Is Google Trying to Kill Web Video? [Lawsuits]
22/02/2012 |
Imagine if web video suddenly disappeared from smartphones one day. Well, Microsoft says that if Google isn't stopped, that calamitous day might not be far off. That's a lofty charge, but is it truth or hyperbole?More »...
Why Are All the Cellphone Companies Suing Each Other? [Giz Explains]
Apple is suing Motorola, Samsung and HTC; they're all suing Apple back. RIM and Kodak are suing each other. Kodak is suing Apple. Sony is suing LG. Microsoft is suing FoxConn and Barnes and Noble. Oracle is suing Google.More »
Like HTC, Samsung Now Pays Microsoft to Put Android On Its Phones [Patents]
Samsung now pays Microsoft for the privilege of selling Android phones. Of course, it's being called a "partnership." And yes, we've seen this before: Microsoft also strong armed HTC into giving them a cut of the profits for every Android device sold.More »
Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android-Related Patents [Microsoft]
Microsoft announced today that they're going after Motorola for patent infringement. Specifically, nine patents that Microsoft says Motorola's Android smartphones infringe on. Given that Microsoft's already gotten HTC to roll over based on similar claims, this could get very interesting.More &raq...
Android may be big loser in Oracle-Google patent trial
The main attraction of Android for mobile phone manufacturers has been...
Apple Claims Android Started With Them [Patents]
In the early 1990s, Android head honcho Andy Rubin worked as a low-level Apple engineer. And that, according Apple's latest ITC filing, is grounds enough for them to potentially block Android in the US.More »
Jury Finds That Google Did Not Infringe Oracle's Patents (Updated) [Google Inc]
After a week of deliberations a jury has returned a verdict in the patent portion of the Google-Android fight to the death. Google is innocent—it did not infringe on two of Oracle's patents with Android.More »
Apple's Secret Weapon In The Patent Wars Is A Nuclear NORAD
Is the Rockstar Consortium Apple's secret weapon in the patent wars? The Rockstar Consortium made headlines when the group won a bidding war for the patent portfolio of one-time communications giant Nortel. Aside from getting a green light for the purchase from the Department of Justice, Rock...
Steve Ballmer willing to pay $230 per Windows Phone to beat Apple iPhone, Google Android
What is Steve Ballmer willing to pay to beat Apple and Google?
Google: Microsoft wields patent portfolio when its products fail
A Google patent lawyer says that the patent system is broken...
Google's risky deal: Benefits of snapping up Motorola Mobility not patently obvious
With its proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, Google is jumping into...
