items tagged with Patents
Elan sues Apple over multitouch patents
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-04-08 17:35:09
Apple's heading towards court again: this time to defend itself against patent infringement allegations from Taiwanese chip design company Elan Microelectronics.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-04-08 17:35:09
Apple's heading towards court again: this time to defend itself against patent infringement allegations from Taiwanese chip design company Elan Microelectronics.
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CSIRO takes HP to cleaners over Wi-Fi patent - next!
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-04-02 10:02:36
The largest IT company in the world, Hewlett-Packard, has been humbled by Australia's national science agency CSIRO and agreed to settle for an undisclosed sum over a long running Wi-Fi patent infringement suit. The win against the Silicon Valley colossus has given CSIRO ammunition to continue pursuing 13 other technology giants for millions of dollars in licensing fees.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-04-02 10:02:36
The largest IT company in the world, Hewlett-Packard, has been humbled by Australia's national science agency CSIRO and agreed to settle for an undisclosed sum over a long running Wi-Fi patent infringement suit. The win against the Silicon Valley colossus has given CSIRO ammunition to continue pursuing 13 other technology giants for millions of dollars in licensing fees.
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Redmond backs off, settles TomTom patent suit
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-03-31 04:23:24
Microsoft appears to have backed off from a wider confrontation with the free and open source software community by settling the alleged patent infringement case that it filed against GPS device maker TomTom last month.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-03-31 04:23:24
Microsoft appears to have backed off from a wider confrontation with the free and open source software community by settling the alleged patent infringement case that it filed against GPS device maker TomTom last month.
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TomTom hits back, sues Microsoft
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-03-20 19:18:16
Portable GPS car navigation systems maker TomTom has hit back at Microsoft, filing a suit in which it alleges that the Redmond-based company's Streets and Trips software has violated four of its patents.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-03-20 19:18:16
Portable GPS car navigation systems maker TomTom has hit back at Microsoft, filing a suit in which it alleges that the Redmond-based company's Streets and Trips software has violated four of its patents.
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Discovery Channel owner sues Amazon alleging Kindle infringes ebook patent
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-18 16:17:49
Discovery Communications, the owner of the popular Discovery Channel, has filed a patent infringement suit against web titan Amazon.com alleging infringement of a patent for electronic book technology. The suit names the Kindle and Kindle 2 e-book readers and Amazon's e-book delivery system and seeks damages and royalty payments for continued use of the technology.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-18 16:17:49
Discovery Communications, the owner of the popular Discovery Channel, has filed a patent infringement suit against web titan Amazon.com alleging infringement of a patent for electronic book technology. The suit names the Kindle and Kindle 2 e-book readers and Amazon's e-book delivery system and seeks damages and royalty payments for continued use of the technology.
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iPod shuffle: the "authentication" chip that isn't
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-03-17 00:48:17
Reports that the new iPod shuffle headphones include an "authentication" chip are now known to be misleading at best.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-03-17 00:48:17
Reports that the new iPod shuffle headphones include an "authentication" chip are now known to be misleading at best.
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Why Microsoft has chosen to go after Linux now
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-03-09 19:43:44
A couple of months back, at Australia's national Linux conference, a young Microsoft employee sat down with me and discussed ways in which Microsoft has contributed to open source.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-03-09 19:43:44
A couple of months back, at Australia's national Linux conference, a young Microsoft employee sat down with me and discussed ways in which Microsoft has contributed to open source.
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IBM's patent blitz
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-01-14 19:08:12
IBM racked up an impressive 4186 US patents during 2008 - the first time a company has been granted more than 4000 patents in a calendar year.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-01-14 19:08:12
IBM racked up an impressive 4186 US patents during 2008 - the first time a company has been granted more than 4000 patents in a calendar year.
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Apple swipes Xmas iPhone patent
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-12-27 12:58:22
What were you doing on December 25th? Eating far too much, getting drunk perhaps, opening presents and watching old movies on the telly maybe? If your name was Apple, however, you would be filing patents of course.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-12-27 12:58:22
What were you doing on December 25th? Eating far too much, getting drunk perhaps, opening presents and watching old movies on the telly maybe? If your name was Apple, however, you would be filing patents of course.
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Novell bid to cannibalise Linux market
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-11-13 18:13:45
Novell is getting increasingly desperate for sales. One can come to no other conclusion on reading the latest offer from the company which once dominated the world of PC networking.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-11-13 18:13:45
Novell is getting increasingly desperate for sales. One can come to no other conclusion on reading the latest offer from the company which once dominated the world of PC networking.
