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Key Apple patent declared invalid by US patent office

by Mike Wehner (Dec 7th, 2012)

Just as it did in late October, the US Patent and Trademark Office has declared Apple's rubber-banding patent invalid. FOSS Patents reports that all 20 claims of the so-called "Steve Jobs patent" have been shot down by the office, despite being upheld as valid in past infringement rulings ...

Musubo's stylish iPhone cases bring fun and flair to a crowded market

by Steven Sande (May 8th, 2012)

In my daily work for TUAW I see a lot of iPhone cases. For the most part, it's hard to distinguish one from the other, so when Musubo offered to send me a set of their new iPhone 4/4S cases I took a quick look at them first. It's a good thing I did, because what I found was a set of fun and ...

Padlette, for those times you need a giant rubber band on your iPad

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 14th, 2012)

The Padlette solves one problem: How do you strap your iPad to your hand quickly using a big rubber band? Insofar as that one problem is concerned, the Padlette (patent pending) does a great job. You stretch the loops around the corners of your iPad and you're able to slip your hand in between, ...