Apple's iOS grows to 23% of worldwide smartphone shipments
Thu, May 24, 2012 - Apple continues to gain share in the worldwide smartphone market, as the latest data shows the iOS mobile operating system accounted for nearly a quarter of all smartphones shipped in the first quarter of 2012. ( 0 comments )
Rumor: Google, Asus to release joint 7-inch tablet in July
Thu, May 24, 2012 - Google and Asus are gearing up to release a co-developed 7-inch tablet in July with initial shipments of 600,000 units, according to a new unverified report. ( 0 comments )
GameFly rental service announces plan to publish iOS, Android games
Wed, May 23, 2012 - Subscription game rental service GameFly announced on Wednesday that it will begin publishing titles for iOS and Android and will also open a game store on Android later this year. ( 0 comments )
Jury finds Google Android didn't violate Oracle's patents
Wed, May 23, 2012 - A 10-person federal jury has found unanimously that Google didn't infringe on Oracle's patents when developing the Android mobile operating system. ( 0 comments )
Rumor: Microsoft to launch Office for Apple's iOS in November
Wed, May 23, 2012 - Microsoft Office, the industry leading productivity suite, will be coming to Apple's iPad, as well as Android-based tablets, this November, a new rumor claims. ( 0 comments )
Google's $12.5B acquisition of Motorola Mobility now official
Tue, May 22, 2012 - Google has announced that its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility is completed and approved, officially bringing the search giant into the smartphone hardware business. ( 0 comments )
Apple remains most valuable global brand with 19% growth to $183 billion
Tue, May 22, 2012 - A new survey again placed Apple as the world's most valuable brand, even as nearly half of the top 100 global brands, including rivals Google and Microsoft, lost value over the past year. ( 0 comments )
Google cleared for Motorola purchase after receiving Chinese regulatory approval
Sat, May 19, 2012 - Google and Motorola Mobility both revealed on Saturday that they have received Chinese regulatory approval for their proposed merger and expect to soon close on the deal. ( 0 comments )
Apple and HTC ordered by court to discuss settlement on Aug. 28
Thu, May 17, 2012 - Apple and HTC have been ordered by the U.S. District Court of Delaware to meet for possible settlement talks on August 28 of this year. ( 0 comments )
Apple grows to 7.9% of all mobile phones sold worldwide
Wed, May 16, 2012 - Though it only sells smartphones, Apple represents nearly 8 percent of all worldwide mobile phone sales, making it the third-largest handset maker. ( 0 comments )
Google working on Chrome Web browser for iOS - report
Tue, May 15, 2012 - Google is said to be planning to compete with Apple's own Safari by releasing a version of its Chrome Web browser for iOS devices. ( 0 comments )
Apple's new 3D Maps in iOS 6 will ditch Google, 'blow your head off'
Fri, May 11, 2012 - Apple is expected to revamp its Maps application in the next major update to its iOS mobile operating system, moving away from the Google Maps service to provide its own solution that will reportedly feature photorealistic 3D mapping technology. ( 0 comments )
GMIC: Tencent founder calls Android openness a 'mixed blessing'
Thu, May 10, 2012 - Tencent founder Pony Ma on Thursday called the openness of Google's Android mobile operating system a "mixed blessing," while noting that Apple's iPhone is more secure than Android. ( 0 comments )
iOS Google+ app gets major overhaul
Wed, May 9, 2012 - Google updated its Google+ social networking app for iOS on Wednesday, combining significant design changes under the hood with a more integrated user interface experience. ( 0 comments )
Google looks to replicate iOS Game Center, app purchasing
Wed, May 9, 2012 - In an attempt to bolster Android's presence in mobile gaming Google is reportedly developing an app that is similar to Apple's Game Center, and is looking to revamp its Google Play payment system to streamline purchases. ( 0 comments )
Apple spent $500K on federal lobbying in Q1 2012 while Google spent $5M
Wed, May 9, 2012 - Though Apple faces scrutiny from the federal government in the form of an antitrust lawsuit, the company has only spent $500,000 on lobbying the U.S. government in the first three months of 2012. ( 0 comments )
