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Google Files Patent Application For New Lockscreen Interface, Thumbs Nose At Apple

Tim February 17, 2012 62

Coming off a decision in German courts that Motorola is in fact infringing on Apple's device unlocking patents, it looks like the only way to get them off their backs is to create something completely new. That should work, right? That is the exact route...

German Court: Motorola’s Implementation Of Slide-to-Unlock Found To Infringe On Existing Apple Patents

Tim February 16, 2012 188

Today, Apple has won an important injunction in the German court system against Motorola, that in the future, could prohibit the large manufacturer from selling devices that incorporate the slide-to-unlock feature. Apple's patent EP1964022 was in question...

Over the Weekend: Apple Attacked the Galaxy Nexus in Latest Patent Spat, Seeks U.S. Ban

Kellen February 13, 2012 145

On Saturday, news spread quickly that Apple had targeted the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for its next patent battle, seeking a ban on the product here in the U.S. This would be the first time that Android as an operating system would essentially be targeted since the...

U.S. Government Chooses Android For Its Openness, Can Update Phones in 2 Weeks

Kellen February 3, 2012 42

The U.S. government has been testing Android phones for a couple of years now, but they expect to deliver them to soliders in 2012 according to a report from CNN. Up until this point, government officials and military personnel were not allowed to use...

Motorola Wins Permanent Injunction Against Apple in Germany – Products Pulled Initially, Have Now Returned at Possible Licensing Deal

Kellen February 3, 2012 51

Motorola won a pretty significant patent battle with Apple today in German courts. The initial "permanent injunction" forced the Cupertino giant to remove most of its products from its German-based online store including the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 3GS, and the...

Study: iOS Apps Crashing at a Greater Rate than Android Apps

Kellen February 3, 2012 83

According to a new mobile app monitoring startup called Crittercism, iOS apps are crashing at a greater rate than your favorite Android apps. For a 2 month period, a ton of data was compiled and broken down by OS version and in some cases by app, and then into...

Windows Phone 7.5 – How Does it Compare to Android? [Opinion]

Ron February 2, 2012 143

For the past week I've been reviewing the Samsung Focus S. I believe that competition drives innovation, so I love spending time with multiple devices and operating systems to see what works well and what doesn't. I think most of us have spent some quality...

Do We Have to Wait for the iPhone 5 to See NFC Widely Adopted? Probably. [Opinion]

Kellen February 1, 2012 228

As Android fans, I know that most of us don't want to hear it, but if NFC (Near Field Communications) is ever going to take off and be widely adopted, we need the iPhone 5 to support it. When the Nexus S was released on December 16, 2010 as the first NFC-...