Google, Apple, Microsoft Sued Over File Preview (Slashdot)

Apple, Google and Microsoft have all been targeted in a lawsuit related to software technology, reports say. The three have been accused by Cygnus System of violating US patent 7,346,850, System and method for iconic software environment management. In depth, the patent describes "a method and system for storing, navigating, and accessing files within an operating system through the use of a ...full story

Google's future: Predictions for 2009 (ZDNet)

At the end of each year, the blogosphere is flooded with predictions for the next. It's time for a sneak peak into 2009 for one of the most exciting, and unpredictable, companies in existence -- Google. There are a few things that are almost certain to...full story

Google, Apple and Microsoft Sued Over File Preview Patent (ISEDB)

Cygnus Systems, a small Indiana-based software company has sued IT giants Google, Apple and Microsoft claiming it holds the patent to a common file preview feature that was used without permission by the three companies in many of their software products. >> full story

Google, Apple, Microsoft Sued Over File Preview (Slashdot)

ClaraBow writes with this excerpt from MacWorld: "A small Indiana company has sued tech heavyweights Microsoft, Apple, and Google, claiming that it holds the patent on a common file preview feature used by browsers and operating systems to show users small snapshots of the files before they are opened. ... Cygnus's owner and president Gregory Swartz developed the technology laid out in the ...full story

Google, Microsoft, Apple sued over preview icons (CNET via Yahoo! News)

A small networking services company was recently granted a patent covering the use of representational icons in an operating system. What follows next should be no surprise: a lawsuit delivered to Microsoft, Apple, and even Google, just in time for the holidays. Read More... >> full story

Google reveals American holiday habits (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By SEAN GALLAGHER It’s Christmas morning, and unlike most Americans, I’m at work. But like some Americans, I’m at my computer. Just looking at the top 25 Google search terms at this hour is a window into the changing celebration of Christmas: Christmas past. Think: Folger’s classic coffee commercial of the big brother making it home for Christmas. Breakfast is on the table, wrapping paper ...full story

Google Execs Pay $150,000 for Obama Bash [Inaugural Cash] (Gawker)

It's Google's presidency. We're just watching it. Six Google executives, including CEO Eric Schmidt and cofounder Larry Page, have donated $25,000 apiece to fund President Barack Obama's swearing-in...full story

Google, Microsoft, Apple sued over preview icons (CNET via Yahoo! News)

A Michigan-based networking company on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Google, Microsoft, and Apple alleging that all three tech giants violated a patent it owns on the use of document-preview icons--or thumbnails--in operating systems. >> full story