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Microsoft counts Android (licensing) profits by the million

Meant to flag this one before. A very interesting look at how profitable Android is for Microsoft due to the licensing terms it is gaining across the telecoms industry. Would you believe a total in the (low) hundreds of millions of dollars, in every quarter?

On the theNextWeb.com – see…

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Qualcomm weighs into Apple-Samsung patent dispute

A startling US Court filing by Qualcomm, as part of the ongoing tablet dispute between Apple and Samsung, attacks Apple with no holds barred. Think of terms such as ‘sham’, ‘mask slipping’, pretext… Qualcomm says Apple “should be embarrassed” at its patent infringement.

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Apple Samsung patent spat takes another twist...

In an apparent legal blow to Samsung and Android, a Californian jury in August found in favour of Apple on all five points of the patent-infringement case, concerning the look-a-like designs of tablets and smartphones.

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Some you win, some you lose...

Google has been cleared by a Californian jury of violating Oracle’s Java patents, which is a blow for the database giant’s attempt to claim substantial damages…

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Apple returns to Android fight over another Samsung device

PC Pro is carrying a Reuters story that late on Apple has filed a motion in the United States – in the District Court for the Northern District of California, to be precise – for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus, Samsung’s official Android 4.0 lead device.

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