Join your hosts Marianne Schultz and myself for The Show: 57 - "Juicer Fanbois". You can subscribe to our show on iTunes, grab our RSS feed, listen now or download directly. We broadcast our iPad and iPhone podcast live each week. If you missed the live show, we hope you'll join us next week … [Read more...]
Cast your mind way back into the deep, dark past of last year, when a particularly nasty little patent troll called Lodsys started sending notifications to developers, claiming the devs were violating Lodsys' patents on in-app downloads. Now, almost a year later, Apple has finally been given the go … [Read more...]
The ongoing legal drama with patent trolls Lodsys has quietened down slightly, but that doesn't change the fact that many devs still have legal threats leveled against them for BS reasons. Good news, though Apple has finally waded into the fray. As reported by FOSS Patents, Apple filed a motion for … [Read more...]
More developments in the ongoing drama with patent trolls Lodsys. They're now suing some huge name companies: Samsung, Hewlett-Packard, Brother, Motorola, Sam's Club, Best Western, Black & Decker, the Container Store, the Teaching Company, Vitamin Shoppe, Vegas.com, Adidas, CVS, and Best Buy. … [Read more...]
Lodsys is the skeezy patent troll going after indie devs for using Apple's subscription model, and are all around crummy people. However, the legal challenges against them are gaining ground, and it appears as though Lodsys may be in for a tougher battle than they originally thought. All four of … [Read more...]
Join your hosts Marianne Schultz and myself for The Show: 25 - "Surprise, Surprise". Our apologies for posting this a bit late. Listen in to see if our pre-WWDC predictions come true. You can subscribe to our show on iTunes, grab our RSS feed, listen now or download directly. We broadcast live … [Read more...]
Lodsys today filed lawsuits against several iOS developers for patent infringement. Specifically, FOSS Patents notes that Combay, Iconfactory, Illusion Labs AB, Shovelmate, Quickoffice, Richard Shinderman and Wulven Games were those named in the lawsuit. If you remember, a few weeks back they … [Read more...]
Join your hosts Marianne Schultz and myself for The Show: 24 - "Android Porn". You can subscribe to our show on iTunes, grab our RSS feed, listen now or download directly. We broadcast live each week. If you missed the live show, we hope you'll join us next week for live chat and more. Our next … [Read more...]
We're still waiting for any official word from Apple as to what they're doing to fight off the ludicrous patent trolling from Lodsys, the EFF says they should team up with their devs and fight. In case you missed it, Lodsys – a troll whose sole business model is owning and suing on patents – … [Read more...]
Join your hosts Marianne Schultz and myself for The Show: 23 - "Deep Thought". You can subscribe to our show on iTunes, grab our RSS feed, listen now or download directly. We broadcast live each week. If you missed the live show, we hope you'll join us next week for live chat and more. Our next … [Read more...]