FTC reportedly set to fine Google "tens of millions" for bypassing Safari privacy settings
Fri, May 4, 2012 - The US Federal Trade Commission is reportedly negotiating with Google over the size of a fine that will be imposed for the search giant's efforts to bypass the privacy settings of Apple's desktop and mobile Safari web browser. ( 0 comments )
Apple adds OpenStreetMap attribution to iPhoto for iOS
Fri, May 4, 2012 - An update to the iPhoto application for iOS has added proper attribution to the OpenStreetMap Foundation for mapping data included in the software. ( 0 comments )
Samsung unveils quad-core Galaxy S III with 4.8" AMOLED screen
Thu, May 3, 2012 - Samsung on Thursday took the wraps off its highly anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone, featuring a 1.4-gigahertz quad-core processor, 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED screen, and Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. ( 0 comments )
Kindle Fire shipments drop sharply as Apple's iPad takes 68% tablet share
Thu, May 3, 2012 - Shipments of Android-based tablets including Amazon's Kindle Fire saw a "steep drop" in the first quarter of 2012, allowing Apple's iPad to grow to 68 percent of tablets shipped worldwide. ( 0 comments )
Apple's iPhone climbs to 31% share of US smartphone market
Wed, May 2, 2012 - A new analysis claims the iPhone made up 30.7 percent of the U.S. smartphone market and 14 percent of the mobile market in the first quarter of 2012. ( 0 comments )
Apple wants Samsung logo on court televisions obscured from jurors in trial
Tue, May 1, 2012 - In its forthcoming patent infringement suit with Samsung, Apple will ask the court to conceal Samsung's logo from video displays in the courtroom, so that jurors will not see it. ( 0 comments )
Citibank creates Android tablet app exclusively for Kindle Fire
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 - Citibank has released a new banking app for tablets, but chose to support only Apple's iPad and the Amazon Kindle Fire with an "exclusive launch for Amazon Appstore for Android," a blow to Google's own efforts to deliver a modern Android tablet experience. ( 0 comments )
Chomp loses Android compatibility following Apple acquisition
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 - Following its purchase of the app search engine Chomp, Apple has disabled its functionality with Google's Android mobile operating system. ( 0 comments )
80% of Good Technology enterprise activations are Apple's iPhone, iPad
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 - The top six most-activated devices in the workplace tracked by Good Technology were all Apple devices, with the iPhone and iPad accounting for 79.9 percent of customer activations. ( 0 comments )
Exhibits in Oracle case show Google expected Android to take 33% of iPad market in 2011
Wed, Apr 25, 2012 - In July 2010, Google executives expected their upcoming Android 3.0 Honeycomb release to immediately result in a takeover of a third of the iPad market, according to an internal presentation outed during Oracle's infringement case against the search giant. ( 0 comments )
ITC judge finds Apple in violation of one Motorola Wi-Fi patent
Tue, Apr 24, 2012 - A judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission has deemed that Apple's products violate one Motorola Mobility patent related to Wi-Fi technology. ( 0 comments )
Google Drive launches with 5GB of free cloud storage
Tue, Apr 24, 2012 - The long-rumored Google Drive service was officially launched on Tuesday, offering users 5 gigabytes of free cloud-based file storage. ( 0 comments )
Google engineers defend source code, email in Oracle lawsuit over Java
Thu, Apr 19, 2012 - Two Google engineers, both of whom formerly worked for Sun, testified on Thursday about their role in developing the Android mobile operating system, defending their current employer from Oracle's accusations that it copied code and admitted internally that it needed to negotiate a license for Java. ( 0 comments )
Judge refuses to dismiss staff poaching suit against Apple, Pixar, Google
Thu, Apr 19, 2012 - Apple and a number of other technology and entertainment companies, including Google and Pixar, continue to face the prospect of a class-action antitrust suit over an anti-poaching agreement.
