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Google says Apple sues rather than innovates. Google's problem is Apple does both.
Former Google CEO, current Google Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt, had this to say about Apple patent infringement suits against Android manufacturers.
"We have seen an explosion of Android devices entering the market and, because of our successes, competitors are responding with lawsuits as they cannot respond through innovations. I'm not too worried about this."
Because a) he's not the one being sued and b) it's nonsense.
Google and Android ODMs problem isn't that Microsoft and Apple are using instead of innovating. It's that they're doing both. And given Google's lack of a similar patent portfolio, and lack of public stance on the issue, their manufacturers are handicapped, which is likely why HTC is already paying Microsoft $5 for every Android phone they ship.
As mentioned yesterday, Microsoft's strategy is to make Android more expensive, Apple's to make it less usable.
Google might have some genius master plan ready and waiting in their other trousers, but in the meantime they should either keep Schmidt and Larry Page off the mic, or let them say something substantive to ODMs and developers.
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Google says Apple sues rather than innovates. Google's problem is Apple does both.
I would never trade my iPhone for my wife's Droid, but, honestly, Apple's lawsuits here are patently absurd (pun intended). The big ones vs HTC are:
- "System and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data."
- "Real-time signal processing system for serially transmitted data."
There is very little in computer science that would not violate these patents as written. The first one speaks of interpreting a piece of text as a phone number, and then invoking a dialer application. Really? With dialers around for a decade and natural language processing around for decades before then, this is a novel, patentable concept? This stinks as badly as when NTP sued RIM for wireless delivery of email, because even though email had been around a while, and wireless radios had been around a while, the combination of the two was somehow patentable. (Of course, NTP won that lawsuit, and nobody except for NTP's board of directors benefited.)
Now, Apple is no patent troll, because they make some kickass products, but they are pursing a patent troll strategy here. Your headline from yesterday sums up the problem:
Apple's [Android Strategy is] to make it less usuable
Apple's lawsuits do nothing to advance their own products. The patents at the heard of these suits are hedge mazes to dissuade competitors from using obvious ideas, nothing more. These barriers are fine and appropriate for the protection of legitimately novel technology, and their concordant R&D expenses. (Interpreting a phone number as text and invoking a dialer is about an afternoon's worth of work.) However, Apple is applying for (and being granted) patents that should be in no way patentable and do nothing to further the purpose of patents (to encourage invention).
And to the obvious answer that Apple is just playing to win the game as it was designed...agreed.
And that's the problem.
Apple is indeed playing the game as the rules dictate it must currently be played. And as much as I disagree with the current rules of the game, I'd rather Apple play by them, then take a moral stance and not play by them, and lose because others DO play by them.
Lesser of evils, and such.
That moral stance, interestingly, is the situation Google finds themselves in.
Though I think Google's position is dictated more by their comparatively weak patent portfolio (they will lose in the current system, so why not flout and attempt to change it) than any burning moral indignation against the patent system.
Still, the enemy of my enemy (the enemy being stupid patents, not Apple) is my friend...
These lawsuits are generally a distraction from the main goal. And that goal is to deplete that company's capital, through attorney and court fees and/or provide a distraction for that company as a whole. Rarely are these types of suits filed for actual "infringement".
My company just went through some crap like this. And even though we won, the real winners were the lawyers. We threw millions of dollars at the suit just to simply defend ourselves. The company almost went bankrupt. Luckily we were able to bounce back. Other companies aren't so luck.
This is the whole problem with the apple sues doesnt innovate comment is, nobody innovates everyone steals recompiles and backwards engineers everything.
Example Formula: Apple 7+2+5=14 Google 10 +4=14 Microsoft 14
The exact same answer different way of getting there, There is no innovation.
The real problem here is that Apple is trying to patent "14" and then sue everyone else for coming up with the same answer but in different ways.
Patents are meant to protect technical design specifications, not to prevent others from being able to reach the same result through a different method and design.
LMBO @ Microsoft. So they don't do any math, eh? haha. :-D I see what you did there. haha
Since Android has taken off the iphone 4 hasn't really brought anything new to the game, and ios5's important features will mostly be taking ideas from RIM and Google (imessage, notifications..) The ipad 2 has added cameras. Where are the new innovations? They're taking their existing products and just presenting them as new. They're not actually new. And this is from someone who absolutely loves his iphone4 and 3rd gen ipod touch.
