news.cnet.com - 12/28/2008
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A Michigan-based networking company on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Google, Microsoft, and Apple, alleging that all three tech giants violated a patent it owns on the use of document-preview icons--or thumbnails--in operating systems.
In the suit (PDF), Cygnus Systems targets ...
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news.cnet.com - 1/1/2009
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Mark January 15 in your calendar: Rumors of
layoffs at Microsoft peg that as the day the...
bad news will come. The latest to report on the possibility of layoffs at the software giant is the blog Fudzilla, which puts the number of job cuts at ...
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Microsoft planning big layoffs for January?
testfreaks.com - 12/26/2008
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With its large touch screen, keeping the iPhone
out of harms way is sometimes easier said than...
done. There is a fine line between keeping the aesthetic of the iPhone and providing protection. Today we will look at a product that attempts to do both; ...
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Proporta Dual Skin Silicone Case (Apple iPhone 3G)
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Cygnus Systems Sues Google, Microsoft and Apple Over Preview Icons
techPowerUp! —
... many other potentially infringing products that we're investigating."
In the suit, Cygnus Systems targets Google's Chrome, Microsoft's Vista and Internet Explorer 8, and Apple's iPhone, Safari, and Mac OS X as patent infringers. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona. The company is looking for compensation and a court injunction preventing further infringement of their patent. Responses from Google, Microsoft and Apple are still expected.
Source: CNET News
Cygnus Systems Sues Google, Microsoft and Apple Over Preview Icons
BurnOutPC.com —
... “We’ve identified many other potentially infringing products that we’re investigating.” In the suit, Cygnus Systems targets Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s Vista and Internet Explorer 8, and Apple’s iPhone, Safari, and Mac OS X as patent infringers. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona. The company is looking for compensation and a court injunction preventing further infringement of their patent. Responses from Google, Microsoft and Apple are still expected. Source: CNET News ...
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