If you’ve been thinking of suing Apple for their touch technologies lately, then be prepared to have your Fourth of July weekend ruined. It’ll take that long just to get through Apple’s 34 lengthy new touch screen related patents that were published today by the US Patent & Trademark Office. Then again, some of you that may be sitting in a cell at this very moment - may actually have the extra time on your hands to do just that. This report highlights some of the more interesting patents of the day covering such topics as flex circuit bonding, multi-event input systems and multiple sensors.

In a packed hall of developers and industry partners at Microsoft® Mobile & Embedded DevCon 2005, Microsoft Corp.'s annual mobile and embedded developers conference, Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Mobile (TM) 5.0. This new version of the Windows Mobile software platform delivers on partner requests, including more platform flexibility to customize devices and solutions; productivity enhancements that include updated Microsoft Office software and persistent memory storage for more efficient data management; and a powerful multimedia experience with Windows Media® Player 10 Mobile and support for hard drives.