• Skype for iPad is back in the App Store but not for Jailbroken devices

    Skype was up then it was down now it is up again. The only thing is if you were one of the millions of people who jailbroke your device. You are out of luck. It will not work on it. I think that is a just bad for your user base. I mean didn’t they…

  • 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.…

  • Microsoft does what Google could not; sets off to take over China with Baidu

    Microsoft is having great 4th today. We all know that Google has left China which is great in principle but business at times cares little about such things. Enter Microsoft who has just signed deal with China’s Baidu. The way this is going to work is that Microsoft will supply search results for English-language queries…