I know right. It's not like they're using close to the same components that are sitting in a 4.5 x 2.3 x 0.37 phone or anything....
I think the most non-trivial thing is how much extra girth they added with the first iPad just so they could do the trim down with the iPad 2.
And if you think the slim down was that non-trivial, then Samsung has got Apple beat on that.
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I wouldn't consider these "innovations" just evolutions in technology..
I don't doubt it will be. I am curious if the iPhone 5 will even be 4G. The best it can hope for is HPSA+ (which is NOT true 4G sorry AT&T and T-Mobile), because my understanding is the 4G LTE radio is rather large so it may not fit in the slim designs they have. For most iPhone users it is all about the looks rather than the functionality. Look at apps used between each iPhone users play games and Android users customize their phones.
You do realize you just named HTC products on Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile respectively right? 4 different carriers. Imagine that. The same product with a slightly different name on 4 carriers. You know who else does that? Samsung, LG and Motorola. Apple is an anomaly, one of the few companies not releasing products on all 4 carriers.
I don't have a ton of experience with HTC Android phones (I used them in the winmo days though) but I'm not saying they're innovating, I have no clue if they are to be honest. I'm not saying Apple are putting out the same phone over and over I'm saying iOS hasn't really grown much in the past year since Android has taken off. The new features Apple has given are things everyone else has or already had..like dualcore processors, rear/front cameras on a tablet, upcoming notification bar and imessage which is a BBM and gtalk clone. Tell me how Apple is innovating. Please.
weight, size, thickness, battery life, structure ("unibody design in laptops," effortless software, "really" creating a category of smartphones & tablets, operation (ie more sensitive/accurate touch screens for a long time due to capitol and being able to leverage manufacturing, the manufacturing process (such as actually building the plants to have initial exclusivity to "the best" components)--I could keep going but I'm board
did you mean "board" or bored?
Is that also the plants that employ near slave labor to make their products? Not saying they are the only ones guilty of this... But no headlines I can remember about HTC employees committing suicide due to working conditions. Not even a 'Stevie' press conference to claim "Everybody does it ya know..." wink, wink. That was an embarrassment with the antenna problem trying to pass the buck on a flawed design & say it's happening to everybody else too. Oh and that effortless software... You mean that Stevie lifted from Xerox right? Creating a smartphone category? Hardly. Win Mo was doing long before. We can argue over how well they did but I bored with proving you wrong.
+1. I love HTC Sense. I hear a lot of folks complain about Android and most of the issues I don't have with my Evo 3D.
Indeed, why would anyone compare a tablet PC from 2005 to the iPad.
The design of the iPhone 4 isn't "innovative", not from a tech perspective. Maybe you could call it that from an aesthetics perspective but that falls to trademarks rather than patent coverage as far as legal issues.
I do not understand loyalty to a company to the point where customers defend it from criticism. You fanboys are the Tea Party equivalent to tech. $7.31 billion in profits, did you guys see any of that, are you a minority shareholder?
The fact of the matter is Apple is suing HTC. The idea behind patents is that inventions are protected from those that would copy other's work and steal revenue. Though Apple seems to be doing quite well in these difficult economic times... selling overpriced hardware to people who believe it is superior because they're told it is. Tally up a Mac's cost for raw parts and justify the difference.
Moving on, at what point does a patent become ridiculous? Apple regularly patents things, I assume, they believe could be used. I know this because it's regularly reported as if it's some "innovation" making it's way to a device near you! There's even a website dedicated to reporting new Apple patents.
Wrong. Apple does this because they'll get paid or have some grounds for a lawsuit. Perhaps they will eventually release implementations of their patents once they're done "innovating" with existing functions. Apple is a company that is out to make a profit, not your friend that hooks you up with cool gadgets.
I do have an iPhone and like many others I enjoy it, but I don't think of it as an Apple employee badge. Is this defense really justified considering Apple's efforts to control a device sold, not leased? Think about it.
I don't think that "innovation through litigation" really counts as a method of innovation for Apple.
Does this mean Apple will sue me if I use the word "Air" ever again? Just want to make sure.
They already block the letter "i". :-D
Android fans don't forget it. Google did nothing more than what Apple did with the smart cover and nearly every feature in iOS 5: they took Jobs' infamous advice and followed greatness.
Hmmm, seem to somehow miss another segment regarding HTC/Apple patent that Schmidt mention. Here is a copy/paste from AC site.
