appleinsider.com - 3/24/2009
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A overseas communications firm is suing Apple for promoting its iPhone handset as a touchscreen digital book reader, a concept it claims to have patented over seven years ago.
i.gizmodo.com - 3/18/2009
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Remember the FLEPia – Fujitsu's eBook reader that
would trounce all other readers by displaying color? After...
years of waiting, it's now out and available in Japan! The FLEPia promises an 8-inch 1024x768 XGA touchscreen that can display 260K colors, ...
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Fujitsu FLEPia Color eBook Reader Has Finally Arrived, ...
i.gizmodo.com - 3/25/2009
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In the battle for e-book reader domination, Samsung's
Papyrus—a new touchscreen model. The A5 paper-size Papyrus features...
a stylus and 512MB of memory, and comes in a range of colors, including white, black, and a retro sea-foamy green. The ...
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Samsung's Touchscreen Papyrus E-book Reader [Ebook]
networkworld.com - 3/20/2009
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Apple and AT&T are being sued again for
over-promising and under-delivering on their claims of fast Internet...
access of the iPhone 3G. Filed in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Damone Dickerson claims that Apple misrepresented ...
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Apple, AT&T sued for slow 3G speeds
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Apple sued for pushing iPhone as eBook reader
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... to fit the iPhone’s general design, but doesn’t necessarily mean Apple is violating MONEC’s eBook patent. Other language in the patent describes a device with dimensions on par with a sheet of paper and capable of reproducing a book’s page at “normal size” - clearly not a fitting description for the iPhone.
MONEC is seeking compensatory damages, legal fees and an injunction against Apple peddling the iPhone as an eBook reader.
[Via: AppleInsider]
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Apple Sued for Marketing iPhone as Book Reader
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... with a touchscreen LCD display for reading e-books. The firm claims Apple is violating the patent by distributing reader applications through the App Store — thereby endorsing the iPhone as an eBook reader.
The iPhone has been a tremendous success for Apple, but it's induced plenty of major headaches for the corporation as well. In the past year, several dissatisfied customers have filed lawsuits alleging Apple falsely advertised the iPhone 3G's network speeds. Apple sued for promoting iPhone as eBook reader [AppleInsider]
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Apple hit with lawsuit over iPhone as e-book reader
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A couple of blogs, including Apple Insider, are reporting that a Swiss communications firm, MONEC Holding Ltd, has filed suit in a Virginia district court. [via Crave]
Monec accuses the iPhone maker of "patent infringement, unfair trade practices, monopolization, and tortious interference for allegedly treading on its January 2002 patent No. 6,335,678 titled 'Electronic device, preferably an electronic book. ...
Apple, MONEC in lawsuit over iPhone e-book apps
Engadget —
... If you've ever thought that the iPhone might be a lawsuit magnet, we now have even more proof for you. It looks like a company called MONEC Holding Ltd., based in Berne, is suing Apple for patent infringement, unfair trade practices, monopolization, and tortious ...
Apple Sued for E-book Reader Patent Infringement
jkOnTheRun —
... This suit seems to be in response to the appearance of the Kindle for iPhone app in the Apple App Store, as other e-book reader apps have been available on the iPhone for a while. The iPhone is hardly the first mobile device with the ability to read e-books as I have been reading them since the Palm VX in 1999. This suit will surely not stand but it’s aggravating to see these types of hassles simply designed to try to extract money out of the deepest pocket.
(via AppleInsider) ...
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