In a story that is worthy of @FloridaMan, there’s this guy on trial in Gainesville, FL (yeah, where Danny Rolling got caught – Go Gators!) accused of killing another young man. What kind of proof does the prosecution have? A screenshot of someone asking Siri, “I need to hide my roommate”. God, I wish I … Read more
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) handed down a couple of tech-related decisions today. Second up: Riley vs. California. This one doesn’t seem obvious from the title, but what it boils down to is this: can police search your cell phone (of whatever kind) without a warrant? Not only did the SCOTUS say, … Read more
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) handed down a couple of tech-related decisions today. First up: ABC vs. Aereo. Aereo is a (self-styled) cord-cutting alternative. Aereo places small receiver antennas in the markets that they are in, and for a fee will transmit those signals to your wireless device. One subscriber, one antenna. … Read more
I know Simmons likes to liven things up occasionally by throwing politics out there, but I don’t. Usually. This one has to do with computing and smartphones (potentially), so I can justify it. I’ll try not to judge it too harshly. This article from the Huffington Post appeared in my Facebook feed this morning, and I … Read more
There’s a reason I think minors and cellphones shouldn’t mix. Well, lots of them. This is just one. A 17-year old in Acworth, GA, US, has been arrested and charged with 8 counts of cruelty to children and 1 count of sexual exploitation of a child. How did he do it? He sent them a … Read more
Upset that Apple may have screwed Samsung in the US? Don’t dispair – China has your back. Not every culture has the same thought processes, and China’s concept of intellectual property doesn’t exactly mesh with those of America’s (yeah, that’s probably the understatement of the year). One of the problems of having manufacturing in China … Read more
David K posted earlier about Microsoft’s new logo, and MS has put up a video promotion. So what do you think? Short and to the point, for sure. I also think that they should have added Windows Phone. Oh well.
Earlier this summer, a California jury found Research In Motion (RIM) guilty of patent infringement and order RIM to pay $147.2 million! Naturally, RIM appealed the decision. They caught a lucky break: today RIM issued a press release saying the presiding US District Court has decided that they didn’t commit patent infringement after all. Here’s … Read more
Oh dear: after Apple gets Samsung banned from Germany and Australia, the UK says, “Nay!” High Court Justice Colin Birss ruled today that Samsung Did Not copy the iPad design for the Galaxy tablets, and did not infringe upon their designs. And furthermore, Apple must now make a public apology to Samsung for the suit … Read more
My Disclaimer is that I really don’t understand the legalese and, quite frankly, I haven’t the attention span to figure them out; HOWEVER, we certainly are in an age of patent litigation where the technology companies are concerned, especially with the technology used in mobile devices. So, here is a bit of an update on … Read more