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<p>Sorry folks, it looks like those of you who dreamed of having a BlackBerry-type keyboard for your iPhone will have to just keep on dreaming. The company has
won a court order against Ryan Seacrest's Typo iPhone keyboard. The Typo had been expected to go on sale this Spring, but once BlackBerry got wind of it they filed a lawsuit against Seacrest's company in January. As Reuters reports:</p>
<p>U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco said that the Canadian mobile phone maker had established a "likelihood" of proving that Typo infringed its patents, while mentioning that Typo had not sufficiently challenged the patents in question.</p>
<p>The preliminary injunction prohibits Typo from the sale of its keyboard, which is a part of the relief sought by Blackberry.</p>
<p>"BlackBerry is pleased that its motion for a preliminary injunction against Typo Products LLC was granted. This ruling will help prevent further injury to BlackBerry from Typo's blatant theft of our patented keyboard technology," a spokeswoman for BlackBerry said in an email.</p>
<p>Typo said it was disappointed and plans to appeal the decision.</p>
<p>In other news:</p>
<ul>
<li>Square has
begun notifying customers that can get a new card reader for free.</li>
<li>Apple has
sent out a new letter to residents in the area of the Campus 2 HQ notifying them of updates on its construction.</li>
<li>New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
seems pretty pleased about Office for iPad's App Store rankings.</li>
<li>iTunes apparently
still dwarfs subscription streaming services.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;clear:both;">
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