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Zordak writes ‘Amazon’s infamous ‘1-click’ patent has been in reexamination at the USPTO for almost four years. Patently-O now reports that ‘the USPTO confirmed the patentability of original claims 6-10 and amended claims 1-5 and 11-26. The approved-of Go to Source [Translate]

The Kindle DX is too large to carry comfortably, and Amazon has made very little effort to customise it for the UK market. We like the ability to download content over the air, but otherwise prefer e-book readers that eschew the bells and whistles. Go to Source [Translate]

6.5 Editors’ Rating Typical price: 325 The Kindle DX is too large to carry comfortably, and Amazon has made very little effort to customise it for the UK market. We like the ability to download content over the air, but otherwise prefer e-book readers Go to Source [Translate]

Amazon and Apple aren’t just jostling for e-book readers. Billboard is reporting that Apple has started to push back against music labels that have worked out exclusive deals with Amazon in exchange for being featured on the MP3 Daily Deal from Amazon. Go to Source [Translate]

(LITCHFIELD, Conn.) – A figural bronze statue of a warrior on his steed by the German artist Franz Von Stuck (1863-1928) sold for $20,880 in an online auction held Feb. 3-17 by Litchfield County Auctions, Inc. The bronze, titled Amazon, was the top achiever in a sale that saw over 1,000 lots change hands and [...]

theodp writes ‘Microsoft says it has reached a wide-ranging IP agreement with Amazon in which each company has granted the other a license to its patent portfolio. Microsoft says the agreement covers technologies in products such as Amazon’s Kindle Go to Source [Translate]

The Double-Take Cloud software uses Amazon’s EC2 for backup and as a platform to run recovered workloads on while a failed server is fixed Go to Source [Translate]

Microsoft and Amazon announced on Monday that the two have entered into a patent cross-licensing deal. As part of the pact, Amazon will pay Microsoft an undisclosed amount of money, though the two sides did not disclose more details. The deal covers both Go to Source [Translate]

Number 1 brand trust by country (Credit: Millward Brown) New consumer by Millward Brown reveals that Amazon.com is the top performing brand in the U.S. based on ‘trust’ and ‘recommendation.’ Nokia tops the chart in eight other countries with Toyota Go to Source [Translate]

Google is in court later today New York to face critics of its agreement with US publishers to digitise the world’s books. Judge Denny Chin will hear evidence from 26 critics of the deal. These include Amazon and Microsoft, along with several publishers. Go to Source [Translate]