Month: August 2011

Motorola continues domain buying spree, next device may be called the Energia

Post author By J.B.
Post date August 6, 2011
3 Comments on Motorola continues domain buying spree, next device may be called the Energia

Yesterday’s story on Motorola Mobility’s latest domain registrations centered around “Kore” generated plenty of interest in the tech community, with a lot speculation about the company’s plans to unveil new smartphones and tablets.

The domain buying spree continues as the company has registered five more domain names, this time around the word “Energia”, which translates to “Energy”.

The newest list of domains come a day after the Kore registrations and include energiamotorola.com, moto-energia.com, motoenergia.com, motorola-energia.com and motorolaenergia.com.

Registrant:
      Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC
      Domain Admin
      600 North US Highway 45
      Libertyville, IL 60048
      US
      Email:

Registrar Name….: CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC.
Registrar Whois…: whois.corporatedomains.co

Domain Name: motorolaenergia.com

      Created on…………..: Thu, Aug 04, 2011
      Expires on…………..: Sun, Aug 04, 2013
      Record last updated on..: Thu, Aug 04, 2011

   Administrative,Technical Contact:
      Motorola Mobility, Inc.
      Domain Administrator
      600 North US Highway 45
      Libertyville, IL 60048

There’s been no official announcement from Motorola about launching the “Kore” or “Energia” just yet.

Tags Energia, Motorola Energia, Motorola Tablet, Motorola Xoom

News Video Games

What’s in store for EA’s newest registration: CentipipeIndustries.com?

Post author By J.B.
Post date August 5, 2011

Electronic Arts Inc registered two new domain names that have never been registered before on August 3.

The names may seem a bit odd, since video game titles are usually a little more intuitive.

Whatever the case, EA registered CentipipeIndustries.com and Centipipe-Industries.com this past Wednesday.

Here’s a look at the Whois record:

Registrant:
Electronic Arts Inc.
Domain Administrator
209 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065
US
Email:

Registrar Name….: CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC.
Registrar Whois…: whois.corporatedomains.com
Registrar Homepage: www. cscprotectsbrands.com

Domain Name: centipipeindustries.com

Created on…………..: Wed, Aug 03, 2011
Expires on…………..: Fri, Aug 03, 2012
Record last updated on..: Wed, Aug 03, 2011

Administrative,Technical Contact:
Electronic Arts Inc.
Domain Administrator
209 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065
US

Tags Centipipe Industries, EA, Electronic Arts

News Technology

Next tablet for device maker Motorola will be called the Kore? [UPDATED]

Post author By J.B.
Post date August 5, 2011
87 Comments on Next tablet for device maker Motorola will be called the Kore? [UPDATED]

There have been rumors of Motorola making a new Android tablet device that will have a 4:3 aspect ratio, like the iPad.

If a company’s domain registrations are any indication of what’s in store, then Motorola’s next tablet may be called: Kore.

On Wednesday August 3, Motorola registered five new domain names centered around the word “Kore”. These appear to be the company’s first domain registrations in months.

The names include MotorolaKore.com, KoreMotorola.com, Moto-kore.com, MotoKore.com, and Motorola-Kore.com.

Registrant:
      Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC
      Domain Admin
      600 North US Highway 45
      Libertyville, IL 60048
      US
      Email:

   Registrar Name….: CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC.
   Registrar Whois…: whois.corporatedomains.com
   Registrar Homepage: www. cscprotectsbrands.com

      Created on…………..: Wed, Aug 03, 2011
      Expires on…………..: Sat, Aug 03, 2013
      Record last updated on..: Wed, Aug 03, 2011

   Administrative,Technical Contact:
      Motorola Mobility, Inc.
      Domain Administrator
      600 North US Highway 45
      Libertyville, IL 60048

[Updated on August 11, 2011:. Motorola Kore: It’s going to be a pair of workout headphones, not a tablet.]

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Tags featured, Kore, Motorola Kore, Motorola Mobility, Motorola Tablet, Motorola Xoom

News Technology

Research in Motion registers over 500 domain names for its new BlackBerrys

Post author By J.B.
Post date August 4, 2011
3 Comments on Research in Motion registers over 500 domain names for its new BlackBerrys

Wow, talk about some domain registrations.

Research in Motion, the maker of Blackberry, officially unveiled several new RIM smartphones this week, including the BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860 and the Blackberry Torch 9810.

And with the unveiling of the new RIM devices came a small investment in domain names with over 500 new domain registrations by Research in Motion on August 3.

Registrant:
        Domain Administrator
        Research In Motion Limited
        295 Philip Street
         Waterloo ON N2L3L3

Created on…………..: 2011-08-03.
Expires on…………..: 2012-08-03.
Record last updated on..: 2011-08-03.

The domain registrations are too long to list in this post, but you can view them here.

Here’s a sampling of the domain names that include .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, apps names, shortened versions, typos, hyphenated names and much more.

http://whois.domaintools.com/9860blackberrytorch.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/appsforblackberrytorch9860.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/appsfortorch9860.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/bb9860.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/blackberry-9860.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/blackberrytorch9860accessories.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/buyblackberrytorch9860.com

Tags Blackberry Torch, Blackberry Torch 9810, Blackberry Torch 9850, Blackberry Torch 9860, Research In Motion, RIM

News Trademarks Video Games

Microsoft files trademark for Iron Brigade combat video game

Post author By J.B.
Post date August 3, 2011
1 Comment on Microsoft files trademark for Iron Brigade combat video game

Microsoft has filed a trademark for a video game called Iron Brigade, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Not much is known yet about which military unit the game refers to, but as states across the country commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, it’s possible the title is a reference to the “Iron Brigade”, an Union Army infantry brigade which suffered the highest percentage of casualties of any brigade during the Civil War.

Other possibilities include present day U.S. military units such as the 2nd Brigade of the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division, but with the timing of the filing, it seems more likely the game will be centered around the American Civil War.

The trademark filing (Serial Number: 85381616) occurred on July 26, 2011 and says nothing more than for use as computer game software.

A filing back in June for Bloodforge, turned out to be a combat action title set in ancient Celtic world for its online game hub Xbox Live Arcade.

I will update this post as I get more information.

Discussion: Joystiq

Tags Iron Bridage, microsoft, xbox, Xbox Live Arcade