Apple awarded key “multi-touch” patent covering the iPhone

By SRASC at 27 January, 2009, 4:05 pm

Apple last week was awarded a monstrous 358-page patent covering the touch screen, graphical user interface, and methods that combine to define the iPhone user experience.
Dating back to September of 2007 and granted last Tuesday, U.S. Patent No. 7479949 lists many inventors; notably, Apple co-founder and chief executive Steve Jobs, iPhone software director Scott Forstall, and FingerWorks [...]

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No iPhone Nano Says Tim Cook - Apple COO and Acting CEO

By Aaron Besson at 22 January, 2009, 10:55 am

The following is courtesy AppleInsider taken from the first conference call for 2009. You can hear the Apple Conference Call here.
In response to analyst questions on iPhone pricing, Tim Cook, Apple’s
acting chief executive, stated, “We are now in over 70 countries with
the iPhone and you’re correct, some of them are non-subsidized markets.
Examples [...]

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