28Gear+Factor%29%29). Sector Labs is developing a video projector dubbed the Video Pod — and Apple doesn’t like that moniker.

Apple has overtaken PetroChina Co. to become the second-biggest company in the world by market value, lifted by investors betting on growth prospects for the Mac, iPhone, iPod and iPad, reports “Bloomberg” (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-23/apple-becomes-world-s-second-most-valuable-company.html?).

Apple, valued at $265.8 billion, trails Exxon Mobil Corp., which was worth $313.3 billion as of 2:53 p.m. (Eastern). PetroChina is valued at $265.5 billion.

Apple is set to open a new retail store in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 10 am. Apple Store River Park Square (http://www.apple.com/retail/riverparksquare/) is located at 808 West Main Avenue, Spokane, Washington 99201. The grand opening will start at 10 am.

Regular store hours will be Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm.

Apple Store Haywood Mall will be the company’s 304rd retail store. Apple plans to open another 17 or so during this fiscal year, with about half of those outside the U.S.