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Asus claims the Hasbro lawsuit will not affect shipments of the Transformer Prime tablet

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We already knew that Harbro has brought suit over the Transformer Prime tablet, however we are now seeing some additional information on that subject. These latest details are coming from Asus and it appears to be good for those who are hoping and/or planning to make a purchase. Basically, Hasbro feels the need to protect more »

Asus involved in trademark lawsuit over the Transformer Prime

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I suppose it’s not too big of a surprise to learn Asus has found itself on the receiving end of a lawsuit for naming its upcoming tablet the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Hasbro, the company that makes the Transformer line of toys, filed the lawsuit in a Los Angeles court recently claiming Asus has infringed upon its intellectual property. Hasbro wants Asus to pay an undisclosed amount in damages, and wants to court to issue an injunction that will stop the sale of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime.

LG announces new advertising campaign featuring Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Any self-respecting Transformers fan knows about the impending release of the “Revenge of the Fallen” movie set to premiere in theaters on June 24. What separates this from a normal movie is the fact that LG is planning several events and a phone debut in an attempt to make the movie and the company itself more »

News bits: LG, Optimus Prime and your TiVo is watching you

The LG Dare will be playing the part of Optimus Prime in the next Transformers movie. The move was made to allow for better product placement. The idea is that kids would see the LG Dare version of Prime and want their own.

Alright, none of that is true, but LG has announced a deal with Paramount and Dreamworks where they LG will “launch a multi-faceted marketing campaign to promote the LG Mobile Phones brand and the overall theme of technology in the film.”

Paramount wants you to replace your DVDs with Blu-ray, and they are giving you $10 each to prove it

Trying to lure in customers to replace their DVDs or HD DVDs with Blu-rays, Paramount is offering ten bucks per title to do just that. Although Paramount and Dreamwork titles are involved in the offer, it isn’t good for just any Paramount movie.

According to HighDefDigest, the promotion will start with the release of Transformers on Blu-ray coming in just a few days on September 2nd. Hopefully you won’t mind messing up those boxes a bit though, since you need to include the proof-of-purchase tabs from both the DVD and the Blu-ray disk, along with the promotional certificate from inside eligible Blu-ray movies. You also have to buy your Blu-rays before December 31, 2009 and have your rebate envelope postmarked before January 31, 2010.