Apple Granted Patent For iPod Scroll Wheel
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a scroll wheel patent, which covers the iPod’s use of a touch-sensitive scrolling surface. Titled “Touch pad for handheld device†and originally filed in 2006, U.S. Patent 7,348,967 describes a handheld music player that “includes a controller disposed inside the housing and configured to acquire motion information from the touch pad assembly and to control various...
Sirius, XM Merger Approved By Justice Department
Sirius and XM Sitting In A Tree… The United States Justice Department has announced that it has approved the merger between Sirius and XM satellite radio companies. The news comes after a year of deliberations on whether or not the merger would hurt consumers. The Department of Justice concluded that an XM-Sirius merger was not anti-competitive due to the fact that other media companies such as Clear Channel and Apple served as...
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