Greenpeace slams Apple's iCloud for relying 'heavily on dirty energy'
Tue, Apr 17, 2012 - A new report from Greenpeace accuses Apple of lagging behind other technology companies, such as Facebook and Google, in utilizing environmentally friendly power for its cloud-based services. ( 112 comments )
Mac, iOS-compatible Google Drive said to debut next week
Mon, Apr 16, 2012 - Google's rumored cloud storage and syncing service, Google Drive, will reportedly launch sometime next week, and new information points to Mac and iOS compatibility. ( 10 comments )
German court upholds ban on Apple's iCloud push e-mail services
Fri, Apr 13, 2012 - Apple will not be able to immediately reactivate push e-mail for iCloud and MobileMe users in Germany, as a local court has upheld a ban on the service in that country. ( 24 comments )
Google 'quite focused' on low-end Android tablets as iPad controls high end
Fri, Apr 13, 2012 - Google CEO Larry Page said on Thursday that his company is "quite focused" on reaching the lower end of the tablet market, even as Apple's iPad continues to dominate the high-end price range. ( 65 comments )
Google remakes its web-based Chrome OS to look more like Windows
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 - Google's experiment to replace Microsoft Windows on low end PCs and netbooks with its own web browser-based Chrome OS has failed, resulting in an effort to make the product look more like a conventional desktop. ( 61 comments )
Google tops Apple, Facebook in popularity poll
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 - An ABC News/Washington Post poll released last week showed that of the top four U.S. tech companies; Google, Apple, Facebook and Twitter, the ubiquitous internet search engine took the crown as "most favorable." ( 68 comments )
Apple's iPad projected to control 61% of tablet market in 2012
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 - New tablet sales projections from Gartner call for Apple to sell nearly 73 million iPads in 2012, and to remain the market leader through 2016. ( 54 comments )
Apple, Amazon, Google accused of avoiding taxes in the UK
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 - Apple is the latest technology company accused of avoiding U.K. taxes, as the company is said to have paid £10 million in corporation tax last year on estimated sales of £6 billion. ( 61 comments )
Google rumored to launch sub-$250 7-inch tablet in July
Fri, Apr 6, 2012 - Google has reportedly delayed the launch of its forthcoming 7-inch tablet in an effort to lower its price to better compete with Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire. ( 122 comments )
HTC profits collapse 70% in face of competition from Apple, Samsung
Fri, Apr 6, 2012 - Facing more intense competition from rivals Apple and Samsung, HTC announced on Friday that its pre-tax profits fell by almost 70 percent. ( 114 comments )
Facebook expected to join Apple, Google & Microsoft on Nasdaq
Fri, Apr 6, 2012 - Facebook's forthcoming initial public offering is expected to be offered on the Nasdaq Stock Market, joining a host of other major technology companies like Apple, Microsoft and Google. ( 6 comments )
Apple share price exceeds Google's as its market cap reaches $590 billion
Thu, Apr 5, 2012 - Apple's share price closed today above $633, making the company's shares now slightly more expensive than Google's. Apple's market cap is now over $590 billion, however, nearly three times larger than Google's. ( 32 comments )
Wikipedia joins Apple in migrating from Google Maps to OpenStreetMaps
Thu, Apr 5, 2012 - Apple isn't alone in its efforts to lessen its dependance upon Google Maps; Facebook, FourSquare and now Wikipedia have all started using alternatives map services ranging from Microsoft's Bing maps service to information from the OpenStreeMaps Foundation. ( 42 comments )
Biographer says Steve Jobs was legitimately infuriated by Android
Thu, Apr 5, 2012 - Biographer Walter Isaacson has disputed Google CEO Larry Page's assertion that Steve Jobs only said disparaging remarks about its Android mobile operating system to rally his own employees. ( 291 comments )
Google's Larry Page thinks Steve Jobs's hatred of Android was 'for show'
Wed, Apr 4, 2012 - Google co-founder and Chief Executive Larry Page doesn't think Steve Jobs was really that upset by the Android platform. Instead, he feels Jobs demonstrated ire "for show" to rally his employees at Apple. ( 138 comments )