This is very similar language to what Larry Page said on the his most recent earnings call regarding patents. However, Schmidt was also asked directly about the HTC/Apple issue and whether Google would help HTC's legal bills. His response:
"We will make sure they don't lose, then."
Horribly incorrect. Apple went after the OEM's. They could have gone after Google but have yet to do so, even though they are the one's making the software infringing on some of these patents [excluding hardware here].
What I find so terribly hilarious about this post is the wink at MSFT. This blog pretty much never says anything good about MSFT. It is always off-handed comments and flicks of your noses. Now they are needed, to add weight to the argument, and they are innovating? :-D
gimmeabreak lol
I would like one of these android fanboi to tell me what google innovate! Only copy everything apple does. Apple tv, now u hear about google tv, and all those wash out screen crappy azz android phones, still can't get it as good as an iPhone.
In my opinion. Steve Jobs sees Android's success. (Yes kids, android being successful) and hes kind of pissed that many would want to join the whole "open" world and being able to customaze the phone to more then just the wallpaper. He sees that people want larger screens or keyboard phones (that he bashed back in 2007) so what does he do? He sues.
I was thinking of getting an iPhone this fall but all these lawsuits are really making me reconsider. Whats next? Sue all accessory makers? Everyone would need to buy an over priced Apple branded iPhone dock or case?
Does anyone seriously think Apple would sue if they weren't threatened? HTC has been doing Sense for years and just now they sue?
No coincidence.
So, Apple doing something that every other company has been doing is now considered innovated, Rene? Are you really going to sit there and tell me that it's never a catch-up game for Apple? Lemme guess, when they finally decide to implement widgets, that'll be innovative, too, right? I mean, even though other people have been doing it for years? Yeah.. no, Rene.. just, no. You can argue that Apple has done a lot for the smartphone community, but today, it's not coolest thing it was in 2007-2008. Don't kid yourself.
And, it's okay that Steve Jobs says stupid things on the mic, but isn't for Schmidt? Yeah.. nice double standard there, Rene. Do I have to remind you of the entire "hold your phone differently" situation?
There's a problem with this photo being used... Stevie can't lift his arms that high anymore he's too weak. That's not cruel it's fact. Everybody is worried about what happens to Apple after him and he just stays around even though he looks like death walking. So much for being a family guy.
As for all of these lawsuits you will see Apple behave very differently once Steve is gone. He is about the most anti-competitive exec in the tech industry and always has been.
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Gibberjabber gibberjabber mumbo jumbo! First off, Google nor Apple have been innovative companies lately. The original Iphone and the original Ipad were innovations. The google search engine and google maps were innovations. Since these first phones have come out Apple hasn't made a lot of innovations. Apple bought Siri and Google bought Android a while ago. There are a couple major issues with Apples lawsuit however.. First unless they are suggesting Google bought a time machine and went into the future to see what Apple was planning then I don't see how they could have stole anything. The bought a company that was already making Android phones. Lets not forget also how Apple has insisted that android and IOS are two different operating systems and have suggested android is inferior. If it isn't the same OS then what exactly did Google steal? Secondly, what DOES makes these two similar? A marketplace to download apps? A status bar? Notifications? I don't see what claim Apple has on these since Apple invented none of this. These have all been used on phones (both smartphone and feature) for years before the Iphone or Android. If they win this lawsuit against Google then Symbian, Microsoft and every other developer should be able to sue both Google AND Apple for the exact same thing.


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The Steigenberger Hotel Group covers the following two brands
In 2014 the InterCityHotel in Ingolstadt as well as the deluxe Steigenberger Hotel Am Kanzleramt in the Berlin Government Quarter opened for business. In June the Hotel Maximilian managed by Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts in Beijing, China opened its doors. This winter sees the inauguration of the InterCityHotel Hamburg Dammtor-Messe, which is directly located at the Hamburg Fair. The opening of the new InterCityHotel Enschede in the Netherlands makes the year perfect. 2015 a modern InterCityHotel in Duisburg as well as two Steigenberger Hotels in the Chinese locations Qingdao and on the Chinese peninsula Hainan will join the hotel group.
Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts: With 56 excellent Business and Holiday hotels in city centre locations and desirable holiday regions, Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts offer a wide variety of accommodation options and have the right ambience to suit every guest – business travellers, conference delegates and tourists alike. Part of Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts are the legendary flagships Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof in Frankfurt am Main and Steigenberger Parkhotel in Dusseldorf.
