Publication: CNET News

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Apple reaffirms fight against e-book antitrust case

Apple this week once again took aim at the antitrust lawsuit filed against it by the Department of Justice, arguing that its entry into the e-book market improved competition.That argument -- which the company included in a statement last month -- was ... [ Published May 24 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: E-book, Macmillan Publishers, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Xbox 360

Will we see Xbox 720 in 2013, PlayStation 4 in 2014?

The black Xbox 360.(Credit: Microsoft)No official word about the release date for the next generation successor to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 currently exists, but a recent L.A. Times article suggests the launch timeframe for the next-generation gaming ... [ Published May 24 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Xbox 360, PlayStation, Video Game Consoles, Bungie, Microsoft Corporation

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Microsoft Corporation

ITC judge recommends banning Xbox imports

Microsoft's Xbox video game consoles should be banned from import into the U.S. because they infringe on four Motorola patents, a judge for the International Trade Commission has recommended.In a court document made public Monday (see below), ITC Judge ... [ Published May 23 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc, Microsoft Corporation, Xbox 360, Patent

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Apple Inc

Why Apple needs to settle its e-book suits

A group of attorneys general from 29 states filed documents last week, which included charts illustrating the many phone calls made between CEOs of the top publishing companies as Apple prepared to launch the iBookstore. Apple and the publishers are accused ... [ Published May 23 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Apple Inc, E-book, Amazon.com Inc

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Amazon.com Inc

How Amazon is changing the rules for books and movies

Amazon Studios is crowdsourcing movie-making, creating test movies, that fans can review, with storyboard art in the place of video, like this image from a possible upcoming release called "Touching Blue." (Credit: Amazon) If you want a glimpse into the ... [ Published May 22 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Amazon.com Inc, Hulu LLC, Kindle, Netflix Inc, CNET Networks Inc

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs TV movie to film at the original Apple garage

(Credit: CNET)For those wondering how authentic the upcoming made-for-TV movie about Steve Jobs will be, maker Five Star Feature Films says it's going to actual locations, including Jobs' childhood home, where the first Apple computers were pieced together ... [ Published May 19 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc, Ashton Kutcher, Aaron Sorkin, West Wing

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Science, tech fuel artist's varied and vivid ouevre

Radiometer chandelier.(Credit: Luke Jerram) Yes, artist Luke Jerram's most widely known piece may perhaps be "Play Me, I'm Yours" -- an artwork that temporarily distributes actual full-size pianos on the streets of major cities for anyone to play. After ... [ Published May 18 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Radiometer A/S, Microbiology, Optics, Venice (Italy)

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Kindle Fire welcome screen ads said to be $600K a pop

(Credit: Amazon)For those who have $600,000 lying around, there's reportedly a new way to spend it. Amazon is said to be courting advertising agencies to buy ad placements on the Kindle Fire's welcome screen, according to Ad Age.The $600,000 would reportedly ... [ Published May 18 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Kindle Fire, Amazon.com Inc, Millennial Media Inc, CNET Networks Inc, Kindle

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Simon & Shuster settles antitrust-ebook suit with state AGs

(Credit: /CNET) Simon & Shuster, one of the five major book publishers accused in multiple lawsuits of conspiring with Apple to fix e-book prices, has settled the complaint filed by numerous states' attorney generals, CNET has learned.Denise Cote, the ... [ Published May 17 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Apple Inc, Denise Cote, E-book

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Who was Steve Jobs? New kids book aims to answer the question

(Credit: Amazon)"Who was Steve Jobs?" may not be an easy question to answer, especially for children. But a new book from Penguin is tackling that subject in a kid-friendly way.Written by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso, and illustrated by John O'Brien and ... [ Published May 17 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Steve Jobs, Kindle, Grosset & Dunlap, Illustrator

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 3 Documents

Consumer e-book suit against Apple, publishers gets go-ahead

Apple and five big publishers are still on the hook to battle allegations of price fixing after a U.S. District judge rejected their bid to dismiss a consumer lawsuit accusing them of colluding to maintain artificially high e-book prices.Last month, the ... [ Published May 15 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Apple Inc, E-book, Denise Cote, Allegation, Simon & Schuster

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 04 2012 - 2 Documents

Kindle Fire update password-protection for purchases, more

The latest Kindle Fire software update is focused on parental controls.(Credit: Amazon.comAmazon released a small software update for the Kindle Fire, but it does have something a lot of people have been demanding: the ability to enable password-protection ... [ Published May 03 2012 by CNET News ]

Entities: Kindle Fire, Amazon.com Inc, Web Browser, Kindle

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Does next year present itself as an opportune time to launch a new gaming machine? My colleague (and CNET editor) Jeff Bakalar believes otherwise. "For Microsoft to come back in a year and a half (after E3) and release a brand new console is wishful thinking." However, the chips continue continue to stack up towards 2013 being the right time, as a recent PlayStation 4 expose and Xbox 720 rumors indicated both...

Will we see Xbox 720 in 2013, PlayStation 4 in 2014? [CNET News - May 24 2012]

Apple's attorneys last month said they wanted the case to "be decided on the merits," adding that it "is not an appropriate case against us and we would like to validate that."

Apple reaffirms fight against e-book antitrust case [CNET News - May 24 2012]

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