• The word “AppStore” is fair to use by anyone so, says Judge

    Apple’s request that Amazon stop using the word “Appstore”  has been rejected. I am very happy with that. Appstore is so generic that a win would have opened up the door to many more lawsuits.   Apple filed against Amazon in March. They said at that time that Amazon’s “Appstore” infringed on Apple’s “App Store” trademark.…

  • Barnes & Noble’s New Nook: A step back or forward?

    Barnes & Noble announced a new version of their e-reader. The tagline for it is “Nook, The Simple Touch Reader”. The price is set at $139, Wi-Fi-only and as the name states it will feature a 6 inch touch-enabled e-ink colorless display. You can get it starting June 10 in stores and pre-order right now.…

  • HP Touch Pad: Bring it on iPad

      There she is, the HP TouchPad was introduced introduced today in San Francisco as part of  a wave of webOS products.  The TouchPad is almost a clone of the  iPad. 1.6 pounds and measures 13.7mm thick, has HP’s Beats audio engine, Touch-to-Share (a feature that lets users easily transfer a website, document, song, text or call from the phone…