Kodak patents go for $525m December 19, 2012 KODAK has agreed to sell some of its patents to a group including Google and Apple for $525m (£323m). The bankrupt photography firm is selling the patents in order to pay off its massive debts. However, they reached far less than the $2.6bn that had originally been floated. It is selling around 1,100 patents to [...]
Samsung ends Apple lawsuits December 18, 2012 SAMSUNG has shelved a number of legal attempts to have Apple products banned in European countries including Britain. The Korean company announced the move yesterday following a US judge’s refusal to hand down a ban on Samsung devices including its popular Galaxy smartphones. Samsung said that the retreat showed its preference to compete in the [...]
This year buy tech gifts that will last December 12, 2012 Attacknid combat robot £49.99 This beast is sure to get more attention on Christmas morning than any other gift. With eight moving legs and an independently operated, foam disc-firing turret, it is as close to Robot Wars as most people are ever going to get. Realistically, it will probably end up in a cupboard by [...]
Pace in Google talks on buying Motorola unit December 10, 2012 PACE, the British digibox manufacturer, has launched a bid to take over the set-top box division of Motorola, the electronics giant owned by Google. Since Motorola Home is believed to be worth far more than Pace, any deal would constitute a reverse takeover under British law, Pace said, as it suspended trading in its shares. [...]
Apple hit by Chinese iPhone sales worries December 6, 2012 APPLE’S market capitalisation fell below $500bn yesterday following news that the iPhone maker had fallen behind competitors in the crucial Chinese market. Although the stock recovered to finish slightly up yesterday, Apple has still lost more than eight per cent of its value this week, and is far below September’s $659bn value. Researchers IDC said [...]
What the other papers say this Morning December 5, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Deutsche hid $12bn losses, say staff Deutsche Bank failed to recognise up to $12bn (£7.5bn) of paper losses during the financial crisis, helping the bank avoid a government bailout, three former bank employees have alleged in complaints to US regulators. Deutsche denied the claims, and said they were more than two and a [...]
Ericsson seeks US ban on Samsung December 3, 2012 Swedish telecoms gear maker Ericsson has filed a request with the US International Trade Commission to ban US imports of products made by South Korean group Samsung. The request from Ericsson, which said yesterday the products infringe on its patents, came after it sued Samsung for patent infringement in a US court last week. Samsung [...]
Nokia looks for BlackBerry ban after court win November 28, 2012 NOKIA has won a significant victory over the company that makes BlackBerry smartphones, the Finnish firm revealed yesterday, with a court deciding that its patented Wi-Fi technology was being used without permission. Research in Motion (RIM) now faces the prospect of having to change the technology used in its devices or pay fees to Nokia. [...]
iPhone 5 sees Apple take bite out of Android November 27, 2012 THE LAUNCH of the iPhone 5 led to Apple regaining the initiative in the smartphone wars in recent weeks, data released yesterday showed. US sales of iPhones overtook those of smartphones running Google’s software, Android, during the 12 week period to 28 October, figures from researchers Kantar Worldpanel showed. It is the first time since [...]
Ericsson and Samsung in patent wars as licensing talks collapse November 27, 2012 ERICSSON, the world’s biggest telecom network equipment maker, said it was suing Samsung Electronics for patent infringement after two years of talks failed to yield a licence agreement. Sweden’s Ericsson, which reckons more than 40 per cent of the world’s mobile traffic passes through its networks, filed a lawsuit in the United States saying Samsung [...]