Apple's controversial Lightning connector has a name that nicely matches up with the Thunderbolt data connection. But its name caused Apple some trouble — because it had to buy the trademark from Harley-Davidson. Read More >>

A bizarre attempt by a French company to register the Anonymous name as a trademark has succeeded, with the firm now owning the rights to create Anonymous merchandise in France. As you might expect, the Anon hackers themselves aren't impressed and will not be buying the t-shirt. Read More >>

Neil Young thinks music sounds like crap. Not in an old codger, music-just-ain't-the-same way, but in an I'm-developing-six-high-resolution-services sorta way. Which could be great! But why six? Read More >>

It's not hyperbolic to say that Apple introduced multitouch to the masses with the iPhone. Apple thought that they could trademark it. Unfortunately for them, the United States Patent and Trademark Office thought differently. They've denied Apple the multitouch trademark. Read More >>