One of the biggest complaints that people have about smartphones is that they lose battery life like mad. And the newer phones are worse than ever. Just a few years ago, a device like a relatively cheap Blackberry Curve, which…
Google Glass Patent Shows How It Could Be Used To Control Appliances
The smart home is still a few years away as companies are now just dabbling in the idea of a smart fridge or a smart washing machine. Even so, Google is preparing for this future if its latest Glass patent…
Marvell To Pay $1.2 Billion In Patent Infringement Judgement
Marvell Technology, a semiconductor business out of Santa Clara, has just been handed what could be the biggest patent infringement verdict of the year. A jury in Pennsylvania hit the company with a $1.17 billion verdict after it was found…
Apple Ordered to Pay $396 Million in Patent Case
Apple’s patent lawsuits have begun to turn on them. Though the world’s most valuable tech company slapped down Samsung with a $1 billion verdict in a California court back in August, it has since been forced by a U.K. court…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales Ban Lifted In United States
To say that Samsung had a rough August would be a massive understatement. The company lost a major patent battle against Apple to the tune of $1 billion, and now faces the possibility of a sales ban being brought against…
U.K. Judge Declares Galaxy Tab “Not As Cool” As iPad
With the patent war between Apple and Samsung raging in courtrooms around the world, it can sometimes be hard to tell who’s winning and who’s losing. Apple wins a battle here, Samsung wins a battle there, but nobody ever appears…
Galaxy Nexus Back In Google Play As Court Stays Injunction
Last week we brought you news that Apple had requested and been granted an injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone. Apple claimed that the phone violated a number of its patents. U.S. District Court judge Lucy Koh agreed that Apple…
Nokia Is Suing Google Over Patents (Again)
The Galaxy Nexus is a super sleek Android phone that many people couldn’t wait to get a hold of. Then came Apple (again) suing Google and claiming that the Galaxy Nexus infringed upon their patents. All that bad news led…
Samsung To Appeal Galaxy Nexus Ban As Apple Targets Galaxy S III
Earlier this morning we brought you news that Apple had secured a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in U.S. District Court. The injunction means that the judge in the case – Lucy Koh – believes Apple has a…
Can You Guess How Many Patents Android Has Infringed Since 2011?
It was good news for Google last month when the company’s Android operating system was found to be non-infringing on multiple Oracle patents in regards to Java. One win doesn’t mean that Google is in the clear though. Android and…