Google Comments on Apple vs. HTC Patent Lawsuit

Without being asked, Google decided to whip out an email to TechCrunch anyway and comment on the Apple vs. HTC patent lawsuit announced yesterday:

“We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it.”

This is interesting in light of suggestions that the real target of Apple’s patent offensive isn’t HTC but rather Android and Google. While some maintain it isn’t like Apple (or at least ..read more

UPDATED: Are AT&T’s iPhone Problems Due to Network Configuration Errors?

UPDATE: TiPb asked for AT&T’s side of this story, and here it is:

“The AT&T wireless network is designed and engineered to deliver the highest possible levels of capacity and performance. Our standing as the nation’s fastest 3G network is validated by multiple third-party testing organizations on the basis of millions of drive tests annually.  

“We believe that recent online speculation regarding AT&T wireless network configuration settings is without foundation. Allegations in these posts regarding packet loss network settings ..read more

Apple:Nokia copies iPhone interface

The Apple proclaimed that Nokia copies iPhone and its interface in meticulous. The company does not intend to put up with allegations Nokia in patent intrusion and launched castigatory action. Apple has launched a counterclaim against Nokia, accusing the Finnish manufacturer of mobile phones in violation of 13 patents, reports Associated Press. Recall that in October, Nokia (Read More)

Apple: There’s No $10,000 iTunes LP Charge

Following up on allegations made by an indie label that Apple charges $10,000 for an iTunes LP and wouldn’t even allow indie labels access to the program, an iTunes spokesperson responded to Music Week with the following statement:

“There is no production fee charged by Apple. We’re releasing the open specs for iTunes LP soon, allowing both major and indie labels to create their own.”

Fake crisis averted?

[via 9to5mac via Distorted-Loop]

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