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Typekithas announced that it is now serving PostScript versions of certain fonts in order to work around a problem with Windows rendering. Those who haven’t upgraded to the DirectWrite type rendering that comes with Internet Explorer 9 and is an option in Firefox 4 are still using the GDI rendering engine, which has anti-aliasing that only works in one direction. With certain fonts in larger sizes, this causes the type to have jagged, unappealing outlines....

Typeplaceis a new iPhone application that has users uploading photographs of interesting typography from their phone as they go about their lives. Typeplace isn’t just a photo app for typography nerds — it’s part social network and part game. Once you create an account you can ‘friend’ people you know. Users can compete with their friends as they upload more images, earning rewards such as badges and certificates and scaling the monthly leaderboards....

Typography Deconstructed is selling aletterpress posteron the anatomy of type that not only looks great, it awards so much designer geek cred that you won’t need to wear a beret anymore. Here’s a close up where you can see the letterpress and the high quality of the poster itself: Calling all Scaleup founders! Join the Soonicorn Summit on November 28 in Amsterdam. Meet with the leaders of Picnic, Miro, Carbon Equity and more during this exclusive event dedicated to Scaleup Founders!...

Just a few hours ago it became apparent that Twitter had been ordered by a U.S federal judge to provide information on key Wikileaks members using the social network. Twitter must disclose any data associated with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, but also Bradley Manning (the U.S Army private who leaked confidential cables) and other key members of the Wikileaks organisation. The information the court expects to be handed over include “subscriber names, user names, screen names, mailing addresses, residential addresses”....

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh todays said that Samsung’s Galaxy tablets do infringe on Apple’s patents,reports Dan Levinefor Reuters. The statements came in a hearing today about Apple’s proposed injunction against the sale of Samsung tablets in the U.S. Koh said that Apple might have a problem proving that its patents in the US are valid, however and that she would not grand a request for an injunction based off of a ‘utility’ patent, which would be one related to a specific feature or function of the tablets....