Anybody even halfway paying attention to the news these days will be familiar with patent-trolls and the never-ending quest for patent-owners seeking to protect their ideas from others wishing to capitalize on them. Google understands better than most, and wants to do their part to put an end to that ridiculous (and confusing, and expense, and frustrating) game. By creating a … [Read more...] about Google Wants to Buy (and Protect) Your Patents
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BlackBerry Contemplates a Future With Samsung
It isn't very often that news in the tech world causes an actual frenzy of excitement --but when Samsung (supposedly) puts 7.5B on the table in a bid to purchase Blackberry, the interest is warranted. We knew that senior executives were chatting at CES last week, and that a possible buyout was on the table, but that means things materialized rather quickly. Who knows … [Read more...] about BlackBerry Contemplates a Future With Samsung
Patent Reveals Possible New BlackBerry Keyboard Design
Since the beginning of the smartphone, BlackBerry has held fairly strong (with very few exceptions) to the idea that users want a physical keyboard. With the upcoming BlackBerry Passport, this philosophy stays true --and if a patent application that was recently discovered is any indication, nothing will be changing anytime soon. Text from the patent application indicates a … [Read more...] about Patent Reveals Possible New BlackBerry Keyboard Design
Microsoft Claims Samsung Stopped Making Patent License Payments
Samsung should take note that Microsoft doesn't fool around when patent license payments arrive late. Microsoft asserts that they have hundreds of patents that are required for any manufacturer making Android phones: Samsung included. Corporate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel for Microsoft, David Howard, spoke toward the lawsuit, stating that: "Today's legal … [Read more...] about Microsoft Claims Samsung Stopped Making Patent License Payments
Does Microsoft Have Any Claim On Android?
Microsoft has asserted for quite some time that they own patents that are being infringed upon by the Android operating system --and has often given the suggestion that it could all be made better if licensing was in place (read: Microsoft gains a revenue stream from something other than actually innovating their own mobile products). Until now, the question we have all had, … [Read more...] about Does Microsoft Have Any Claim On Android?
Samsung Files Suite of Patents for Next Generation of Android Wear
In this brave new world filled with patent disputes and court cases, it's hard to care about news that Samsung has a few new ideas that they want to retain credit for and control over --but with wearable technology being the latest exciting thing, new applications give us hints as to what we might expect to see in the next generation of products. If this is true, Samsung may … [Read more...] about Samsung Files Suite of Patents for Next Generation of Android Wear
Samsung vs Apple Patent Dispute: Court Lowers Samsung’s Penalty
The historic Apple vs Samsung patent dispute has resulted in an over 1 billion dollar penalty for Samsung in the first round. Several months down the line, things seems to have mellowed down a bit so that the judge has now scaled down the amount to a shade less than 600 million dollars. Judge of the Northern District of California, Lucy Koh, has also ordered re-trial involving … [Read more...] about Samsung vs Apple Patent Dispute: Court Lowers Samsung’s Penalty
Samsung Sues Apple in France over Tech Patents
If Apple has bitten a chunk off Samsung's back in Germany, the latter is also trying to do the same to Apple in neighboring France. Apart from the location, the other differentiating factor to Samsung's legal pursuit against Apple concerning technology patents where Samsung is accusing the Connecticut based company of having infringed on at least three of its tech patents. In … [Read more...] about Samsung Sues Apple in France over Tech Patents
Apple Manages to Keep Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Away From Public Glare at IFA
Samsung's patent woes continue, as no sooner had the company flashed its latest tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, at the IFA event in Berlin that the device and all other supportive evidence of its existence vanished mysteriously. Not only were the demo units of the tablet pulled out from public viewing, but any comment whatsoever on the tablet has also been shut out from … [Read more...] about Apple Manages to Keep Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Away From Public Glare at IFA
Suspected Sony tablet at FCC
Guess what the guys at FCC are up to these days! They have the latest tablet from Sony to play around with. With a market presence as big as that of Sony and with tablet PCs showing such potential for market presence, it simply does not make sense for Sony to not to have a suitable tablet device in its line up. More so after the reputation they have built up with its VA10 range … [Read more...] about Suspected Sony tablet at FCC
Apple patents convertible tablet
Those who are yet not ready to ditch their notebooks completely in favor of a tablet device which is sans a proper keyboard or feel more comfortable punching on a real keyboard than a virtual onscreen keypad and would like to have the best of both are soon likely to have more choice coming their way. For there might soon be a new convertible tablet device vouching for our … [Read more...] about Apple patents convertible tablet