Jury says Samsung infringed Apple patents, orders to pay $119 million in fine

The long going Apple and Samsung patent trial received another hearing and decision from the US federal jury. In its verdict, the jury found Samsung guilty of infringing on two of four Apple patents, the ‘647 patent for data detectors and the ‘721 patent for “slide-to-unlock”. However, the jury said that Samsung did not infringe … Continue reading “Jury says Samsung infringed Apple patents, orders to pay $119 million in fine”

Ericsson sues Micromax for Rs. 100 Crores over patent infringement

Ericsson, world’s biggest telecom network equipment maker has sued Micromax over patent infringement regarding wireless technology standards such as GSM, EDGE and 3G, according to a report from Economic Times. Ericsson is calming over Rs 100 crore in damages since Micromax has refused to sign necessary licences for products compliant with the GSM, EDGE, and UMTS/WCDMA standards, after three years of negotiations failed.

Samsung to pay $1.05 billion in damages to Apple for infringing patents

The jury presiding over the Apple vs Samsung trial in a US court has just reached a verdict. We were thinking this trial would last several weeks or even months and to everyone’s surprise the jury announced the verdict just minutes ago. Pretty bad news from Samsung has it has been found to infringe several … Continue reading “Samsung to pay $1.05 billion in damages to Apple for infringing patents”

Nokia sues Apple in UK, Germany and Netherlands over patent infringement !

The legal battle over patents between Nokia and Apple has been going on for quite some time now in the United States. Apple sued Nokia in the UK back in September and now Nokia has sued Apple not only in UK but also Germany and Netherlands ! Press Release Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced it … Continue reading “Nokia sues Apple in UK, Germany and Netherlands over patent infringement !”

Fring launches 1st Video Calling App for Android

Fring has launched the first video calling app for Android phones. It lets you make 2-way video calls over Internet with the power of VoIP. Although we saw Qik running on EVO 4G during its launch, it seems like it will be limited to the particular device and it’s not available to end users till … Continue reading “Fring launches 1st Video Calling App for Android”

Apple Sues HTC over infringment of 20 patents

The patent wars are getting ugly again . After suing Nokia in response to the Finnish phone makers claim , the Cupertino, California based company is now suing HTC for alleged infringement of 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone Looks like this move is directed more at Android than HTC , we’ll have more … Continue reading “Apple Sues HTC over infringment of 20 patents”

Download Fring for Nokia E72 and more Symbian S60 devices and start making Video Calls

Fring was the first to announce  mobile internet video calls on Symbian S60 phones . It added support for iPhone/iPod touch devices The company was also successful in bringing 3G Video calls . Now the good news from the folks at Fring is that they have announced a new version and support for more devices such as … Continue reading “Download Fring for Nokia E72 and more Symbian S60 devices and start making Video Calls”

Fring Launches 3G Video and Voice Calls

Soon after Apple allowed VOIP calls on its AT&T network after succumbing to FCC’s orders, Fring, a VOIP client launched its 3G-friendly VoIP app on iPhone. With fring on 3G, users get unrestricted, mobile communication. Now iPhone fring users can call, video call, chat and more for FREE over 3G and Wi-Fi. Fring offers to … Continue reading “Fring Launches 3G Video and Voice Calls”

Fring On Android & Symbian Gets An Update

Fring, have released a new version of their IM and VOIP application for Android and Symbian devices. Although, the Android version still lacks features that are already present in the Symbian version but the update has made the app stable. Take a look at the graph:

Video Calls come to iPhone with Fring but only one way

The Mobile Messaging and Calling  Application Fring which recently announced support for Video calls on certain Nokia  and Symbian devices has brought video calling to the iPhone and iPod Touch. But the iPhone supports only one way video calls which Fring claims is due to the location of the Camera on the iPhone. Most of … Continue reading “Video Calls come to iPhone with Fring but only one way”

Fring + Skype + Nokia = Free Video calls

For the first time ever in the mobile web, you can now video chat with your friends for absolutely no cost. Fring has released an update to its chat application after which you can easily make and receive video calls from your mobile devices via internet for absolutely free. And also if you have a … Continue reading “Fring + Skype + Nokia = Free Video calls”

Nokia Sues Apple. It Says iPhone infringes on ten different patents

Nokia announced today that it has filed an infringement complaint against Apple, alleging that Apple’s uberfamous iPhone is infringing on 10 of their patents for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) standards.

Fring – Its Update Time

FringLand, the company behind Fring, the popular VOIP software have announced an update to their popular product. They have released two versions, one for their Symbian version and the other for their Windows Mobile Version. There is yet no news as to why they have not released an update for their Symbian UIQ version. For … Continue reading “Fring – Its Update Time”