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As far as baseball prospects go, there has never been a "Can't Miss" player quite like Bryce Harper! Simply put, Harper is one of the most highly-touted prospects in the history of Major League Baseball. After receiving the 2010 Golden Spikes Award, presented to the top amateur baseball player in the country, Harper was subsequently drafted #1 overall by the Washington Nationals.
After tearing through the minors, Bryce was finally brought up to the big leagues on April 27, 2012. In just a short amount of time, Harper has already left an impression on the league. Whether it was his first RBI, his diving catch in center field, getting drilled in the back, or stealing home, Bryce Harper's stock in the MLB continues to rise!
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Bill The Butcher Poole
Evan Strangler Lewis
Helio Gracie
Masahiko Kimura
Waldemar Santana
"Judo" Gene Lebell
Chuck Wepner
Antonio Inoki
Vince McMahon
bruce lee. I'm pretty sure he used to do boxing, wrestling and jiujutsu aswel.
Jean Claude Van Damme?
Most definitely Helio would be one of the founding fathers, the gracies in general with their dojo challenges. If ricksons record is to be believed then definitely he would be the modern father. But I feel the founding fathers statement is better because MMA is not one style, oh and I was never a fan but Fedor, Royce, Frank, and Bas, (am a huge fan of Bas).
Jonathan Snowden does a very respectable job in tracing the history of MMA back in his book "Shooters", I think it lays out this argument quite nicely.
its got to be bruce lee the only time a superhero sidekick overshadowed the main hero was him as kato surpassing the green hornet.
Without him would there even be a martial arts film renaissance in the 60s and 70s or karate schools across the US?
Bruce Lee's thoughts on taking from various arts are well documented
come on somebody throw in a chuck norris joke u know u want to
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Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KTC) said Friday afternoon they have begun advertising for bids to replace a damaged steel beam on the Ashland, Ky. closed 12th Street bridge.
The bridge was damaged recently when it was struck by an unknown vehicle on the Ohio approach of the bridge. The bridge carries traffic one way across the Ohio River from Ohio to Kentucky, linking U.S. routes 52 and U.S. 23.
According to released information, bids for the project are expected to be opened on June 14. After a contractor is chosen, work will be fast-tracked with a targeted completion date of July 31.
In the meantime KTC officials have temporarily converted Ashland's 13th Street Bridge to two-way traffic while they await bids to come in for the project.
The KTC is advising motorists that traffic on U.S. 52 in Ohio will take the Ashland exit pass the closed 12th Street bridge, and turn right onto the 13th Street bridge. Cones will mark the lane to US 23-Winchester Avenue where all traffic must turn right. Northbound U.S. 23 vehicles may continue straight and southbound U.S. 23 traffic can take the truck detour using Greenup Avenue.
Southbound traffic on U.S. 23-Winchester Avenue will be restricted to one left-turn lane where they can turn left onto the 13th Street bridge (The dedicated left-turn lane has been eliminated to give incoming traffic more room to maneuver). Two lanes will then carry traffic across the bridge to access U.S. 52 toward either Ironton or South Point.
It is anticipated by officials that two-way traffic pattern on the 13th Street bridge will be in place for several months.
According to Allen Blair, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 9 Information Officer, to keep the public up to date with repair plans, the Kentucky Department of Highways District 9 has established a web page with detailed traffic maps, current bridge status, a project timeline and other information. The public may access the web page at Transportation.ky.gov/District-9/Pages/Ashland-Bridges.aspx, or at Transportation.ky.gov/District-9 by clicking "Ashland Bridges."
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UPDATE Fri. Sep 1st/2:54pm EDT: Updated satellite images are now available from the Digital Globe website via this link. These images do not appear to be available from http://maps.google.com just yet.
I was reading a comment-post a day ago by someone making a request to receive updated satellite images of Katrina affected communities on Google Maps. We all know the lapse in time that exists in current satellite imagery available on Google Maps and Google Earth so I really didn't expect to see the call being answered.
Digital Globe, the company that provides the satellite imagery we use in Google Maps and Google Earth, has said they will make updated images of Katrina-affected communities available via sites like Google Maps in the coming days.
Here is an excerpt from a notice on their website:
DigitalGlobe is aware of the extreme humanitarian need in the communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina and is making every effort possible to collect usable satellite imagery of the impacted areas. We have five potential satellite accesses planned for the next week.
Weather conditions permitting, this imagery will be posted on our website and available through our partners.
