Microsoft on Wednesday filed an official complaint against Motorola Mobility with the European Commission. The Redmond-based firm is accusing Motorola Mobility of attempting to block sales of Microsoft's products in an effort to promote its own goods. "Earlier today, Microsoft filed a formal competition law complaint with the European Commission (EC) against Motorola Mobility. We have...
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Friday that Apple is not infringing on HTC's patents. The two companies are involved in several lawsuits against one another but this one specifically involved a filing in 2010 in which HTC accused Apple of infringing on five patents related to phone dialing and power management, Reuters said Friday. HTC originally sought...
Samsung's bad luck continues this week as the Korean company loses its bid to overturn a ban against its original Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Germany. The ruling means Samsung can only sell the modified version of its popular Android-powered tablet — designed to evade Apple's patents — in Europe's biggest economy. A higher regional court in Duesseldorf, Germany, made the final decision...
Oopsies. A U.S. District Judge inadvertently published a ruling on the Apple-Samsung patent battle that included details not deemed suitable for public consumption. The judge’s staff quickly pulled and sealed the electronic document, and republished a new version with various parts redacted, but not before Reuters was able to get a copy of the uncensored version. While there isn’t...
BlackBerry users were left frustrated earlier this month when a server outage at RIM left them without email, BlackBerry Messenger, and internet access on their smartphones. Despite an apology from the company's co-CEO, and compensation in the form of free premium applications and technical support, some users are still not happy, and have taken to filing lawsuits against the Canadian...
Last week Apple filed paperwork attempting to block the sale of several Samsung devices in the U.S. A little over a week later we’re back to the trenches, with Apple now attempting to block the sale of several HTC devices including the HTC Droid Incredible, Droid Incredible 2, Wildfire, T-Mobile myTouch 3G, T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile G2, Evo 4G, Aria, Desire, Hero...
One of the most successful video game franchises in history and an annual cash cow for Electronic Arts, Madden NFL Football’s original creator, Robin Antonick, has made the decision to sue to major publisher for tens of millions of dollars in royalties. With the added financial pressure of the possibility that there will not be an NFL season this year, the added stress of an enormous...
When you start a business, no matter how successful or popular you are with consumers, the question remains, “How do I know when I’ve made it?”. I would have to say, in the technology field anyway, you know your company has made it when you start getting sued. It really doesn’t matter by who, but when you get that certified letter you can pretty much conclude you have “made it”. The...
Keeping our information confidential has been an issue for as long as I can remember. In the past the concern was mostly based on how we surfed the internet on our desktop and notebook computers. The Federal Trade Commission is even considering implementing a “Don Not Track” law to stop online information gathers from acquiring our personal information. Now, with the proliferation of...
This little tidbit really hit home with me as my friends and I often post our little annoyances with work on either Facebook or Twitter. It seems that if your boss gets wind of your social media complaining you could find your self picking up a pink slip the next time you are in the office. The National Labor Relations Board has accused American Medical Response, an ambulance service...