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Nokia seeking HTC One US import ban

By Robert Nelson
on 24 May, 2013

Nokia appears to have stepped up in their patent dispute against HTC. This latest move involves an additional patent complaint that was filed with the International Trade Commission (ITC) on Thursday. The round involves the HTC One and it seems Nokia is seeking to ban US imports of the handset. Nokia has added six patent claims to the list of 44 and this all touches back to actions that began in 2012.

IDC: Q1 2013 marks first time smartphones out ship feature phones

By Robert Nelson
on 26 Apr, 2013

The International Data Corporation (IDC) has published their latest report, this time taking a look at smartphone and feature shipments for the first quarter of 2013. While we are looking at the same vendor names as we have seen in past reports, we have seen some other interesting tidbits in terms where the smartphone market is heading as a whole. To begin with, despite what the IDC is calling a "seasonably slow first quarter" there was still a 4 percent growth in the overall mobile phone market.

HTC: No injunction in Netherlands, HTC One will not be delayed

By Cory Gunther
on 24 Apr, 2013

This week we've heard and reported a few details regarding a lawsuit from Nokia aimed right at HTC and their new flagship One smartphone. The word on the street was Nokia sued over some microphones in the One, and received an injunction against the smartphone. However, today HTC has confirmed that isn't accurate and their smartphone will continue to be available worldwide with no further delays.

HTC One suffers another setback with lawsuit from Nokia

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Apr, 2013

It looks like the folks from HTC just can't catch a break, even with their new flagship smartphone. After announcing the HTC One with tons of attention and eager buyers it sadly faced a few small delays. Now however, it appears to be in more trouble after a court in the Netherlands has awarded Nokia a preliminary injunction on the handset over the microphone.

Apple continues to dominate for smartphone customer satisfaction

By Robert Nelson
on 21 Mar, 2013

The latest J.D. Power & Associates customer satisfaction report has been posted and it is similar to many of the past reports in that one thing has remained the same. The bit that has remained the same is something that Android loyalists may not be all that happy about, but here goes -- for the ninth consecutive time, Apple has remained in the top position in terms of smartphone customer satisfaction.

Nokia befriends Apple in fight against Samsung

By Robert Nelson
on 7 Mar, 2013

In the ongoing feud between Samsung and Apple, it looks like one of these companies has found a new friend. That company is Apple and the friend is Nokia. It seems Nokia has recently filed a brief in support of Apple and as a result has become the only outside group to come forward in support of the appeal. The interesting part here is that Apple had sued Nokia back in 2009. The companies later settled in 2011 and as a result, Apple had to pay Nokia royalties.

Nokia CEO hints at tablets in their future, Android isn’t ruled out

By Cory Gunther
on 4 Feb, 2013

There has been a lot of talk and hope regarding Nokia coming over to the dark side we all know and love as Android. Or is it the good side? Sadly they went the Windows Phone route and so far have absolutely no plans on jumping ship and building an Android smartphones. While we've seen little leaks suggesting the possibility, a recent interview with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has up hoping again.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop talks Android fragmentation

By Robert Nelson
on 24 Jan, 2013

It seems to go without saying that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is not going to be a fan of competing mobile operating systems. In this case, Android. After all, Nokia has several Windows Phone handsets available. That said, speaking at a recent press conference that was held to discuss Nokia's Q4 earnings, Elop had some interesting comments about Android.

Samsung bests Nokia to become top smartphone brand for 2012

By Eric Abent
on 18 Dec, 2012

The competition to become the top smartphone brand is definitely cutthroat, and it's one that Nokia has dominated for the past 14 years. It looks like that'll all change soon, with Samsung poised to take that first place spot from Nokia to become the top smartphone brand in 2012. That's according to a new IHS iSuppli report, which claims that Samsung will account for 29% of all smartphone shipments by the end of the year.

Apple found guilty of infringing on three MobileMedia owned patents

By Robert Nelson
on 13 Dec, 2012

It looks like Apple was found guilty of patent infringement. The case is coming out of a US court in Delaware and the case called into question three patents that are held by MobileMedia. In total, it is said that MobileMedia holds about 300 patents. This case in particular goes back to 2010 and while it originally began with 14 patents, it eventually worked down to three patents.