Tag: patents
Sony patent shows Xperia Play with gaming and QWERTY keyboards
As good as the Xperia Play is at doing its assigned task, the hardware is looking a little long in the tooth 14 months after...
Samsung and Apple CEOs agree to lawsuit settlement talks
Apple and Samsung have been at battle for what seems like years now. With lawsuits all over the globe stacked full of litigation from...
Rumor: Google offered Motorola’s hardware division to Huawei
One of the biggest Android stories of 2011 was Google's acquisition of American handset manufacturer Motorola, now in its final stages. While most business...
Google patent indicates Kinect-style camera gesture control
Patents have become the bane of the mobile industry as of late, but they're also one of the best ways to gauge where a company's going, or at...
Apple doesn’t want much: just $15 per Android device sold
Apple's been going pretty hard for the last 9 months or so in its litigious pursuit of Android manufacturers, particularly Samsung, Motorola and HTC. While their...
Google applies for patent, brings voice controls to Google TV
Google has some big plans for Android and our homes. With lots of discussion lately of a Android@Home project under way and more we...
Apple knows no shame: steals ICS camera unlock for iOS
"Good artists copy. Great artists steal." A certain megalomaniacal CEO is famous for this phrase, though the company that he co-founded seems to have...
Google Motorola deal also gets approval from US Department of Justice
We knew this news was coming today, and I'm sure most of you did also. Shortly after hearing the EU approved the Google Motorola...
Google’s Motorola buyout approved by EU, will be vigilant
The acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google has been given the green light and thumbs up from the European Union today. This unconditional regulatory...
Dutch court rejects Apple’s case against the Galaxy Tab 10.1
After a solid year of courts beckoning to Apple's call, it would seem that sanity is returning to European benches. Taking a queue from...
Apple blew $100 million on its HTC lawsuit, and all it got was this...
Apple hates Android. With a passion. It hates Android as much as superfluous buttons and UI elements without gentle gradients. And if a rumor...
Pantech falls to Microsoft’s patent trolling, negotiates license fees
Last week Microsoft couldn't resist taunting Google over its licensing deal with LG, and it looks like the patent gravy train isn't set to...