Samsung launching mobile ad platform to challenge Apple's iAd, Google
Wed, Apr 4, 2012 - Samsung revealed on Tuesday plans for the AdHub Market, a new service that will challenge mobile advertising platforms from Apple and Google by allowing advertisers to place ads on its mobile devices. ( 53 comments )
Apple's iOS, Google's Android grow to 80% of US smartphone market
Tue, Apr 3, 2012 - Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile platforms continued to grow over the last three months, accounting for 80.3 percent of the U.S. smartphone market. ( 77 comments )
RIM's enterprise server now manages Apple's iOS devices
Tue, Apr 3, 2012 - Research in Motion on Tuesday launched its new BlackBerry Mobile Fusion mobile device management software for enterprise customers, adding the ability to manage Apple's iOS devices, in addition to those running BlackBerry OS and Google Android. ( 35 comments )
EU considering Apple, Microsoft complaints against Motorola
Mon, Apr 2, 2012 - The European Commission is deciding whether to act on complaints from Apple and Microsoft over Motorola's alleged abuse of standard-essential patents to keep ahead of competition. ( 9 comments )
Google, Facebook working to undermine Do Not Track privacy protections
Fri, Mar 30, 2012 - Google and Facebook, along with other advertising and technology companies, are working to keep government discussions on "Do Not Track" regulations private so they can twist the definition of "consumer tracking" to the point of offering completely meaningless protections for users. ( 265 comments )
Amazon Appstore earns 3X more than Google Play, Apple's App Store still leads
Fri, Mar 30, 2012 - A new analysis shows that Amazon's Appstore for Android is a far more profitable avenue for developers on an active-user basis than Google Play, though Apple's iOS App Store remains the market leader. ( 74 comments )
Google plans to launch online store for Android tablets
Thu, Mar 29, 2012 - In an attempt to boost disappointing sales of tablets using its Android OS, Google is reportedly planning to rollout an online storefront by the end of 2012, with some of the devices expected to be co-branded. ( 58 comments )
Google earns 80% of its mobile revenue from iOS, just 20% from Android
Thu, Mar 29, 2012 - While Google's chief executive Larry Page recently described an $2.5 billion annual run rate for the company's mobile revenues, the company has testified that it has earned less than $550 million from Android across four years from 2008 to 2011. ( 87 comments )
Apple and Samsung have 'communicated lately' about patent suit settlements
Thu, Mar 29, 2012 - Despite late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs's vow to go "thermonuclear war" on devices running Google's Android operating system, Apple and Samsung have recently had discussions about potentially settling their ongoing legal disputes. ( 57 comments )
IDC predicts Apple's iOS to grow to 17% of all smart connected devices in 2016
Wed, Mar 28, 2012 - A new analysis combining PCs, tablets and smartphones into one category of "smart connected devices" projects iOS devices will grow from a 14.6 percent share of the market in 2011 to 17.3 percent in 2016. ( 16 comments )
Safari 5.1.5 fixes 32-bit usability bug
Mon, Mar 26, 2012 - Just two weeks after releasing Safari 5.1.4, Apple on Monday launched version 5.1.5 which addresses a minor bug faced by users running the web browser in 32-bit mode. ( 17 comments )
Judge says Apple request for Google, Motorola documents too 'vague'
Tue, Mar 20, 2012 - A U.S. Circuit Judge has told Apple to "narrow its request" for information on Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility and the development of Android. ( 12 comments )
New iPad drawing record preorders, Apple projected to sell 66M in 2012
Wed, Mar 14, 2012 - Apple's new iPad is off to a record start before it's even been released, setting the stage for the company to sell a projected 66 million total units in 2012. ( 58 comments )
FTC subpoenas Apple for iOS search data in antitrust probe of Google
Tue, Mar 13, 2012 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed Apple in an effort to learn how it uses Google's search functionality on iOS devices as part of an ongoing antitrust investigation into Google. ( 13 comments )
Apple avoids showcasing Google Maps in promotional material for new iPad
