HTC Android Phones Are Being Banned from the US Next Year
Whoa. Apple just won a big court victory against HTC that could force HTC to stop selling its Android phones in the United States. The United States International Trade Commission ruled that HTC was infringing on an Apple patent that effects HTC Android devices running Android 1.6 to 2.2. The devices that may be banned from being sold in the US is basically a who’s who list of Android phones: Droid Incredible, Evo 4G, T-Mobile G2, Nexus One and a bunch of older Android devices. The patent that the courts ruled HTC was infringing on (#5,946,647) is potentially a big one. According to...
read moreMake the right move: Google Apps
With all the talk of economy failing, rumors of war, and growing unemployment the web is where people are turning for answers. Hidden talents, musical talents, video editing skills, and random video blogs increasing views all remedies to get a few seconds of fame in hope of making a living. Although I do enjoy watching some videos or liking some random blogs, I want focus on the small business that are being started out of basements, homes, and those raging entrepeneurs looking to launch there business. In our history families ran businesses, traded amongst other families, and support the...
read moreAdobe now offers subcriptions, as low as $49 a month
This week Adobe launched a new subscription based pricing model for its creative suite products. Instead of paying a large one-time fee for a perpetual license, customers can pay a monthly subscription fee to have access to Adobe’s creative products (chart on left provided by Digital Inspiration). This pushes price points for products like Adobe Photoshop down from $699 to $49/month (or $35/month for a yearly subscription). While critics point out that this monthly rate makes little sense for long-term users, their logic also points to the ingenuity of Adobe’s pricing structure:...
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