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Lawsuit Filed Against Motorola Mobility and Google, This Time it’s Not Apple

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Aug, 2011

Lately when I've seen anything related to a lawsuit in technology news I've immediately thought of either Apple or Microsoft but mainly the first one. It is almost sad that they have came down to being known almost as much for that as they are for their products, but that is another story itself. Today new reports are claiming that a Motorola shareholder has actually filed a lawsuit against Motorola and Google both, or as I've been calling them -- Googarola.

Samsung Welcomes the Google Motorola Deal, See it as Protection

By Cory Gunther
on 16 Aug, 2011

When Google dropped the news yesterday that they had acquired Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion we quickly saw an uproar of comments from everyone. It seems even Google gave notice to their top few OEM partners as they all had statements ready and Google nicely posted those up on their blog. It seems pretty widespread that everyone is looking at this as protection in some form or another.

Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban suspended outside of Germany

By Shane McGlaun
on 16 Aug, 2011

We have already talked about Samsung looking for a court date to try to get the ban on the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe overturned. That court date was slated for August 25. Samsung won't have to wait that long to get the tablet back into some parts of Europe. The ban on sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet has been lifted in many parts of Europe allowing sales to start back up.

Google’s Android and Web Services being investigated by the FTC

By Cory Gunther
on 10 Aug, 2011

Federal Trade Commission officials appear to be focusing some antitrust investigations on a few key areas of Google's business, including not only their web services but also in Android. The FTC recently served Google with broad subpoenas to collect information about how the company conducts business with its Android licensees as well as the entire Oracle situation.

Motorola Xoom Up Next On Apple’s Lawsuit Plans?

By Cory Gunther
on 10 Aug, 2011

Early yesterday Apple was granted a preliminary injunction against Samsung and their Galaxy Tab 10.1 stopping future sales and marketing in the European Union. Samsung was quick to respond but the damage has already been done for now. Looking through the documents reveals that Samsung isn't the only one, and that Apple may in fact be going after Motorola next for the design of the Xoom.

Samsung Responds to Court Ruling in Europe Banning Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Aug, 2011

Earlier today we reported that a German court had ruled in Apple's favor regarding the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a preliminary injunction was granted halting all sales and marketing for the device across the European Union. This is a huge blow to Samsung especially because it was selling so well in Europe over the past few weeks breaking all other tablet sales records -- iPad 2 aside.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales Blocked in Europe Thanks to Apple

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Aug, 2011

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which launched in Britain and other parts of Europe last week might be seeing itself pulled from the shelves soon, and not from buyers. Recent court rulings from a German court granted Apple a preliminary injunction against Samsung and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 stopping sales and marketing both. The Tab 10.1 was the best selling tablet ever in Europe when it launched compared to every other tablet except for the iPad 2.

Google Responds to Microsoft Tweet Regarding Patents

By John Scheible
on 4 Aug, 2011

Google has made an update to the blog post yesterday regarding the recent patent lawsuits aimed at Android and its OEM partners. This update is a response to a tweet from a Microsoft employee, calling out Google, saying that Microsoft invited Google to join their collective bid for patents recently. Google outlines their strategic reasons for turning it down.

Oracle Deletes Blog Post Showing CEO’s Approval of Java in Android

By Cory Gunther
on 26 Jul, 2011

While I'm not going to jump into this story too deep I'll start with linking to our Oracle Portal. You will find all the stories and background you need. Basically Oracle is suing Google for the use of Java code in the Android OS. We reported on this a while back and little bits and pieces have slowly appeared over the past few months.

Eric Schmidt Comments on the Apple Lawsuits

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jul, 2011

The big man at Google known as Eric Schmidt looks to be stepping in to share a few comments regarding the current lawsuits we have been reading about. Not only is HTC getting hit but Apple and their army of lawyers have been going after Samsung too. At a Google mobile conference in Tokyo, Schmidt was pretty confident it talking about not only Apple lawsuits but also the issue with Microsoft as of late.