DigitalGlobe, Google and GlobeXplorer (www.globexplorer.com) are working closely to provide the updated imagery via Google Maps, Google Earth, and the GlobeXplorer suite of products including ImageAtlas as quickly as is possible.
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TxDOT publishes names of 25 worst toll violators
By Vianna Davila : October 17, 2013 : Updated: October 18, 2013 12:29am
Photo By Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-NewsPeople arrive for the opening of Texas 130 just west of Lockhart, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. The toll road, which runs from IH-10 just east of Seguin, connects with Texas 45, a toll road that circumvents Austin.
Photo By Helen L. Montoya / San Antonio Express-NewsTexas 130 is the state's first public-private toll road.
Photo By William LutherA car is unofficially clocked going 88 mph Wednesday afternoon Oct. 24, 2012 on the southern extension of Texas 130 from Seguin to Austin on the toll road's opening day. The road has the highest speed limit--85 mph--of any road in the country.
Photo By Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-NewsTexas Gov. Rick Perry carries the scissors during a ceremony for the opening of Texas 130 just west of Lockhart, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012.
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Do you know anyone on the list of the Top 25 chronic toll violators?
SAN ANTONIO — Shame, shame, drivers: the Texas Department of Transportation has published a list of the state's 25 most chronic toll violators in an effort to recoup $27 million in unpaid tolls.
A law passed during the last legislative session authorized TxDOT to release the names of chronic toll transgressors.
The worst violation on the list, published online Thursday morning: A $236,026 unpaid tab for 14,358 toll violations.
It doesn't get much better from there. In all, two vehicle owners owe more than $200,000; 14 owe more than $100,000; three owe more than $90,000; and six racked up tolls of more than $80,000.
At least 28,000 vehicle owners across the state have at least 100 unpaid tolls.
All of that is money that could go to pay debt and fund operations for the roads, TxDOT says.
No San Antonio residents appear to be on the list, but that's not too surprising, since the Alamo City remains toll-road free. Everyone in the top 25 has an address in the Austin-area, where there is a large network of toll roads.
TxDOT can go a step further than publicly embarrassing the worst violators. They can also ban those vehicles from using TxDOT toll roads or report those drivers to county tax assessor-collectors so they might not be able to renew their vehicle registration.
If you feel like clearing your toll road bill conscience, call (888) 468-9824 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.


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Dynamix from South Africa have been an absolute freight train this year!
Friday, December 27th, 2013
Hot off their victory in Malaysia where they were crowned World Cup Asia champs, the team had a few weeks off before their final showdown at Supercup in Gariep Dam for the 2013 SARPL title. The team had won several SARPL events throughout the year but it all came down to this final event to see who took the series win. Dye sponsored athlete, Max Lundqvist was at the event for a clinic and also guested on the team. The team's experience showed as they dominated their final games and took the series win!! Craig Marley from Dynamix was kind enough to give us his feedback from the event:
The event was held at the Gariep Dam Forever Resort. A very nice venue albeit a bit far out. By Friday evening we had a full team at the event and with our tents pitched, we looked forward to a good event.
Saturday day morning the team met up with the legendary Maximus Lundquist. Dynamix was fortunate to have him as a guest for the team and to share some of his vast experience with the guys. Day 1 was not as smooth as we would've wanted but we ended 2nd overall and drew Apocalypse in Sundays Semi-final.
So after an early evening at the player's party the team came into Sunday ready to shine. We amended our game plan and pulled out a 2:0 win on Apocalypse. This secured us a spot against team Reaper in the final who placed 1st in the prelim stage.
The final was the deciding game for supercup but also the entire series as both Dnx and Reaper came into super cup on equal points. As always the final was extremely close and at the end it came to a1:1 draw. This meant that decision went to game times. Despite a 1 minute penalty Dynamix still came out on top.
A huge thank you to all the event organisers and very importantly all our supporters. Bnt and Dye as sponsors, we could not ask for better! Blades and triggers were out in full force to back us. Much gratitude to Maximus for all he taught us over the weekend. To Jeremy from Dye, always a pleasure having you there. Thanks Troy for the teching and support. Lastly congratulations to Dynamix South African champs for 2011, 2012 and 2013!! Team members: Craig Marley, Chris England, Vivian Riley, Dane Carfoot, Sparky Smuts, Thabo Raphiri, Yosh Naran, Daniel Hertzog


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Review: Case-Mate Fuel Case for iPhone 3G/3GS
One of the biggest gripes a lot of iPhone 3G/3GS readers have is battery life. Now this is mainly due to not being able to put the iPhone down to give it a rest, but we now have another solution to your iPhone addiction. Enter Case-Mate's Fuel Case for iPhone 3G/3GS, which is available in TiPb's store for $77.95. For a full review, follow us after the break!