Tue, Mar 13, 2012 - As further evidence that Apple plans to transition away from Google Maps in iOS, the company uploaded to its Web servers — but chose not to publish — images of Google's mapping data on the new iPad. ( 31 comments )
Motorola demanded license for all Apple iPhone patents for access to 3G standard
Mon, Mar 12, 2012 - Motorola Mobility demanded access to Apple's entire patent portfolio in order to gain access to its own patents required to practice industry standards, such as connecting to 3G mobile networks. ( 81 comments )
Android Platform manager steps down after failing to fix app sales
Sun, Mar 11, 2012 - Eric Chu has stepped down as manager of Google's troubled software market for Android, and is being replaced by Jamie Rosenberg from Google Music as the company aligns all of its digital content under the Google Play umbrella. ( 50 comments )
Google, Asus rumored to team up for co-branded 7" tablet later this year
Fri, Mar 9, 2012 - A new rumor out of the Far East claims Google and Asus are partnering on a 7-inch co-branded tablet that could arrive as early as May and will be priced between $199-249. ( 84 comments )
Google threatening Android app makers who use alternative payment services
Thu, Mar 8, 2012 - A new report claims Google has been threatening developers that it will remove from its Google Play app market Android apps that eschew its Google Wallet payment service in favor of third-party options. ( 47 comments )
Motorola asks court to accept crowdsourced prior art claims against Apple patents
Thu, Mar 8, 2012 - Motorola Mobility has raised five new prior art claims in its defense against Apple patents, using contributions from "numerous individuals," claims that Apple has asked the court to strike "because they assert five new prior art references never before raised by Motorola in expert reports, invalidity contentions, or discovery responses." ( 20 comments )
iOS, Android increase smartphone market share while all others lose ground
Thu, Mar 8, 2012 - The battle for smartphone operating system supremacy is quickly becoming a two-horse race, as the latest data from comScore shows that only Apple and Google were able to grow their market share in the U.S. through January. ( 28 comments )
iPhoto for iOS links weather, location info to photos but doesn't use Google maps [u]
Wed, Mar 7, 2012 - Apple's new iPhoto app for iPhone and iPad (models with a camera) offers new location and weather information for photos, and uses a new style of maps different from Google's conventional mapping service. ( 13 comments )
Samsung files new patent infringement suit against Apple in South Korea
Wed, Mar 7, 2012 - The number of lawsuits between Samsung and Apple continues to grow, as on Wednesday Samsung revealed it had filed another patent infringement claim in South Korea, accusing the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 of infringing on three patents. ( 43 comments )
Android Market, Books, Music rebranded "Google Play" to compete with Apple's iTunes
Tue, Mar 6, 2012 - Google has rebranded its Android Market mobile software store as Google Play, folding in Google Music and the company's eBookstore to create a single brand for all of its digital and cloud based content services, similar to Apple's iTunes. ( 38 comments )
1/3 of US & Europe projected to own a tablet by 2016 as Apple's iPad dominates
Tue, Mar 6, 2012 - Nearly 113 million Americans and 106 million Europeans will be tablet owners by 2016, according to a new projection that sees tremendous growth in the tablet market currently dominated by Apple. ( 21 comments )
Judge orders Motorola to provide Apple details of Google's acquisition plans, Android development
Tue, Mar 6, 2012 - The U.S. Circuit Judge overseeing the patent dispute between Apple and Motorola Mobility has ordered Motorola to provide Apple with details of Google's $12.5 billion acquisition as well as information about the development of Android. ( 90 comments )
Apple, Google agree to meet with US senator over mobile privacy
Mon, Mar 5, 2012 - After a U.S. senator sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission calling for an investigation into apparent privacy loopholes in the iOS and Android mobile operating systems, Apple and Google agreed to meet with him to discuss the issue. ( 9 comments )
US senator calls for FTC investigation of Apple, Google over privacy loopholes
Sun, Mar 4, 2012 - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has issued a call for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Apple and Google over potential privacy issues arising from loopholes in their respective mobile operating systems. ( 54 comments )
