Google's plan to cut 20% of the workforce at its Motorola Mobility unit has reignited internal fears that the Internet giant primarily had its eye on 17,000 Motorola patents when it acquired the mobile device maker in May. Google earlier ...
HTC, along with Microsoft, Wednesday introduced Windows Phone 8X and 8S smartphones that will be the signature devices for the software maker's upcoming Windows Phone 8 OS. The Windows Phone 8X smartphone in California Blue. The ...
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Motorola Mobility said Tuesday that it has taken "proactive measures" to ensure that its smartphones remain available to consumers in the U.S., despite a U.S. International Trade Commission ban on its phones that comes into effect on ...
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HTC filed a counterclaim before a court in Florida stating that Apple infringed on two of its patents originally assigned to Hewlett-Packard and Electronic Data Systems, a company that HP acquired in 2008. The Taiwanese phone maker is ...
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Microsoft and Motorola Mobility will face off in court today for the start of a patent trial that could help establish how royalty rates are calculated for standards-essential patents. Microsoft sued Motorola’s smartphone division, ...
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RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA, has gained design wins for its new high-performance acoustic wave filters in 4G smartphones from manufacturers including Samsung, ...
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GOOGLE has agreed to sell manufacturing operations of its Motorola Mobility unit in China and turn over management of a Brazil plant to Singapore-based Flextronics, the companies said. Google and Motorola Mobility in a statement said ...
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Intervening in a patent dispute between Apple and Motorola Mobility,the U.S.Federal Trade Commission has opposed bans on the sale of products that include standardized,patented technology when the patent holder has previously committed to ...
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A District Judge in Seattle denied Motorola Mobility an injunction on Microsoft's products that allegedly infringe its H.264 and 802.11 standards-essential patents. The order of Judge James L. Robart on Friday applies not only to patents ...
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IDG News Service-It already sells phones and tablets,provides a wealth of online services and has been laying high-speed fiber to people's homes.Now Google is apparently considering a wireless network service as well. Google has been in ...
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Japanese consumer electronics firm Panasonic is to axe 8,000 jobs by the end of March 2013 as it continues its restructuring plans. The company has already axed 38,800 staff in a bid to return to profit, and the additional cuts will mean ...
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Microsoft and Motorola Mobility will face off in court on Tuesday for the start of a patent trial that could help establish how royalty rates are calculated for standards-essential patents. Microsoft sued Motorola's smartphone division, ...
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A highly anticipated patent infringement case between Apple and Motorola Mobility was dismissed Monday by a federal court judge in Wisconsin,hours before the trial was due to begin. The two companies were arguing over license rates for ...
Apple executive Eddy Cue gets a flattering write-up,Motorola gets a flat take-it-or-leave-it offer from Cupertino,and how to turn your older Mac's drives into a Fusion Drive in twenty-seven hours flat.The remainders for Wednesday,October ...
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IDG News Service-Google CEO Larry Page tried to put a positive spin on his company's poor third-quarter financial results,which were released prematurely Thursday and triggered a panicked stock sell-off before trading was abruptly halted. ...
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