iPhone: end of February round-up

With the month drawing to a close, we thought it a good time to round-up a few of the iPhone stories that have been floating around.

Quantum Research’s rumblings that it might sue Apple over iPhone tech infringing its patents have settled down to a quiet grumble, with the company now being reported as saying, ‘Until the iPhone product is made available for public sale, we have to make the operating assumption that no Quantum patents have been violated.’

Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs has been falling over itself to say nice things about the new Apple handset. The bank believes the iPhone will be a hit, based on recent surveys indicating the potential market for iPhone is approximately 75% the size of the iPod’s user base. GS has recommended to investors that they buy Apple stock ASAP. (Now, where did we put our cheque books…?)

Lastly, the exact details of the Cisco/ Apple deal over the iPhone name remain the subject of much speculation, with some sources claiming Apple quietly handed-over up to $50m (£25m) for the iPhone brand.

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