Google, Apple sued over Street View mapping tech
Mon, Feb 27, 2012 - Both Google and Apple are facing a lawsuit that alleges the internet giant's Street View map feature, which is built into certain iOS devices, infringes on prior art regarding interactive mapping technology, and is the newest suit in a seemingly endless string of technology patent litigation. ( 67 comments )
Google: Android has 450K apps, 850K devices activated daily
Mon, Feb 27, 2012 - According to a statement from Google on Monday, the amount of content on the Android Market is nearing that of Apple's App Store as it now offers over 450,000 apps, which has helped Android devices see an activation rate of 850,000 handsets a day. ( 163 comments )
Cheap Android phones 'crushing' Apple's iPhone in countries without subsidies
Mon, Feb 27, 2012 - A new report highlights a "rare weak spot" for Apple's iPhone: its heavy reliance on carrier subsidies to sell the iPhone to customers for much less than its true cost. ( 109 comments )
Apple's latest legal victory over Motorola in Germany declared 'huge'
Mon, Feb 27, 2012 - Apple's latest courtroom win over Motorola Mobility in a German patent infringement suit is so significant, it has led one expert to now question whether Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola was worth it. ( 69 comments )
Apple's iOS passes Android, accounts for 35% of mobile ad impressions
Fri, Feb 24, 2012 - The launch of the iPhone 4S helped Apple's iOS surge 12 percentage points and surpass Google Android in mobile ad impressions in North America. ( 67 comments )
Average paid Android apps are 2.5 times more expensive than iPhone apps
Thu, Feb 23, 2012 - A new analysis of smartphone application prices has found that content sold on Google Android has an average price two-and-a-half times higher than that of Apple's iPhone. ( 85 comments )
iPad & MacBooks combine to give Apple 27% share of all mobile PC shipments
Thu, Feb 23, 2012 - The combined total of iPad and MacBook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2011 gave Apple a whopping 26.6 percent share of the mobile PC market, nearly tripling the share held by second-place HP. ( 111 comments )
Apple signs on to mobile app privacy policy
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 - The California Attorney General announced on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with six companies, including Apple, Amazon and Google, to mandate individual privacy policies for apps that collect personal information that will allow users to read policies before downloading an app. ( 6 comments )
Google reportedly prepping heads-up display Android eyeglasses for 2012 launch
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 - A new report claims Google is readying Android-based smart glasses with a heads-up display for release later this year. ( 94 comments )
Safari user sues Google over claimed privacy violation
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 - A user of Apple's Safari, the default web browser of every Mac and iOS product, is suing Google Inc. after it came to light that the world's largest internet company had implemented a tracking system that allegedly violates federal wiretapping and privacy laws. ( 110 comments )
Apple's iPhone 4S climbs to 29% smartphone market share in UK
Mon, Feb 20, 2012 - Apple's share of the smartphone market in the U.K. jumped up 7 percent year over year to reach 29.1 percent, according to a new analysis. ( 30 comments )
Chinese iPad trademark suit seen as chance for Samsung, Lenovo to gain on Apple
Mon, Feb 20, 2012 - Apple's continuing struggles over ownership of the "iPad" name in China are viewed by industry watchers as an opportunity for rivals Samsung and Lenovo to gain some ground in the massive market. ( 53 comments )
Google version of 'slide-to-unlock' patent published by USPTO
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 - Following a key Apple court win against Motorola in Germany over a 'slide-to-unlock' patent, Google last week saw its own unlocking patent filing from 2010 published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. ( 38 comments )
Google reportedly ignoring Safari users' privacy settings to better track its ads [u]