Design & Usability
The Case-Mate Fuel Case for iPhone 3G/3GS is integrated with a 2300mA Lithium Polymer battery, Case-Mate says it will add up to nine hours of additional talk-time, up to seven hours of internet browsing, up to eight hours of video, 24 hours of audio, and 250 hours of extra standby time.
The times that Case-Mate claims are pretty much dead on. If you have trouble putting your iPhone down and typically end up with a dead battery sometime during the day, Fuel is the right case for you.
Usually when I get into my car after a full day at work I would have 20%-30% of my battery left. With the Fuel I've been leaving with anything from 80% to being topped off and that's still with some juice left in the case itself. Not too shabby. I think it's also important to note that you do not need to remove the phone from the case to use the iPhone in any way, including phone calls.
On the bottom front of the case you will find 3 built-in LEDs that allow you to see exactly how much "Fuel" you have left and a power button that allows you to turn the charger on or off as you see fit. Both of these are nice little bonus features.
To charge the case you only have one option -- you must use a standard 5-pin USB cord. One is included but it would be nice to have the option to charge the case without using my laptop. On the plus side, Fuel fully supports syncing while iPhone 3G is docked into the case.
One nice features Fuel has that other iPhone charging cases lack is a belt clip that rotates 180-degrees. This sounds great but unfortunately Case-Mate dropped the ball on this one. I found myself worrying about the lack of protection on the upper half of my iPhone and the screen. Since you have to place the iPhone face-out, the screen is left completely unprotected. This means you have to be careful not to bump into anything or you will damage your device.
So, the next possibility would be to place the phone in your pocket. There's only one thing wrong with that -- the belt clip is not removable. Granted it still would be a tight fit without the clip due to the added size it gives the iPhone, but the option would still be better.
As to the belt clip itself, it does it's job well. Rest assured, your iPhone is locked in place and will not fall out on you.
Even with the complaints about the belt clip, I still like this case. The pros outweigh the cons by far. I found myself using the case at work around my desk and at home when I was lounging around. Even though the size adds to the iPhone it still feels good in the hand while using it.
Overall the Case-Mate Fuel Case for iPhone 3G/3GS does it's job and it does it very well. Since Apple chooses not to make the iPhones battery replaceable companies like Case-Mate have stepped up and offered us some solutions. For $77.95 you can't go wrong with this one, Fuel will give your iPhone the boost it needs to easily make it through your entire day and, in some cases, days.
- Battery life as advertises.
- Feels good in the hand
- Reasonable price
- Ability to sync while your iPhone is in the case
- Works with the new iPhone 3GS
- Lack of screen protection
- Belt clip is not removable
- Case only chargeable v only by micro USB
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Reader comments
Review: Case-Mate Fuel Case for iPhone 3G/3GS
I like the fact that it is 2300mah but that clip is a deal breaker. I chose the MiLi powerpack instead. It's 2000mah and has a USB out to charge other devices.
I dont agree with this "One of the biggest gripes a lot of iPhone 3G/3GS readers have is battery life."
My battery life is amazing on the 3Gs, and it has not even been a week yet, usually they get even better after 2 weeks.
I can't imagine it being better then it is now, i watching 10 tv episodes a Day while im at work doing work, i keep it off to the side playing tv shows. and By the time the DAY is overwith i have 60% battery life left.
You see 10 episodes and you still have 60% left of batterie?
I've used it so far for 1hr and 26 min and I have 64% batterie left.
and I just use it to txt and read blogs, if I played like 4 episodes I'd prob
had to charge my phone.
Does anyone else have great batterrie life? Seems like my new 3GS has worst batterie life than my old 2G iPhone!
Yes I do a ton on it, i even play games and last night get this... I stayed up all night long and went to the Midnight showing of Transformers 2 and got home around 3:00am. While i was there i recorded video of how HUGE the line was.
This was all on the same day without charging it.
My advice to you my friend is to WAIT it out for about a week, if things dont change maybe , and it is possible you just got a bad fruit out of the crop. It happens.. it's just bad luck.
Take it back to Apple and let them know.
