Eastman Kodak Company says it's received notice of the Administrative Law Judge?s (ALJ) initial determination in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) action brought by Kodak against Apple and Research In Motion Limited (RIM).

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Foxconn, the China-based facility that makes iPhones and iPads for Apple (among other products), is investing US$210 million to build a new factory in October to specifically serve Apple, according to "China Daily" (as noted by "CNET").

The facility will be in China's eastern Jiangsu province, will cover an area of 40,000 square meters and employ 35,800 worker. It's unknown exactly what products and/or components the factory will make.

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Lawyers following the case say you shouldn't expect Apple and Samsung to settle their global legal battle over mobile device patents in court-ordered talks that start today between their chief executive officers, reports "Bloomberg" (http://macte.ch/OumPl).

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Apple has sent legal correspondence to the organizer of a London based Apple Expo warning them that use of the name Apple is a trademark infringement., reports "Macworld UK" (http://macte.ch/a5UpH).

The redubbed Appule Expo that will take place in London this October. This will be the first Mac show to run in London since 2008, notes "Macworld UK." The Mac Expo show was last run London in 2007, then renamed Creative Pro Expo in 2008 before ceasing. The Apple Expo show last ran in Paris in 2008.

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In a note to clients -- as reported by "AppleInsider" (http://www.appleinsider.com) -- Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says 28nm chip shortages at Qualcomm aren'r likely to keep Apple from releasing its next gen iPhone with a "completely redesigned body style" in October.

"The bottom line is that we remain comfortable with an October iPhone 5 launch despite the reported 28nm chip shortage at Qualcomm," he told clients.

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Apple has filed a motion for a U.S. preliminary injunction against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, reports "FOSS Patents" (http://macte.ch/gLFzY).

The motion is based on a ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), which came down four days earlier and sided with Apple on the question of whether an iPad-related design patent (U.S. Patent No. D504,889) is likely valid, the article adds. Apple and Samsung have filed more than 30 lawsuits against each other across four continents.

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Five Star Feature Films, the company behind Ashton Kutcher's made-for-TV movie "Jobs: Get Inspired," says it will use several actual locations for filming Steve Jobs' story as head of Apple, including the original company garage, reports "CNET." For details go to http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57437566-37/steve-jobs-tv-movie-to-fil... .

That particular location is at 2066 Crist Drive in Los Altos, California and it served as the company's official headquarters before it moved into its Cupertino campus.

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HiddenMemory has introduced ResourceHelper 1.0, its new image resource management tool for Mac OS X (10.7 and higher)

Developed specifically for developers and designers who want to create iOS software, ResourceHelper helps you ship software with all the correctly scaled image assets required. The app features image checking, batch image conversion,

To celebrate the launch, ResourceHelper 1.0.1 is offered at the introductory price of US$9.99. It's available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Developer Tools category.

In a note to clients -- as reported by "AppleInsider" (http://www.appleinsider.com) -- Jefferies analyst Peter Misek thinks the iPhone 3GS will stay in production even after the next gen iPhone is introduced this fall. He thinks the phone will remain on sale for under US$300 in developing markets where pre-paid smartphones are popular.

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Lemke Software (http://www.lemkesoft.com/) has announced GraphicConverter 8, an update to its image utility for Mac OS X. It's been completely rewritten and now supports 64-bit and 32-bit Intel-based Macs.

The upgrade allows you to work with larger files and in less time. Also added is import support for EMF, EMZ, cpbitmap , FLIR raw data to context menu, interpolation of EXIF date function and more.

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By Steve Baczewski

Ansel Adams was part of a group of San Francisco realistic landscape photographers who called themselves Group f/64. The name came from their desire to achieve maximum depth of field (DOF).

However, attaining maximum DOF can be challenging, especially in macro photography. Stopping a lens down to its smallest aperture extends DOF but introduces diffraction. Enter Helicon Focus software (http://www.heliconsoft.com). It produces an edge-to-edge focused image by combining partially focused areas from multiple files of a scene.

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Nevosoft's Mysteryville 2 for Mac OS X (10.6.6 or higher) is now available at the Mac App Store. It costs US$6.99 and is available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Games category.

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Theme Inn (http://www.themeinn.com/) has launched a three collections of templates for MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint, as well as combining all three sets into the Bundle for MS Office.

The Templates for MS Word pack is a collection of 411 templates for creating business and personal documents with Word. Templates for MS Excel offers 50 diverse templates for Excel. The MS PowerPoint set consists of 25 designs for PowerPoint presentations.

The templates require Mac OS X 10.6.6 or higher and MS Office 2008 for Mac or later. They're US$19.99 each; the MS Office bundle costs $39.99.

O'Reilly Media has published "Photoshop CS6: The Missing Manual," an US$49.99 book by Lesa Snider.

"This edition features all new screen shots, new and updated practical techniques, as well as a new chapter on video editing," notes Snider, founder of the creative tutorial site www.GraphicReporter.com. "It's simply the most comprehensive yet conversational, Photoshop book on the market and I'm incredibly proud to have it available upon ship date of the software."

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Sonivox (http://www.sonivoxmi.com) has released Dubstep Destruction Tools, a software package that includes the Wobble, Pulse, Vocalizer and Twist virtual instrument plug-ins.

Dubstep Destruction Tools comes with: Wobble, a dubstep virtual instrument; Twist, a spectral synthesizer; Vocalizer, an audio re-synthesizer for reprocessing, re-pitching, and synthesizing vocals and drums; and Pulse, "the Swiss Army Knife" of drum machines that reads any MPC, MP3, Aiff, or WAV file format, and comes complete with its own library of sounds

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Today's special deal is Fumy for Mac OS X. It's being offered for US$8.99; the regular price is $19.99. To take advantage of this special pricing go to http://mupromo.com/deal/1859/6603 .

Fumy (previously called Smoke) is an unusual bitmap editor with tools that allow you to brush and render graphics that resemble smoke. You can create abstract background, lighting texts, art-house drawings and more.

Crucial.com, an online destination for memory upgrades, is inviting all Mac enthusiasts to enter the "Dinner with the Woz" sweepstakes for a chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet, greet and eat with Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak.

The package that includes a trip to California?s Silicon Valley for an unforgettable meeting with one of the most influential pioneers of the technology industry. To enter the "Dinner with the Woz" sweepstakes, contestants may visit the sweepstakes page at http://www.crucial.com/mac2012 from now until June 15.

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Here are the latest incremental updates for Mac OS X apps.

STA Software (http://STA-Software.com) has released version 1.2 of its SiteSaver productivity code. SiteSaver is an application that collects, organizes, saves and retrieves information from the Web and integrates it with local files and folders. Version 1.2 is a maintenance update.

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Another day, another lawsuit. A complaint was filed this week in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by plaintiff Danyelle Comer accusing Apple of participating in "unfair, unlawful, deceptive, and misleading practices" in promoting the simplicity and reliability of its iCloud service, reports "AppleInsider" (http://www.appleinsider.com).

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In a note to clients -- as reported by "AppleInsider" (http://www.appleinsider.com) -- Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty says if were to launch a full-fledged television set (the rumored "iTV"), it could cause total average annual U.S. household spending on Apple products to double to US$888 by 2015.

She said that Apple's U.S. household spending doubled following the launch of the original iPhone, from $150 per year in 2007 to $295 in 2010. She expects that the iPad will double that spending again, to an average of $635 per household, per year by 2013.

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