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Nothing like a little legalese to take the edge off on a Monday, eh? Just months after Apple smacked HTC with an ITC complaint, it looks as if the company’s doing the same thing again. As if one ongoing ITC complaint against Samsung wasn’t enough, the US International Trade Commission is reporting that HTC is being accused again. As predicted, the patent infringement complaint is asking for the entity to block the import of “personal electronic devices” by HTC, but until it becomes available for public viewing, it’s hard to know exactly which device(s) ticked the lawyers in Cupertino off. As for the prior tiff? A judge is expected to rule on that August 5th, and those findings are then subject to review by the full commission. HTC’s not commenting yet given that even it hasn’t seen the details, so we’ll be sure to keep you posted as the drama unfolds.

Apple files second ITC patent infringement complaint against HTC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Guess what, emulation junkies? iMAME4All, a staple amongst retro iOS gamers, can now support iCade. Thanks to one Todd Laney, there’s now a 3.5MB download that’ll bring the joys of iCade to a relatively commonplace MAME application (and vice-versa). We’re told that the best way to use these two is in fullscreen portrait mode, and after tapping the option button (and selecting “Options), the onscreen controls will fade out and the iCade buttons will appear. Looks like that Benjamin you just saved up now has yet another reason to be spent.

[Thanks, Jim]

iMAME4All gains experimental support for iCade, iOS gamers gain infinite happiness originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata made no bones about his disdain for casual mobile gaming during his keynote at GDC earlier this year. According to the executive, Nintendo will sustain itself with the sort of value absent from the current app explosion. Rovio naturally took issue with the statement and fired back, like so many disgruntled feathered animals. With all of that in mind, it was a bit surprising to hear that a Pokemon card game is headed for the iPhone and Android devices in Japan this summer — after all, Nintendo does own a share of the popular monster-based franchise. Before you get too attached to the concept of Mario on your iOS device, however, keep two things in mind — first, Nintendo only owns about a third of the franchise. Second, the company quickly shot down the suggestion of further expansion into the world of phone apps. Those 3DS games aren’t going to buy themselves, after all.

Pokemon headed to iOS, Android, Nintendo still doesn’t give a Jigglypuff about casual gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on January 10, 2007 by CyberNet.

When Yahoo redesigned their homepage I have to say that they did a lot of things right. They made it so that their news and services were brought to your fingertips without having to traverse a lot of pages to find what you were looking for. They did it in a fashion that looks not only slick, but also unique.

So what would happen if Google was the one who created the homepage with that exact same layout? You don’t have to wonder anymore because GoogleWatch made a mockup of the homepage that has been Googleized (pictured above). It has everything from quick access to your email all the way to featured movies from Google Video and YouTube.

Now we also can’t forget the quick access to your Google Reader items at the bottom or a nice listing of the popular Google services on the left side. After I saw this mockup it actually made me wish that Google really created something like this. Sure they have their Personalized Homepage where people can add Google Reader news and their Gmail Inbox, but it doesn’t look nearly as nice as this. Something like this could be a nice step in the right direction for bringing all of the Google services together.

Am I the only one who thinks the layout and design of the items above is pretty nice? Throw some pictures up there from your own (and your friends) Picasa Web Albums and I think it would be all set!

View larger screenshot of the Google homepage with Yahoo’s layout

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It’s a more rounded and sports a little more chrome than Google’s recent redesign efforts, but the new YouTube Cosmic Panda experiment does bring the darker UI elements and polished feel of Google+ to the video sharing service. This is much more than a fresh coat of paint however, navigating the site is a much more interactive experience now and you can continue to watch videos as you search and browse — provided you’re using Chrome. Channel pages have also been completely overhauled with large images for each video, several layout templates, and easier to use customization options. Playlists have also been revamped and now bear more than a passing resemblance to Leanback. The one thing missing at the moment is integration with Google+ and the new navigation bar, but we’re sure those features will be added eventually (and if they’re not, then the Goog has really dropped the ball). You can opt in now by heading to source link.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

YouTube Cosmic Panda experiment adds darker UI, lots of spit and polish originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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