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BoycottNovell: just another website pushing a point of view
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-10-27 18:21:49
Four days ago, an article purporting to analyse the raison d'etre behind the website BoycottNovell.com appeared on the linux.com site. The author, Bruce Byfield, who styles himself as a "computer journalist", however, failed to tell his reading public that the piece was just a thinly disguised and veiled attack on the person who runs the BoycottNovell site.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-10-27 18:21:49
Four days ago, an article purporting to analyse the raison d'etre behind the website BoycottNovell.com appeared on the linux.com site. The author, Bruce Byfield, who styles himself as a "computer journalist", however, failed to tell his reading public that the piece was just a thinly disguised and veiled attack on the person who runs the BoycottNovell site.
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Mono 2.0 has been released. So what?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-10-13 17:24:44
Last week, the technology company Novell announced the release of version 2.0 of Mono - something which was described as an "an open source, cross-platform .NET development framework."
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-10-13 17:24:44
Last week, the technology company Novell announced the release of version 2.0 of Mono - something which was described as an "an open source, cross-platform .NET development framework."
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Amazon gets patent for giving reviewers a badge
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-10-04 06:45:19
File this one under: they have patented what now? The official title of US Patent 7,428,496 is 'Creating an incentive to author useful item reviews' but the reality is that is concerns giving busy reviewers on the Amazon website a silly virtual badge of honour...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-10-04 06:45:19
File this one under: they have patented what now? The official title of US Patent 7,428,496 is 'Creating an incentive to author useful item reviews' but the reality is that is concerns giving busy reviewers on the Amazon website a silly virtual badge of honour...
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CSIRO gets one step closer to WLAN royalties
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-09-22 21:00:02
The CSIRO is one step closer to earning potentially millions of dollars from a key WLAN patent, following a US court decision, but its costly legal actions are being funded by the Australian taxpayer, and some question the merits of the action.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-09-22 21:00:02
The CSIRO is one step closer to earning potentially millions of dollars from a key WLAN patent, following a US court decision, but its costly legal actions are being funded by the Australian taxpayer, and some question the merits of the action.
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Apple admits skint Brit invented iPod in 1979
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-09-08 06:07:01
Jonathan Ive famously designed the iPod, but now it looks like another Brit might have actually invented it way back in 1979. According to none other than Apple it seems. So why is Kane Kramer so poor?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-09-08 06:07:01
Jonathan Ive famously designed the iPod, but now it looks like another Brit might have actually invented it way back in 1979. According to none other than Apple it seems. So why is Kane Kramer so poor?
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Countdown: 3 weeks until World Day Against Software Patents
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-02 15:42:07
September 24 is probably not going to be the best day to work at a patent office, considering that geeks the world over are being called upon to gather outside and protest against software patents. But do we need, and what else will be happening on, the World Day Against Software Patents?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-02 15:42:07
September 24 is probably not going to be the best day to work at a patent office, considering that geeks the world over are being called upon to gather outside and protest against software patents. But do we need, and what else will be happening on, the World Day Against Software Patents?
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MacBook touch - here's hoping it's not a pipe dream
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-28 21:58:57
The idea of a tablet-style Mac has been bubbling along for some time, but new information from a supposedly reliable source has thrown fresh fuel on the flames. If this is really what's coming from Apple in the next month or two, I'll have one for Christmas, please!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-28 21:58:57
The idea of a tablet-style Mac has been bubbling along for some time, but new information from a supposedly reliable source has thrown fresh fuel on the flames. If this is really what's coming from Apple in the next month or two, I'll have one for Christmas, please!
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Microsoft investment shows all is not well at Novell
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-08-28 18:06:13
A little more than a week ago, Microsoft announced it would invest an additional $US100 million in Novell for the purchase of certificates which customers can redeem for SUSE Linux service and support.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-08-28 18:06:13
A little more than a week ago, Microsoft announced it would invest an additional $US100 million in Novell for the purchase of certificates which customers can redeem for SUSE Linux service and support.
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Microsoft granted Page Up Page Down patent
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-08-22 05:13:59
If patenting the obvious is considered something of an art form in the world of IT, then Microsoft is undoubtedly an old master. The Page Up Page Down patent it has been granted would seem to confirm this...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-08-22 05:13:59
If patenting the obvious is considered something of an art form in the world of IT, then Microsoft is undoubtedly an old master. The Page Up Page Down patent it has been granted would seem to confirm this...
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GPS wars: Broadcom wins patent victory against SiRF
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-08-09 09:41:40
A US International Trade Commission ruling against SiRF Technology Holdings concerning six patents held by Broadcom subsidiary Global Locate says that all are valid, enforceable and have been infringed. The initial determination covers products incorporating SiRFstarIII GPS architectures which include devices from Garmin, Mio, Motorola, Navman, Sony and TomTom amongst many others...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-08-09 09:41:40
A US International Trade Commission ruling against SiRF Technology Holdings concerning six patents held by Broadcom subsidiary Global Locate says that all are valid, enforceable and have been infringed. The initial determination covers products incorporating SiRFstarIII GPS architectures which include devices from Garmin, Mio, Motorola, Navman, Sony and TomTom amongst many others...
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