Amazon Can Still Call Its App Store “Appstore” For Now

The war over the “App Store” name is far from over, but Amazon’s been granted a small reprieve by a U.S judge, having denied Apple from requesting a preliminary injunction on the use of the term. In March, the maker of best-selling iPhones and iPad tablets filed a trademark lawsuit saying that Amazon has improperly used Apple’s App Store… Continue reading Amazon Can Still Call Its App Store “Appstore” For Now

Eric Schmidt: The New Platform War is On

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt points out that the new platform war – which cover web services and, to a lesser extent, mobile devices – is well and truly underway. He believes that this war is being fought by “a gang of four”.