Patents - Page 6 of 15

Google Secures Patent for Augmented Reality Watch, Could Work with Google Glass

Eric October 3, 2012 19

Not content to own the device in your pocket and possibly the glasses you wear, Google is apparently looking at a Smart Watch to deck you out with as well. A recent patent filing shows Google is looking into a Smart Watch with a flip-up clear cover that could...

Motorola Withdraws Entire Suit Against Apple With ITC, We Wonder Why?

Eric October 2, 2012 73

This story about patent battles is unlike any that we have heard of yet. Motorola has suddenly decided to pull their claims against Apple in the International Trade Committee. There isn't much talk of why this happened just yet, but you have to think that...

Samsung Loses to Apple in Court Again, This Time with the International Trade Commission

Eric September 14, 2012 96

Things have not been looking up for Samsung in court recently. Today, we have another Friday ruling against the company going into the weekend that doesn't look so hot. Samsung filed against Apple with the International Trade Commission with patents having to...

Steve Wozniak: “I wish everybody would just agree to exchange all the patents”

Eric September 13, 2012 56

One of the few figureheads left of the old Apple Guard is Steve Wozniak, one of the co-founders of Apple itself. Whereas Steve Jobs promised to go to "thermonuclear war" against Android, Woz has always been a little more even keel. In a recent interview where...

Google VP: We Weren’t Investing in the Patent Ecosystem Like We Should Have Been

Tim September 12, 2012 46

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Google's VP of corporate development admits that Google never thought to heavily invest in patents, even of their own technology. What's funny is that he does somewhat make a joke that they never thought to "patent round...

HTC Could Win Ban Against New iPad and New iPhone Based on LTE Patents

Eric September 10, 2012 130

Surprise, surprise, there is another patent battle going on. This time Apple and HTC are arguing over patents in the International Trade Commission. In this trial, HTC is claiming that Apple is infringing upon patents having to do with LTE technology, patents...

Google Grabs Patent Detailing Multiple User Face Unlock, Readying it for Primetime

Eric September 5, 2012 30

The not-so-secret of Google's next step for Android got another leak today. Google has won a patent that allows Android to differentiate between users on a device by using Face Unlock. Using this alongside the multi-user framework, that is already in place...

No, Samsung Did Not Pay Apple Their $1.05 Billion in Damages in Nickels

Tim August 29, 2012 42

According to our inbox, more than a few of you came across this headline earlier today. Apparently, the story is that Samsung has decided to skip all of that appeal nonsense in their trial with Apple and just get the $1.05 billion payment over with. Due to...