New and Noteworthy: Apple's patent for color changing cases taken?; Steve Jobs to keynote Apple Expo in Paris; more

Apple's patent for color changing cases taken? The Boston Globe reports on Color Kinetics, a company holds 19 patents related to the control of LED lighting systems, and has filed for more than 100 additional patents. "One situation to watch: Apple Computer recently filed a patent application for a computer whose exterior would change colors, apparently after Color Kinetics had demonstrated their technology to Apple. 'It covers a lot of our technology and a lot of patents we hold,' Mueller says." More.

Steve Jobs to keynote Apple Expo in Paris Macworld UK reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will deliver the opening keynote address at Apple Expo Paris 2003 on Tuesday September 16. "Speculation exists that Apple will reveal further details of its forthcoming operating system upgrade, Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther). Sources within the Mac industry also predict new PowerBooks will be announced at or near the show." More.

Asiva Correct Apply Color Photoshop plug-in Shapiro Consulting Group is planning to deliver a new Photoshop plug-in called Asiva Correct Apply Color in mid-September. The Asiva Correct Apply Color plug-in allows for users to perform color changes without time-consuming masks. It features all 16-bit per component internal processing, even on 8-bit images. According to the company, this provides 256 times the bandwidth and precision of 8-bit processing. More.

BlackBerry Reveals Bank's Secrets Wired News reports on an eBay buyer who received more than he bargained for when buying a portable communication device, the Blackberry. "The BlackBerry didn't come with a cable, synching station, software or a manual. But it did come with something even more valuable: a trove of corporate data. After popping a battery into the BlackBerry's back panel, Sacks discovered a few things the previous owner wouldn't have wanted him to see -- more than 200 internal company e-mails from financial services firm Morgan Stanley and a database of more than 1,000 names, job titles (from vice presidents to managing directors), e-mail addresses and phone numbers (some of them home numbers) for Morgan Stanley executives worldwide." More.

Where Have The Yahoo! Millionaires Gone? When the Internet roared, Yahoo! spent lavishly on acquisitions, making hundreds of people into instant millionaires. "What happened to all that newfound wealth? Since going public in 1996, Yahoo! has spent $11 billion on 20 acquisitions. Most of the entrepreneurs didn't stick around for very long." More.

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