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Xiaomi responds to privacy concerns: “MIUI does not secretly upload photos & messages”

Thanks to whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden, privacy has become a public topic of discussion these days, which is always a good thing. On that note, earlier today, an article from ocworkbench claimed that Xiaomi’s Redmi Note smartphone is uploading data to Chinese servers, without explicit user permission. Considering Xiaomi is from China, a country which … Continue reading “Xiaomi responds to privacy concerns: “MIUI does not secretly upload photos & messages””

Bose files lawsuit against Beats over noise cancelling headphone patents

Bose has filed a lawsuit against Beats Eletronics, alleging patent infringements of its noise-canceling technology. The popular audio electronic maker has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court claiming that Beats violated five different patents in the manufacture of its line of Studio noise-canceling headphones.

Court orders Motorola to stop selling devices in Germany

German court has ordered Motorola to stop smartphone sale over the infringe on an antenna design patent. The Mannheim Regional Court has ordered to cease all Moto X and Moto G sales in Germany, as the company is allegedly infringing on antenna related patents held by German firm LPKF Laser & Electronics.

Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM Review: Missed Opportunity

Nokia’s devices and services division, now officially part of Microsoft, unveiled the Lumia 630 Windows Phone at their developer conference at San Francisco. This low end Windows Phone, which will cater to the budget customer, has a number of firsts and even a last, in terms of features. It is the first Windows Phone 8.1 … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM Review: Missed Opportunity”

Nokia Lumia 630 Camera Samples

The Lumia 630 Dual SIM  from Nokia is one of the first devices to be launched with Windows Phone 8.1 out of the box, and of course, with a Dual SIM setup. It is a direct successor to the Lumia 620, but takes a different route in terms of the pricing strategy, moving closer to … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 Camera Samples”

Apple asks the US Court to ban sales of Samsung devices

Apple is not letting it go. The iPhone and iPad maker is re-targeting Samsung for patent infringement. Apple has filed a motion with the US court to block the U.S. sale of some older Samsung products. The move comes from the company after a jury verdict earlier this month that Samsung violated three of its … Continue reading “Apple asks the US Court to ban sales of Samsung devices”

Samsung’s next Smartwatch can independently make calls, says report

Samsung is making plans to introduce a new Smartwatch that can work standalone, untethered from the phone, says a report from WSJ. After having released 4 different models of wearable devices already, Samsung is planning to take it to a direction where some smaller companies have already started heading towards, which is the idea of … Continue reading “Samsung’s next Smartwatch can independently make calls, says report”

Apple, Google dismiss Motorola-related patent suits

Apple and Google’s Motorola Mobility reached a truce agreeing to dismiss all patent-infringement claims against each other. Both these companies agreed to work together in some areas of patent reform, but this agreement doesn’t include a cross license for the patents. Last month Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe Systems settled a class-action lawsuit. Apple had … Continue reading “Apple, Google dismiss Motorola-related patent suits”

Oracle wins copyright appeal against Google, new trial to follow

Remember when Google won the lawsuit against Oracle for Android’s copyright infringement on Java? That ruling, which was from a Districts court in San Francisco, has been overruled by a Federal Appeals court, which has practically rubbished the former’s decision. The new ruling states that Oracle’s Java APIs, the ones it acquired as a part … Continue reading “Oracle wins copyright appeal against Google, new trial to follow”

Motorola Solutions signs patent agreement with Microsoft for Android and Chrome devices

Microsoft has announced that Motorola Solution, provider of communication solutions and services has signed a patent licensing agreement with them, that covers Microsoft’s patent portfolio for Motorola Solutions’ devices running on Android and Chrome OS. Microsoft launched its IP licensing program in December 2003 and has over 1,100 licensing agreements, that includes agreements with companies like Samsung, ZTE, LG, … Continue reading “Motorola Solutions signs patent agreement with Microsoft for Android and Chrome devices”

Google Q1 2014 earnings reported at $15.42 billion, grow 19% YoY

Earlier today, Google revealed its results for Q1 2014 and posted revenues of $15.42 billion. Earnings per share were reported at $6.27 and this was below the estimated $6.42 per share. The company missed analyst estimates of $15.52 billion in revenue and it can be attributed to Mountain View’s recent stock split amongst other things.

Dell to pay Microsoft tax for its Android and Chrome OS devices

Dell is not just one of the biggest PC makers out there, but also a close ally to Microsoft, with the latter recently helping out when the company went private. But being an independent company, Dell did make its foray into other platforms, with Android, and eventually even Chrome OS, both Google products. So, naturally, … Continue reading “Dell to pay Microsoft tax for its Android and Chrome OS devices”

Apple and Samsung reportedly fail to reach an agreement in mediation talks

In unsurprising news of this week, a lot of Korean websites and news papers are reporting that top level executives from Samsung and Apple have failed to reach an agreement in their mediation talks. Apple and Samsung have been battling it out in the courts for a long while now, and that’s not a secret. … Continue reading “Apple and Samsung reportedly fail to reach an agreement in mediation talks”

HTC and Nokia enter patent, technology licensing agreement

Last year an ITC Judge ruled that HTC infringed on two essential patents owned by Nokia. The patents covered ways to remove error from signals as well as a process to deal with different radio frequencies. Today, Nokia announced that the two companies have entered into a patent and technology licensing agreement wherein the Taiwanese … Continue reading “HTC and Nokia enter patent, technology licensing agreement”

Apple sued by Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation(WARF) over A7 Chip

Apple is usually the aggressor when it comes to suing companies for infringement of patents and technologies, but this time it is the other way round. Apple is the defendant in a case against them for intentionally and willfully infringing patents.