WayneSmallman/apple

From the page: "Now ZFS appears to have been given the heave-ho. Licensing and technology status issues may have been part of the Apple decision. As part of the background, NetApp is suing Sun for patent infringement by ZFS, with Sun counter-suing, and Oracle is buying Sun. The Oracle acquisition has raised doubt over the future status of ZFS, and it's possible that it may just disappear, becoming a foot note in IT history."

From the page: "Nokia is taking Apple to court, alleging that the iPhone infringes on 10 different technology patents owned by Nokia. Nokia is entitled to protect its investments in research and development and its intellectual property, but there is reason to be skeptical of Nokia's timing and motives."

From the page: "I was testing out a new application for the iPhone called 'RedLaser' (£1.19 from the iTunes App Store).

The developer says 'The RedLaser app lets you search for online prices using Google product search. You can also keep a list of products and send them to yourself or a friend (because sometimes you just need to check things out on a bigger screen.)'

With this little app you can scan a barcode for a album, DVD, camera or a book and moments later results from Amazon (in your country) and a Google search showing the best prices."

From the page: "New Adobe application brings must-have photo tools and eye-catching effects to iPhone users"

A truly excellent break-down of a Steve Jobs presentation. Excellent stuff. And vital reading material for business people.

Joe has all but completely missed the point. Yes, there's some element of security to this validation process, but it's also to do with quality.

Apple are all about the experience. What they don't want is people saying: "Wow, have you seen that new dancin' dicks app' for the iPhone? The faster you shake it, the harder..."

You get the idea.

Facebook need to get their own house in order first. Their new Facebook Page to Twitter tool is a shambles ( ow.ly/le0I [ow.ly/le0I] ).

From the page: "So what happens when wild social media marketing theory meets yet another Apple tablet rumour? The the greatest stealth tech' survey there's ever been. Possibly..."

From the page: "The other big Apple/iTunes rumor we've heard lately is that Apple plans to extend iTunes account around the Web and become a PayPal-rival. Here's a dialogue box confirming Apple's one-click payments system, which is licenses from Amazon."