Type of Article: MacTech Blog

Yesterday Apple filed a lawsuit (http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/apple_sues_htc_for_patent_infringement) against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone’s user interface. And the reaction has been, well, all over the map.

Apple store employees will get a glimpse of the iPad on March with the device likely to go on sale March 26, according to a report at the “LA Gadgets Examiner” (http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-11295-LA-Gadgets-Examiner~y2010m3d2-iPad-Apple-store-employees-will-experience-device-on-March-10).

The article says that this release date is for the Wi-Fi versions only, and that the 3G models won’t be available until April or May. Also, commercials will purportedly start airing on March 15.

Erick Maronak, manager of the Victory Large Cap Growth Fund, says Apple is the best-run company in the U.S., helping to make it the most attractive stock investment. It and Teva Pharmaceuticals are his top stock picks.

Apple representatives have purportedly been talking with some of the major film studios about enabling iTunes users to store their content on the company’s servers, two people “familiar with the discussions” told “CNET” (http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10462562-261.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20). That’s in addition to streaming television shows and music.