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…
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.
Just to document this one from yesterday – peace has broken out between Apple and HTC on the Android IP front. Peace on Apple terms it seems…
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.
A German court has ruled against Microsoft in a radio interface patent dispute involving Motorola Mobility and its Android-based devices, reports Foss Patents. The original trial was in August, but the judge has now ruled a non-infringement.
The Californian court has found in favour of Google on the third and final outstanding item of its copyright dispute with Oracle regarding its use of Java in Android.
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…
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.