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 - Google has joined other online advertisers in intentionally circumventing the privacy settings of desktop and iOS Safari users in an effort to better track their web browsing activity [updated with comment from Google]. ( 107 comments )
Apple became world's largest smartphone seller in 2011 with 19% share
Wed, Feb 15, 2012 - Apple was not only the largest seller of smartphones worldwide in 2011, taking 19 percent of all sales, but also overtook LG to become the No. 3 largest global mobile phone vendor, according to Gartner. ( 41 comments )
Apple gets more new apps than Android, widens app gap
Tue, Feb 14, 2012 - Fresh data released on Tuesday suggests that the number of new apps entering the Apple App Store outpace those from the competing Google Market three to one, with developers leaning toward iOS partly because of Android's platform fragmentation. ( 83 comments )
DoJ allows Google acquisition of Motorola, but calls FRAND commitments 'ambiguous'
Mon, Feb 13, 2012 - The U.S. Department of Justice has closed its investigation into Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, though it did note that Google was "more ambiguous" than rivals Apple and Microsoft in affirming Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory licensing agreements for standard-essential patents. ( 33 comments )
Justice Department approves Apple's purchases of Nortel, Novell patents
Mon, Feb 13, 2012 - The U.S. Department of Justice approved on Monday several patent purchases and acquisitions, including a collection of Nortel's intellectual property to be acquired by Apple, Microsoft, Research in Motion and others and Novell patents that Apple has purchased. ( 14 comments )
Apple's latest patent suit against Samsung seen as its strongest case yet
Mon, Feb 13, 2012 - The newest patent infringement suit filed against Samsung last week represents Apple's strongest case yet against the rival smartphone maker, according to a new analysis. ( 145 comments )
Apple takes top spot in Harris corporate reputation score
Mon, Feb 13, 2012 - Apple has taken the top spot in a ranking of consumers' opinions of corporate reputation in the US, scoring higher than any other company has in the last 13 years. ( 12 comments )
EU approves Google's acquisition of Motorola, will monitor for patent abuse
Mon, Feb 13, 2012 - Google's $12.5 billion plan to acquire Motorola Mobility has received regulatory approval by the European Union, but the European Commission has said it will monitor ongoing patent litigation to ensure compliance with EU antitrust rules. ( 18 comments )
Apple attacks Motorola's efforts to block iPhone 4S using standards patents, asks for huge damages
Sat, Feb 11, 2012 - Apple has filed a new "antisuit lawsuit" aimed at unraveling Motorola's litigation efforts and attempts to block iPhone 4S using standards essential patents. Apple is also asking for damages that could reach multibillion dollar figures. ( 213 comments )
German court dismisses Motorola's 3G-related suit against Apple
Fri, Feb 10, 2012 - A German court has ruled that Apple's wireless products do not infringe on inventions related to 3G/UMTS owned by rival Motorola Mobility. ( 20 comments )
Motorola puts blame on Google for lag on Android updates
Fri, Feb 10, 2012 - A Motorola Mobility executive has said Google's practice of creating a flagship model for each software update for its Android mobile operating system is the reason that vendors have a hard time keeping their devices up to date. ( 48 comments )
Google reportedly working on wireless home entertainment system
Thu, Feb 9, 2012 - Google's Android unit is rumored to be developing a wireless home entertainment system that is capable of streaming music throughout the home, and if launched would be the first consumer electronics product designed and marketed under the Google brand. ( 42 comments )
Apple now worth more than Google and Microsoft combined [u]
Thu, Feb 9, 2012 - First on AI: Apple's stock soared to new heights on Thursday, pushing the company's market capitalization to $456 billion, a number that is greater than the values of rivals Google and Microsoft combined. ( 191 comments )
Google says it won't support fair licensing in open standards as Apple, Microsoft, Cisco have
Wed, Feb 8, 2012 - In a distinct departure from the agreement voiced between Apple, Cisco and Microsoft regarding the need for fair, transparent, understandable and consistent licensing policy for open standards, Google has promised to continue to wage Motorola's increasingly hostile patent wars. ( 132 comments )