But yes... the battery life im experiencing right now is even better then the 3G and I have not hit the 2 week mark, which usually the battery life improves at that point.
Well at least thats' what happened to me with the 2G and the 3G
@Jojo10040, try turning down the brightness of the screen. That, to me, seems to be the biggest factor in how long the battery lasts.
@Jay .. if you get more than a day's worth, what's wrong with simply plugging it in overnight?
Seems to me that as long as you can make it through a day, you have all the battery you will ever need.
I think Jay was Joking because yes more then a days worth is what we get, and that's A lot =)
I think he was being sarcastic hehe
My battery life has been alright so far, although i think I'd have to buy this Case-Mate in the near future. We'll see how my unit 3G S goes. Nice review on the case...mate! :-)
I'm finding the 3gs very slow to charge via the new smaller wall charger, takes about as long as charging via pc/usb, i.e. very slowly. My old 3g charger used to be twice as fast as the new one. Infact the fastest way I have to charge it now is my incar charger, I noticed yesterday how fast that was compared to the wall charger. Anyone else noticing slow recharge speed with 3gs wall charger?
"To charge the case you only have one option — you must use a standard 5-pin USB cord. One is included but it would be nice to have the option to charge the case without using my laptop."
I've never heard the term "5-pin USB" so I don't know how 'standard' that is - if it's just a standard USB connector, the 3G/3Gs comes with a USB/wall plug adapter so you can plug it in anywhere, not just via a computer.
I wouldn't recommend plugging it in at work, to keep it charged - that's probably bad for the battery - but you can REcharge it an hour before leaving work...
The one bad thing I've heard from friends who use this (and other "Juicepacks") is that your internal battery never gets run down, and has a tendency to totally screw up the internal charge measuring circuit.
If they don't run their internal down till it power's off and recharge fully once in a while, the Charge measuring circuit starts shutting down the phone prematurely as soon as you start drawing on the internal battery.
Apple recommends you discharge fully once a month or so to retrain the charge measuring circuit.
(No, this is not a battery "memory" issue. Iphone batteries are not susceptible to that, and battery "memory" is largely fiction when you really dig into it past what you read on the monkey-hear monkey-say internet.)
The standard (large) 4 pin connector has five wires. 4 pins plus ground.
The mini USB adapter has 5 pins, one of which is not used. That is what is pictured on the device.
A few quick comments. # 1, lightest batt pack around. Resembles several holsters. Largest batt (2300 mah), lithium-ion polymer. Polymer very important, higher density, holds chg longer!!
Notice power on/off button, if you want to run iPhone batt down & then turn power on. Charge by plugging USB into iPhone wall charger or if you have ATT cig lighter charger, has USB outlet on top of charger plug-in. Or the Griffin charge kit from W/Mart includes cig plug-in with USB outlet. Best on market. $58. on eBay, new in pkg, delivered, no tax


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E-licious E-Cookbook
E-licious : must have recipes for every occasion
You'll find inside:
- Over 45 delicious recipes with easy to find ingredients.
- 10 sections like :Weeknight Meals, Crock-pot meals, Date Night, Backyard Barbecue and more.
- Recipes like Strawberry Spongecake, Chicken Divan, Shrimp stir-fry and more that your family and friends will love.
- Even more recipes using my most popular recipe Sticky Chicken.
Cooking delicious, yummy meals at home instead of eating out will save you much more than the cost of this book, which is only $4.99. So what are you waiting on?
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Helene said "I can't wait to try some of the recipes!! Beer can chicken…seriously? It looks so good! And the loaded nachos…my kids would LOVE those! In fact, I think I'll include the nachos on my menu plan for next week (I've actually been doing a menu plan and sticking to it and I can't believe how much smoother the whole dinner routine has been, not to mention how much $$$ I save)."
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Sarah Mae, who generously shared her marketing knowledge and experience through her eBook, How to Market and Sell Your eBook.
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I do like the ice cream bread that was posted on my facebook page havent tryed it out yet but i am going to so i will pm you an let you no how it gos it will be something new for me so be cause i am a new zealander the flour that you use can you buy that sort of selfrasing flour here or can i just use edmonds selfrasing flour cause thats the only one we have in new zealand can you find out for me ok
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July 14th, 2013 at 3:10 pm
I think any brand of self rising flour should be fine. Let me know how you like it.
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Boonville continues to progress in 2013 as it launches its new website and steps closer toward getting its own water line.
