Well that sure didn’t take long at all. A lawsuit was just filed in Los Angeles over the storage claims of the Microsoft Surface tablet and that there’s really not that much space available. Well sort of, it’s basically claiming that too much space is being taken up by the operating system. I sort of … Read more
Nokia was hit with a class action lawsuit led by Robert Chmielinski in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York “on behalf of purchasers of Nokia securities between October 26, 2011 and April 10, 2012.” The suit charges Nokia and certain executives—CEO Stephen Elop and CFO Timo Ihamuotila—with violating the Securities … Read more
It looks like Nokia is taking a page out of Microsoft’s book by turning to litigation to put some cash back into their pockets. The company is suing RIM, HTC and ViewSonic for patent infringement across 45 different proprietary technologies. They range from hardware features like antennas, radios and power management, to software features like … Read more
Maybe a little far removed for Mobile Tech Blog but everyone has Google Maps on their phone and as such could find themselves looking at some vary interesting Street Views! Take a French Man who recently took Google to court over a picture of him whizzing in his driveway on Google Street View. Claiming it … Read more
Have you ever wondered what Smartphones might cost if manufacturers weren’t forced to spend millions of defending and suing for infringement rights cases? We have been following the Apple vs. Samsung war being waged in Germany over the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which made headlines all the way down under in Australia where they heard … Read more
Here’s a surprise right? Carrier IQ is the focus of a class action lawsuit about wiretapping. Hmm, who would have thought huh? Apparently it’s about Samsung and HTC as well, or at least it’s accusing them of using Carrier IQ software to track everything we do. Hmm, I wonder how much I could get if I join the lawsuit? Full brief … Read more
Wall Street Journal reported that the Mega-crazy-valuable Apple ($305 billion or #2 in the world) is suing the not as mega-crazy-valuable Samsung ($120 Billion or #37 in the world) for what they feel is the unabashed copying of their designs and interfaces from the iPhone and the iPad for Samsung’s own phone and tablet lineup. … Read more
I saw this yesterday and thought I would pass this on in case you missed. On the day before the big Apple Media Event which will most likely announce the iPad 2 with only moderate improvements and what we hope will be an iPhone 5 tell all with with it’s new 4 inch screen, Apple … Read more
It is not uncommon for us to hear about someone in the Telecommunications Business suing another one over some sort of infringement or some other form or complaint. Generally I pay them no mind and try to move on to something a little more meaningful for our readers. Today however comes news that Apple is … Read more
If you worked for Apple and you had a top secret, unreleased iPhone 4G would you take it to a bar? Apparently Apple doesn’t hire the sharpest knives in the drawer and when Robert “Gray” Powell went to a bar to celebrate his 27th Birthday, he “lost” his totally hush hush iPhone 4G. (insert a … Read more