AT&T, Verizon Faces Patent Infringement Case Filed by TiVo
Popular television device company TiVo Inc. on Wednesday filed a patent infringement case against Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Wireless for allegedly copying the DVR technology of the company which includes “pause and rewind” capability on Live TV. Based on the documents filed by TiVo... 
Public Changes for Wikipedia Entries Will Require Editorial Scrutiny
Popular website Wikipedia.org on Tuesday said that it will now require further research and proofreading to all public changes before it could be disseminated to the online public. In a statement, Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization who is in charge of the user-generated encyclopedia in the... 
Apple Belies Outright Rejection of Google Voice for iPhone
Apple Inc. executives on Friday denied accusations of outright rejection of a program called Google Voice for its popular iPhone, saying that it has only “temporarily” blocked the application due to complications to some functions of the device. In a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission,... 
New iPhone Apps for Wikipedia
Online giant Wikipedia has launched on Thursday a new application for the popular iPhone, which aimed to give users free online encyclopedia at the palm of their hands. With the increasing number of people using Smartphones and Apple Inc.’s iPhone, Wikipedia has decided to open its webpages to users... 
Parents Unaware of Data Gathering Software They Use for Their Kids
A child-safety advocate over the weekend expressed fear over the growing number of parents installing leading brand software that would allow them to personally monitor what their kids are doing online, saying that these parents are “unwittingly” giving away marketing data to the software developer. In... 
Lenovo Pulls Out Defective ThinkPad Batteries
Computer giant Lenovo issued a directive ordering the immediate recall of its ThinkPad Laptop batteries following reports of permanent damage due certain errors to its production. In its support website, Lenovo warned its consumers from continuing use of the batteries, saying that it is permanently damage... 
AT&T Hits Back Critics with “Seth the Blogger Guy” Over iPhone MMS Incapability
US wireless giant AT&T on Friday hits back on critics with “Seth the Blogger Guy” over the delayed multimedia messaging service (MMS) feature of the popular iPhone, which was exclusively being sold by the carrier network. Seth, who is part of AT&T’s public relations group, discussed the... 
Computer, Internet Addiction Center Opens in the United States
A new rehabilitation center called ReSTART was officially opened in the United States to help young and adults to break an Internet and computer addiction, which can be as destructive as drugs or alcohol. Located near Redmond, the headquarters of software giant Microsoft, the ReSTART center was opened... 
Court Orders Dish to Pay TiVo $200 Million for Live TV Injunction Violation
Dish Network Corp., along with its sister company EchoStar Corp. was ordered by a federal court to pay some $200 million to TiVo Inc. after being found “guilty” of violating a permanent injunction over a modified technology that will viewers to pause and rewind Live TV. In his decision, US District... 
Sony Gives Kindle a Run for Its Money with Cheaper, Smaller E-Readers
Sony Corp on Wednesday unveiled two latest e-readers that will take on the market leader Amazon’s Kindle. The new devices were called Reader Touch Edition and Reader Pocket Edition, which promises to bring down prices of the e-book reading devices significantly. The two new devices, according to Sony...