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Apple and AT&T are facing several lawsuits over the widely reported reception problems found in the iPhone 4. The device’s new antenna design — which wraps around the phone in the form of a metal band — apparently causes reception to drop or even cut off completely if it is held in certain way without being covered by a protective case, such as the so-called Bumper that Apple sells for $30.
Amazon.com plans to acquire online retailer Woot.com, pioneer of the “flash sale” concept. No financial terms were officially disclosed when the deal was announced on Wednesday, though the blog TechCrunch reported that the sale was made for around $110 million in cash. Woot will operate as an independent subsidiary of Amazon once the deal closes, the companies stated.
Have you ever considered whether you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? You might think that there aren’t many objective ways by which you can assess your entrepreneurial ability. Actually, there are. One of the quickest ways by which you can get some idea of your innate talents for entrepreneurship is to do a Google search with the key words “personality types.”
The facts about today’s customers are well established: They know more about your business than ever before, they’re talking to their peers and to the wider public about you, they want to be communicated with through the channels of their choosing, and they desire to have a more partner-like relationship with your company. So, what are you going to do about it?
The Bilski v. Kappos Supreme Court case was the latest skirmish in the ongoing war over the scope of patents. On the one side are purists who want the patent statute open to new technologies, and on the other are those who wish to see the patent laws more curtailed — and particularly that the patentability door be closed on certain technologies.