News Archive for 07/02/23

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Apple endangered by ruling

02/23, 2:35pm

MS patent award could affect Apple, others

[digg this] Microsoft on Thursday was ordered to pay more than $1.5 billion in damages to Alcatel-Lucent for violating two MP3 patents with its Windows operating system, which could lead to similar lawsuits and future royalty payments by other companies such as Apple, Yahoo!, and Dell. A federal jury in San Diego found that Microsoft violated MP3 patents held by Lucent, despite the Redmond-based company's claims that during the trial it used unrelated technologies and that the Lucent patents were invalid. Separate developer groups have claimed ownership of related MP3 patents, causing confusion and chaos in the licensing of the MP3 format, according to Electronista. The verdict of Microsoft's case, however, could affect a number of companies that believe they have already licensed related patents for the decoding and encoding of MP3 files.

Hookup Lanyard for 2G Nano

02/23, 10:35am

Lenntek unveils Hookup Lanyard for 2G Nano

Lenntek has unveiled the Hookup Lanyard, a combination hands-free accessory for iPod nano and cellular phone owners that connects wirelessly to both devices to toggle between music listening and calls. The Hookup Lanyard features a sleek anodized aluminum body that matches Apple's second-generation iPod nano, and is paired with a Bluetooth-enabled phone as users clip the second-generation Nano into the built-in transmitter on the lanyard. The Hookup Lanyard automatically mutes the music when a call comes in and plays the phone's ringtone, enabling users to toggle back to music once the call is complete. Lenntek's Hookup Lanyard works with 1GB, 2GB, 3GB, 4GB, and 8GB second-generation iPod nanos, and is priced at $70.