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The Chapter And Verse on E-Bookstores

in Personal Technology on May 26, 2010 at 6:14 pm PT

By Geoffrey Fowler.

While much of the attention has focused on the e-book reading devices, it’s becoming clear that the important decision isn’t just which device you choose, but also which e-bookstore you decide to frequent.

Adobe Co-Founder: We Never Abandoned Apple, but Apple Is Abandoning Us

in Mobile on May 14, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

A couple of weeks ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs published “Thoughts on Flash,” a 1,671-word execration of Adobe’s Flash platform. On Thursday, Adobe co-founders and co-chairmen Chuck Geschke and John Warnock followed suit with some thoughts of their own. Their eight-paragraph essay, “Our Thoughts On Open Markets,” mentions Apple only once, but when it does it is to lambaste the company for its position on Flash. I spoke to Geschke Thursday afternoon about his letter, Adobe’s new “We ? Apple” ad campaign and Apple’s stance on his company’s software. After the jump, a transcript of our conversation.

Apple to Adobe: I Know You Are, but What Am I?

in Mobile on April 22, 2010 at 3:31 am PT

Adobe’s caustic blog post announcing the company’s decision to scrap efforts to bring Flash to the iPhone and iPad evidently irked Apple enough to elicit a rare public comment from the company. In a statement given to News.com, spokeswoman Trudy Miller dismissed Adobe’s claim that Apple wants “to tie developers down to their platform, and restrict their options to make it difficult for developers to target other platforms.”

Bing on the iPad?

in News on March 31, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

Motorola Asks ITC for BlackBerry Block

in Mobile on January 22, 2010 at 2:42 pm PT

The mobile handset market is quite the hotbed for litigation these days, isn’t it? Nokia sues Apple, accusing the company of hitching a “free-ride” on its intellectual property; Apple countersues Nokia, claiming it essentially copied the iPhone; and now Motorola is joining in the fun. On Friday, the company filed a complaint against Research In Motion with the U.S. International Trade Commission, claiming the BlackBerry maker has infringed five of its patents related to Wi-Fi access, user interface and power and application management.
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Verizon, Microsoft Working on Smart Phune?

in News on April 28, 2009 at 1:00 pm PT

Verizon Wireless is reportedly working with Microsoft to develop a new smart-phone. Plus, layoffs at Nokia and Microsoft’s “societal network.”

Verizon, Microsoft Working on Smart Phune?

in News on April 28, 2009 at 1:00 pm PT

Verizon Wireless is reportedly working with Microsoft to develop a new smart-phone. Plus, layoffs at Nokia and Microsoft’s “societal network.”