News and rumors with the help of domains
Research In Motion will soon be in control of the domain names BlackBerry10.com and BlackBerry10.net, after a single-member arbitration panel with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ordered the names transferred to the device maker. The dotcom URL has directed users to a Google 404 … [Read more...]
The domain iPad3.com is now in the hands of Apple's IP lawyers at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. It appears the previous name's owner didn't even want to wait for an arbitration panel to issue the inevitable decision, and has instead decided to quickly transfer the domain following a … [Read more...]
Domain name registrations made this week suggest that social networking site Facebook might be planning something new. The company registered a handful of "Facebook Supplier" domain names like FacebookSuppliers.com and FacebookSuppliers.org, hinting at a new service or product. While Facebook … [Read more...]
A common typo of a web address, often happens when a person leaves out the period "." after the "www" when typing the domain into a browser. In fact, hundreds of disputes have been filed over these types of domains over the years, with nearly every case decided in favor of the complainant. Now, … [Read more...]
Xbox SmartGlass was officially unveiled earlier this week at the E3 convention in Los Angeles. Days before the big event, rumors had swirled that Microsoft would reveal SmartGlass, prompting the company to register a slew of domains with "SmartGlass" in the name like XboxSmartGlass.net. One … [Read more...]
UPDATE 2: Microsoft has unveiled Xbox SmartGlass. Engadget writes, "SmartGlass brings Airplay-style wireless technology to Xbox and Windows 8 by letting you send video from your tablet or phone to your TV. It then turns that second screen into an information window giving you data of the content … [Read more...]
Last November, Twitter introduced Twitter Stories, which allows users to share how they used the social media platform in an interesting way. Facebook launched its own Facebook Stories application back in 2010. Now, Google has registered the domain GooglePlusStories.com, hinting that it may roll … [Read more...]
Samsung is at it again, this time filing six different trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for yet to be announced smartphones. On May 10, 2012, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. submitted applications for the Lunge (Serial No. 85621870), Galaxy Forge (Serial No. … [Read more...]
Amazon buys domain names on a regular basis, so it's no surprise to see the company acquiring the domain name kindlevoice.com. The name recently expired and Amazon's legal department scooped it up. While it may be nothing more than a defensive move, it may also signal that Amazon could be closer … [Read more...]
Update 1 at 5:24AM EST:. After I posted this story, MacRumors pointed out that the iPhone4N.com Whois record raises questions as to whether Apple is really behind the registration. First, the registrar used was Go Daddy, not MarkMonitor (Apple's usual choice). Guess we'll have to wait and see if … [Read more...]
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