Tony Fadell (otherwise known as the real creator of the iPod) has left Apple for greener pastures. Many believed that Steve Jobs was the mind behind the iPod but in truth Tony brought the idea and design for the most popular personal music device in history to the world and helped change the face of Apple. It has been widely reported that Fadell introduced his MP3 player design to the Apple team in 2001.
ifonenation members are reporting that they received a text message from AT&T about their 3G iPhones. The message, they report, reminds users to upgrade to iPhone software 2.0.2.
An Alabama woman filed a lawsuit filed on Tuesday accusing Apple of advertising Internet speeds of the Phone 3G are double that of the first generation iPhone when existing cellular infrastructure makes those speeds impossible to reach in most areas.
MagicPad, Proximi’s new App Store application has been released and besides being a more fully featured text editor your regular Notes application, MagicPad offers its own implementation of copy and paste. (more…)
Motorola’s handset division seems to be hemoraging talent these days, but they will not lose executives to Apple’s iPhone team without a fight. Work anywhere but Apple seems to be their stance now with the company filing suit against Michael Fenger, the guy who its handset business for the EMEA market the last six years.
Apple and AT&T settled a lawsuit brought on by Klausner Technology Inc. The lawsuit pertained to the patent ownership behind the iPhone’s Visual Voicemail. According to a press release provided by the companies involved, both Apple and AT&T agreed to license “visual voicemail” technology from Klausner. None of the financial details were disclosed:
“The patent litigation with Apple has been settled. The patents have been licensed to Apple,” Klausner founder Judah Klausner told Reuters.
Klausner brought the suit against Apple in December 2007 and added AT&T at a later date.
This morning United Airlines announced that they will be the first US airline to offer an iPod connection to its in-flight entertainment system. The system will feature a universal iPod dock which the airline says will be compatible with the iPhone.
We’ve been on a Wi-Fi service roller coaster for several months now over whether or not service at Starbucks locations will be offered by AT&T or T-Mobile. Today, Starbucks Corp, AT&T Inc and T-Mobile appear to have reached a deal that will resolve T-Mobile’s claim that the coffee chain secretly colluded with AT&T to offer free Wi-Fi Internet access to it’s patrons while under an exclusive service agreement with T-Mobile according to Starbucks spokeswoman Stacey Krum.
OK, I know that this is not iPhone related but I could not pass up the chance to pass this along. It seems that Broadcom co-founder Henry T. Nicholas has been arrested by the FBI after being indicted on charges that he spiked other tech executive’s drinks and for maintaining “warehouse for ecstasy, cocaine, and methamphetamine.”
Are you interested in trading in your old phone for a sleek new iPhone? Is your current carrier creating roadblocks made of early cancellation fees? Well, the government is currently with wireless companies to help cell phone customers avoid expensive fees when they cancel contracts, The Associated Press reports.
For years cell phone companies have charged customers $175 or more leaving their contract early. To help, a proposal is being brought before the Federal Communications Commission that would force the wireless industry to give consumers the opportunity to cancel their service without any penalty for up to 30 days after they sign a cell phone contract or until 10 days after they receive their first bill.
It seems that every day we read of yet another lawsuit accusing one or several service providers of wrongdoing. This latest suit appears to have some teeth naming six major mobile-phone carriers and one mobile virtual network operator as defendants. The complaint has been filed in federal court in Mississippi.
The 12 page suit filed by the Graves Law Offices P.L.L.C in Jackson Mississippi states that “This action seeks recovery for actual and compensatory damages sustained by plaintiffs and others similarly situated. At this time, plaintiffs are specifically seeking recovery against the defendants for unauthorized charges, wrongful collections and unjust enrichment.”
