GDC – Legal pitfalls for iPhone app developers

SAN FRANCISCO–To most consumers, Apple’s App Store may seem like sunshine and rainbows. But to a developer, getting an application on it presents a number of legal challenges.

SAN FRANCISCO–To most consumers, Apple’s App Store may seem like sunshine and rainbows. But to a developer, getting an application on it presents a number of legal challenges.

Apple COO Tim Cook’s warning from early 2009 wasn’t the only one that handset makers received before Apple sicced the lawyers on HTC last week.

We aren’t sure what took so long, but we’re very glad that the wait is over. Google’s Android operating system has made an indelible mark on the smartphone market segment, and it’s the first major OS to rival the iPhone in a serious way.
WHILE THE NASDAQ stock market actually rose on the news that Apple had named a date for its overpriced keyboardless netbook, no one seems to have noticed that the shipping date had slipped.

Need an extra push to quit smoking? Next time grab your iPhone instead of a cigarette.
There are more than 60 apps to help smokers kick the habit. Look for apps to help you go cold turkey, apps that double as subliminal tools, even apps with inspirational words from the Bible to get you through cravings.

This is not your mom’s Alice in Wonderland. This is a game based on a very old story that has been through the mind of Tim Burton. I’m sure you are familiar with Tim Burton, the director of Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Beetlejuice, just to name a few.

Steve Jobs appears to have fired off a tersely worded email reply to a user in Sweeden who asked whether the WiFi-only iPad could be tethered to the iPhone: “No.”
The iPhone maker’s complaint against HTC underscores the widening role of the International Trade Commission in cross-border disputes over smartphone tech

Apple is suing phone maker HTC, alleging that the Taiwanese company is infringing 20 Apple patents related to the user interface, underlying architecture, and hardware of the iPhone.
Smartphone sales have skyrocketed, led by Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s (“RIM’s”) Blackberry Storm devices. Among the major players in the smart phone market are the companies developing to the Android OS.