14.07.2011 00:50 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple named in suit over iPhone, iPad 3G data transfer

Hawaiian company GPNE claims to hold patents on GPRS data transfer, and according to AppleInsider it's named Apple, RIM, Nokia, Sony, and Amazon in an infringement lawsuit. GPRS is a (much) slower form of data transfer available on all of Apple's iDevices; if you live in the U.S., chances are you've never even connected to GPRS on your iPhone since faster EDGE networks are fairly widespread. Other countries without nationwide 3G coverage and no EDGE to speak of (like New Zealand) have extensive GPRS coverage. GPNE has accused Apple and other defendants of infringing on three separate patents. Oddly, all three patents have only recently been awarded: two in 2009, and one in 2010.

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