The town's new website, www.boonvillenc.com, launched earlier this month and features links for residents of the town, information for businesses currently in Boonville, information for individuals and businesses that are considering relocating to the area and information about places to shop, stay and eat in Boonville.
The website also provides links to the town's social media sites on Pintrest, Facebook and Flickr.
At the town hall meeting on March 5 the board voted to go ahead with the USDA's plan for the town's water line.
The board plans to vote on accepting the USDA's terms for a grant in either May or June with advertising for bids to follow. In July the board hopes to award a contract for construction of the line and plans to announce a notice to proceed and sign a six-month contract in August.
Greater Boonville Business Association President Tommy Jester announced that the town had finished installing its vintage style lampposts in the downtown area during the organization's meeting on March 7.
Organization member Tom Bastable noted that the lights are functioning well and he has received several positive comments from Boonville residents.
The group discussed other ways that the town could improve the appearance of downtown without investing much money.
Bastable also suggested the association could find a way to provide flowerpots for businesses to use on their sidewalks. Jester agreed that something small could be a springboard for all businesses in town to revisit their outside appearance.
"I think when you improve the businesses in town it inspires the other businesses in town to follow suit," Jester said. "There are several small things you can do that can completely change the look of your business."
Bastable suggested the creation of a farmer's market on Sunday afternoons or one evening a week, adding benches along the sidewalks in the downtown area and creating walking trails in town.
"We need to do little things that will get residents out and walking in town and that will encourage visitors to stop and walk around town as well," Bastable said.
Bastable also pointed out a strong need for public restrooms in town. Jester suggested that the town might be looking into a vacant property that could serve as a public restroom and visitor's center but no action has been set forth yet.
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JohnnyBee wrote:I also went through my modest collection of discs, and found that I have a 155 Flying Squirrel that I bought ...well I don't remember when, but I am going to have to throw that in the 150 tryouts bag. That may cover understable to stable mid. I know they are hard to find, think I got it from Clearwater during tax return season 2 years ago and forgot about it. I can't give you feed back on it, because I haven't thrown it recently. I would love to find VIP Air Warships I hear are out there, but haven't found one.
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Apple screens, chipsets proudly made in the U.S.A.
As part of his D10 Conference interview last night, Apple CEO Tim Cook used the occasion to once again respond to critics of Apple's China policies and remind them key parts of the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad are in fact made in the U.S.A -- including the Corning Gorilla Glass screens and the Apple A4, Apple A5, and Apple A5X chipset "brains".
The story of how Apple came to use Corning's Kentucky made Gorilla Glass for the iPhone is well known, involving Steve Jobs, some keys, a scratched iPhone prototype, and a demand to change an entire manufacturing process just weeks before launch. Apple has previously admitted and even touted the connection on their jobs creation page.
Samsung, who fabricates the chips designed by Apple for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV, shifted manufacturing to Austin, Texas some time in 2011. The Apple A5 chipset found in the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S, and likely subsequent chipsets have been produced there ever since.
Riffing on Apple's ongoing patent litigation, which was also discussed, Cook went on to describe how Apple is taking the lead in supply chain responsibility, making it more open and transparent, and reporting on progress more frequently than ever before.
Rather than stealing Apple intellectual property, Tim Cook said he wished Apple competitors who rip off some of that.
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Apple screens, chipsets proudly made in the U.S.A.
Though I applaud Apple's use of US-based manufacturing plants. I think Cook's comment about competitors trying to "copy that" a bit disingenuous.
If I understand correctly, doesn't Apple use its market position to basically lock out others in the manufacturing process, leaving them little options in creating and assembling their products? Basically, the only way the competition can create a product in a similar price range, is to keep all manufacturing in low-cost countries?
His "copy that" comment was in regards to the reports and reviews of the manufacturing partners...nobody else does that...go to Microsoft's site and find a report on working conditions on their Xbox manufacturing (also Foxconn, btw), or go to Dell or HP and find something like that...nobody has them, at least nothing that's worth reading (I remember Dell or HP having an annual report, but that was pretty much worthless).
So...like Tim, I hope everybody else copies that from Apple.
Just as a point of clarification, the iPhone screen is not made in the U.S. -- the glass covering the screen is made in the U.S. This is more clear in the body of the article, but the headline and lead certainly imply that the screen itself is made in the U.S. rather than by LG in Asia. I guess it comes down to semantics of "screen" versus "display," but most people probably think of them interchangeably even when they're not.


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