Archive for the ‘Industry News’ Category
Apple And Google Join Hands To Buy Kodak Patents
The arch rivals in the mobile arena, Google and Apple, have joined hands to place a joint bid for the acquisition of 1,000 imaging patents owned by Kodak.
Apple’s ‘Steve Jobs Patent’ About iPhone Multitouch Gesture Nullified By US Patent Office
In a rather surprising move, the U.S. Patent Office has re-examined Apple's iPhone-related 'Steve Jobs Patent' and has deemed it invalid.
Court Refuses Motorola’s Request To Ban Xbox 360 In U.S.
Motorola and Microsoft have been embroiled in a patent dispute over which, Motorola has requested a court to ban the sales of Xbox 360 units in U.S. The court denied the request.
Google Wants To Save Rhinos: Donated US$5 Million To WWF
On Dec. 4, Google gave the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) US$5 million so that the organization can use more drones to monitor poachers who hunt endangered animals.
EU Slams Philips, LG And Four Others With $1.9 Billion Antitrust Penalty For LCD Price Fixing
The European Commission has found six companies, including LG, Samsung, Philips and Panasonic, guilty of anti-competitive behavior and penalized them a whopping $1.92 billion.
Court Orders Best Buy To Pay $27M To TechForward For Stealing Business Secrets
Best Buy stole the business secrets of TechForward and made use of them, leading TechForward to ruins. A court has now ordered the retailer to pay TechForward $27M in damages.
25 Developers Account For 50% Of The Online App Sales Revenue
A recent research by Canalys reveals that of the total revenue generated by the online app stores, 50% goes to only 25 developers.
Google I/O 2013 Event Schedule Announced, Registration Opening In February
Google announced on December 4 through its Twitter account that the company's next I/O conference will take place for three days next year - from May 15 to May 17.
Ericsson Wants ITC To Ban Samsung Galaxy Devices In US
The telecom infrastructure giant Ericsson has filed a complaint with the US ITC, alleging that Samsung products infringe its patents and seeking a ban on many of them.
WhatsApp Denies Rumors Of Being Acquired By Facebook
WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging application for mobile devices, has denied that Facebook was trying to acquire it or considering any such move.
ABI Research: iPad Loses 14% Market Share To Android
Apple has lost 14% iPad market share due to vast growth of Android devices. According to ABI Research, iPad will see more loss in market share.
Google Acquires Candian Parcel Pickup Kiosk Provider BufferBox
BufferBox provides users with temporary lockers to receive delivery of packages from online e-commerce retailers. Now BufferBox has announced that Google owns it.
New IE10 Ad – It Stinks Less, Claims Microsoft
Microsoft has released a new ad for the new version of its browser, Internet Explorer 10. The ad takes a jibe at IE haters, claiming that the new version stinks less.
Mobile Devices Key In Generating Online Cyber Monday Sales
Figures from Cyber Monday sales are in, and IBM's analysis tells that most of the online sales done during the shopping Monday were performed using mobile devices.
