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sony and immersion settle, sixaxis rumble now possible

A couple of years back, Immersion sued Sony for $91 million for infringing on their patents when they made their Dual Shock controllers for the PlayStation 2. The company claimed that Sony was using patented force-feedback technologies without paying royalties. After a long, drawn out battle, the two companies have finally reached a settlement.
The…

March 1st, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games

cisco suing apple over iphone trademark

A few weeks back I told you about Cisco/Linksys’ new line of voice over IP products being marketed under the “iPhone” brand name. Well now that Apple has announced their hot new iPhone, it looks like they never completed the process of working out a deal with Cisco to use the name. Cisco has owned…

January 10th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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import site lik-sang killed by sony’s lawyers

Lik-Sang, one of my favorite places for imported game systems and accessories from the Far East has been unexpectedly shut down as a result of increasing pressure from pending litigation from Sony. The nail in the coffin appears to be a recent judgment that ruled their sale of PSP consoles from Asia to Europe was…

October 24th, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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