Earlier this month, a single news story significantly changed the landscape of the ongoing legal battles between tech companies. HTC and Apple reached a settlement, and that means things are changing, possibly becoming less combative. … [Read more...]
Apple And Google May Enter Arbitration, Samsung Learns More About HTC Deal
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Google Trying To Block US Import Of iPhones and iPads Over 3G Patents?
June 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Details at this point are scant, but it appears that Google is trying to block the import of iPhones and iPads in a move against Apple in the ongoing and eternal patent legislation war. It's hard to make out exactly what's happening right now, but a number of tech blogs are reporting the attempt by … [Read more...]
Making the Switch: Transfer Contacts and Calendars from Android to iPhone
April 27, 2012 by 5 Comments
Have you or are you considering a switch from Android to iPhone? There are a number of considerations to prepare and make that jump to the iOS platform. We’ve outlined all the steps to make the transition, along with helpful tips on what you can expect on the other side. In this edition of making … [Read more...]
Apple Found To Violate A Single Motorola Patent
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In the seemingly eternal battle between major corporations in the world of IP, Motorola has won something of a victory against Apple. The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple violated one of Motorola's patents. Yup, that's right. One. This is from a suit filed in October 2010, … [Read more...]
Motorola Wins Legal Battle In Germany, Pulls Apple Products From Shelves [UPDATED]
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The legal battles between Apple and other companies have sprawled across the globe, with many a victory going to all parties. The most recent salvo hit in Germany, where Motorola has won a major victory, pulling everything except the iPhone 4S and Wi-Fi only iPads from the shelves. A permanent … [Read more...]
Google Is Buying Motorola Mobility
August 15, 2011 by 1 Comment
Now, this isn't strictly speaking iPhone news, but this will have a major, major influence on the smartphone market, so we figured it was worth covering. That's right folks, Google is buying out Motorola Mobility. For $12.5 billion the search engine giant is taking over the sometimes-troubled … [Read more...]
In Two Weeks The iPad Outsells What The Xoom Does In A Year
July 29, 2011 by 3 Comments
As Dan Frommer points out, Motorola has released information saying that they expect to sell 1.3-1.5 million Xooms this year, and have shipped 440,000 Xooms this quarter. 9.2 million iPads were sold last quarter, that's 1.5 million units every two weeks — and for months you couldn't get hold of … [Read more...]
Motorola Calls iPad “like a giant iPhone”, Teases Android Tablet Launch
December 20, 2010 by 6 Comments
Motorola is prepping for the probable CES launch of their Android tablet. They are pushing out a promo video showing the evolution of the tablets. In the video, they show the iPad with the text overlay, "It's like a giant iPhone, but...it's like a giant iPhone". It's also a shipping product, one … [Read more...]
Apple Sues Motorola
November 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Motorola sued Apple. Apple is now suing Motorola over six multi-touch based patents. Here's the list of what they're arguing, if you care: In the First Case (0661) One: Apple, Inc patent titled: Ellipse Fitting for Multi-Touch Surfaces: Patent Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for … [Read more...]
Motorola Sues Apple
October 6, 2010 by 2 Comments
This seems like the perfect point to paste this amazing little graphic [via DF], even though a day after it debuted, it's already outdated. See, Motorola has just sued Apple. Here's what they're saying: Overall, Motorola Mobility's three complaints include 18 patents, which relate to early-stage … [Read more...]
