Update: Trademork post (this one) causes online rumor explosion (links below), a front-page Digg story and a response from Sega confirming that no Dreamcast 2 is in the works. Mork is sad. _____ On August 13, 2007, video game developer Sega Corporation filed a new application to protect the trademark Dreamcast. While the existing Dreamcast filing for the same class and codes is … Read more

On November 21, 2007, American communications company Motorola, Inc. filed to protect the trademark DEXT in relation to “mobile telephones” as well as “electronic personal organizers, computer software and programs, computer e-commerce software, computer software for sending and receiving short messages and electronic mail, digital cameras, video cameras” and “wireless telephone services” among other things. Gizmodo is … Read more

Update: PocketGamer and others are now reporting that Eidos has confirmed Tomb Raider Underworld for multiple platforms. _____ Update: Wikipedia now lists Tomb Raider: Underworld as the eighth installment of the Tomb Raider series. Eidos or Crystal Dynamics has yet to confirm or deny the name. _____ On November 21, 2007, video game developer Eidos Interactive filed to protect the trademark Tomb … Read more

On November 16, 2007, American technology company Dell, Inc. filed to protect the trademark Zingspot in relation to “an online consumer portal for digital entertainment content acquisition and distribution”. Back in August, Dell acquired Mountain View-based mobile entertainment startup Zing Systems in an attempt to, according to Dell spokesman David Frink, “expand our capability to provide great product experiences”. Dell’s upcoming Zingspot portal … Read more

Okay, here’s an interesting one. There once was a software company in the 1980s named Infocom, which made many games and works of interactive fiction, including the Zork series, The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Shogun. Infocom was eventually bought by Activision in 1986 and was shut down by the publisher in 1989. Fast forward to this year. On July 2, 2007, and individual … Read more

Network Solutions appears to be developing a domain name auction service. On September 24, 2007, they filed to protect the trademark Namejet. The services description includes: “on-line auction services featuring domain names; on-line auction services for businesses, consumers, domain name holders; on-line bidding services featuring domain names; on-line proxy bidding services”. A quick Google search for … Read more

On October 31, 2007, Google Inc. filed to protect the trademark Android in relation to their recently-announced open and comprehensive software platform for mobile devices. Google developed Android through an alliance of technology and mobile industry leaders called the Open Handset Alliance. While Google insists that there’s no GPhone on the way, and that handset makers such as Motorola will be providing … Read more