The Pull to Refresh action is a common gesture for mobile apps — used by the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Tweetbot, and Sparrow for a variety of commands. It may soon be a lot less common if the USPTO grants Twitter’s patent request.
Facebook’s been trying to register the word “face” as a trademark for a while, but now the US Patent Office has finally decided to grant the social network’s application. Here are the details of what happened.
Sony’s new trademarked tagline is “HOLY INVASION OF PRIVACY, BADMAN!” It’s apparently related to “games” and “optical discs.” I think it might be related to “Christian Bale” and a “temper.” Would explain all those caps.