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How much would you pay for a CrunchPad/JooJoo?

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:25:46 GMT

The CrunchPad was a touchscreen tablet that allowed users to browser the web. Yep, that’s all it did. A bit like a TV for the web. The original goal was that this device would retail for around $200, but over time the price crept up.
Source: ZDNet

2010 Will be the Year of the Tablet Computer

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:06:05 GMT

Next year tablet computer hype will become a reality as vendors actually deliver devices. In China, 2010 will be the year of the Tiger. In the tech world, 2010 will be the year of the Tablet - or so it seems.
Source: NetworkWorld

In countersuit, Apple says Nokia missed paradigm shift and therefore ‘chose to copy the iPhone’

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:49:49 GMT

"In Apple’s countersuit today, it accuses Nokia of attempting a 'patent hold-up.' The patents in question are part of industry standards, and as such Nokia must license them under fair and reasonable terms, argues Apple.
Source: MacDailyNews

Arrington sues over CrunchPad

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:32:36 GMT

Michael Arrington, head of TechCrunch, the widely followed tech blog, sued his former partner in developing a blog reader device in federal court on Thursday.
Source: San Francisco Business Times

Lawsuit: Fusion Garage registered JooJoo domain weeks before ditching TechCrunch, misrepresented production costs

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:23:42 GMT

I am not a lawyer, and nor do I play one on the internet. That said, the lawsuit contains at least one jawdropping allegation that makes Fusion Garage look supremely, hand-wringingly, cacklingly evil.
Source: Boing Boing

TechCrunch Files Lawsuit Against Fusion Garage Intellectual Property Rights

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:08:37 GMT

Michael Arrington promised to file a lawsuit against JooJoo maker Fusion Garage after their CrunchPad partnership had fallen apart, while Fusion Garage CEO Chander Rathakrishnan promised that no intellectual property was taken from the TechCrunch...
Source: The Inquisitr

JooJoo aka CrunchPad launched today, and Arrington sues

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:38:43 GMT

Fusion Garage is launching what would have been the CrunchPad as the JooJoo, but TechCrunch's Michael Arrington has already filed a lawsuit But then it turned out that a small company called Fusion Garage was launching its own touch-screen tablet...
Source: Guardian Unlimited

TechCrunch files lawsuit against Fusion Garage

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:26:28 GMT

In detailing the lawsuit, TechCrunch head Michael Arrington also adamantly denies the claims made by Fusion Garage chief Chandrasekhar Rathakrishnan, arguing that none of the latter's statements are supported by evidence.
Source: Electronista

Quoted in 'Should online news be paid or free?'

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:14:20 GMT

said in Alootechie:

Online publishers worldwide like WSJ (Wall Street Journal), GigaOm, TechCrunch follow a similar model and statistics show that their subscriptions are not decreasing. However, it remains to be experimented in India

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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:59:41 GMT

Quoted in 'Digg's Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson give 5 tips for entrepreneurs'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:02:44 GMT

said in International Business Times:

Find the most junior reporter at TechCrunch and approach them and you have a lot better chance of getting an article written about your company, instead of trying to speak to Michael Arrington.

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Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:11:21 GMT

This March 25, 2008 file photo shows the sign for Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.