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Save the Netbooks writes “We discussed Psion sending C&Ds late last year over international trademarks held on the term ‘netbook’ and Dell accusing Psion of fraud last week. Since then Intel has joined in by suing Psion in federal court. On Friday Psion counter-sued Intel (court filing, PDF). SaveTheNetbooks.com has an analysis here. Psion has demanded a jury trial, profits, treble damages, destruction of material bearing the mark ‘netbook’ and the netbook.com domain (among other things), claiming that they are still actively selling netbooks despite also revealing sales figures showing a minuscule market share. It seems that declaring victory may have been a little premature as it will be months before the dispute plays out in court.”

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Hugh Pickens writes “A company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks has discovered a potentially serious security breach involving President Barack Obama’s helicopter. ‘We found a file containing entire blueprints and avionics package for Marine One, which is the president’s helicopter,’ says Bob Boback, CEO of Tiversa, a security company that specializes in peer-to-peer technology. Tiversa was able to track the file, discovered at an IP address in Tehran, Iran, back to its original source. ‘What appears to be a defense contractor in Bethesda, Md., had a file-sharing program on one of their systems that also contained highly sensitive blueprints for Marine One,’ says Boback, adding that someone from the company most likely downloaded a file-sharing program, typically used to exchange music, without realizing the potential problems. ‘I’m sure that person is embarrassed and may even lose their job, but we know where it came from and we know where it went.’ Iran is not the only country that appears to be accessing this type of information through file-sharing programs. ‘We’ve noticed it out of Pakistan, Yemen, Qatar and China. They are actively searching for information that is disclosed in this fashion because it is a great source of intelligence.'”

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In addition to expected fixes, Apple’s upcoming 10.5.7 update to Mac OS X Leopard is now claimed to recognize Intel’s newer Nehalem architecture as well as AMD’s ATI Radeon HD 4000 graphics chipsets.

I put the drive up against Intel’s X25-M SSD, which I consider the industry leader for SSDs when it comes to performance.

The devices could then be morphed through software controls or even human touch. Think about having the ability to squeeze your cell phone down to the size of pack of gum when it’s in your pocket, and then being able to pull it out, and stretch it to the size of a paperback book so its screen could be larger while browsing the web, for example.

Nakeot writes “On Friday, Sony plans to unveil their newest portable fuel-cell technology, aimed at a variety of mobile applications. From the article: "The system contains both a methanol fuel cell and a Li-on battery" and can "intelligently switch between power from the battery, fuel, or even both under high-draw circumstances." Sony intends to show off two models claimed to power your cell for a week or a month, respectively, as well as the latest developments with their sugar-batteries that can now run purely off your favorite cola beverage. This model builds on Sony’s 2008 model, their first commercially-demonstratable prototype, and could make waves with Sony’s OLED devices, but will Sony be able to avoid another battery recall?”

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Glyn Moody writes “Microsoft has filed a suit against TomTom, ‘alleging that the in-car navigation company’s devices violate eight of its patents — including three that relate to TomTom’s implementation of the Linux kernel.’ What’s interesting is that the intellectual property lawyer behind the move, Horacio Gutierrez, has just been promoted to the rank of corporate vice president at Microsoft. Is this his way of announcing that he intends going on the attack against Linux?”

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