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• Motorola Mobility has infringed Microsoft patent, says Munich court

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 May, 2012 15:24

  Google-owned Motorola Mobility has infringed a Microsoft patent related to SMS messaging, according to a ruling in the Munich regional court, which also dismissed a second case related to a localization patent.

• Microsoft wins smartphone patent dispute

  By AAP | 21 May, 2012 09:51

  A commission has sided with Microsoft by moving to ban the import of Android-powered Motorola smartphones into the United States based on patent infringement complaints by the software colossus.

• ITC bans import of infringing Motorola Android devices

  By Cameron Scott | 19 May, 2012 09:32

  The U.S. International Trade Commission issued an import ban Friday on any Android devices from Motorola that infringe one of Microsoft's patents.

• New York City agency pushes plan to prevent cyberattacks on elevators, boilers

  By Ellen Messmer | 11 May, 2012 03:47

  SAVANNAH, GA. -- Imagine what would happen if an attacker broke into the network for the industrial control systems for New York City's elevators and boiler systems and decided to disrupt them, imperiling the lives of hundreds of thousands of residents relying on them. Think it could never happen? Think again.

• 4G LTE networks hit battery life on some smartphones, Metrico finds

  By Matt Hamblen | 08 May, 2012 20:12

  While battery capacities in smartphones has increased, 4G LTE networks are taking their toll on battery life for Web browsing and video streaming, according to a new analysis by Metrico Wireless.

• US judge lets Microsoft continue to sell products with disputed patents

  By Cameron Scott | 08 May, 2012 08:17

  A U.S. judge has declined to lift an unusual order that prevents Motorola Mobility from enforcing a ban in Germany on the sale of Microsoft's Windows 7 OS and XBox 360.

• Germany bans local Microsoft sales

  By AAP | 03 May, 2012 07:29

  A German court has ruled that US internet giant Microsoft can no longer sell its products locally because it infringes patents held by US communications firm Motorola Mobility.

• U.S. judge orders Motorola not to enforce Microsoft injunction in Germany

  By Nancy Gohring | 12 April, 2012 10:34

  In an unusual case, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday that Motorola cannot enforce an injunction that would prevent Microsoft from selling Windows products in Germany, should a German court issue such an injunction next week.

• In Pictures: The fierce battle for intellectual property

  By Michael Cooney | 10 April, 2012 09:23

  Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle and Google, Facebook and many others are fighting for a piece of righteous intellectual property pie

• Google and Microsoft's new battleground: Your living room

  By Preston Gralla | 10 April, 2012 01:55

  Microsoft and Google aren't going head to head just over Internet search, office productivity suites and Cloud-based applications and services. Their next looming battle is over who will own the living room, and the outcome will have surprising implications for IT as well.

• Nokia will block nano-SIM standard if Apple's proposal is chosen

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 29 March, 2012 00:28

  Nokia will not contribute its patents to the upcoming nano-SIM standard if an Apple proposal is selected in what Nokia said Wednesday is a violation of standard organization ETSI's rules.

• Apple to offer its nano-SIM patents royalty-free

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 27 March, 2012 00:37

  The battle over next-generation nano-SIM card technology intensified after Apple sent a letter to the director general of standards organization ETSI, saying its proposal will be royalty-free, according to a report.

• LTE phone shipments to increase tenfold in 2012, analysts say

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 March, 2012 01:41

  LTE phone shipments will grow tenfold to reach 67 million units in 2012, making it a breakout year for the 4G technology, Strategy Analytics said on Friday.

• Is mobile virtualization ready for your business?

  By John Brandon | 17 March, 2012 00:50

  New ideas in IT go through a long distillation process. Someone invents the idea, vendors talk about new product concepts, analysts weigh in on the value. Eventually, a new category of hardware or software materializes, but rarely in a fully formed state. With mobile virtualization, the pedigree is sound: Most organizations use some form of server virtualization in their data centers.

• Motorola's NVG510 DSL modem... not very good

  By Mark Gibbs | 15 March, 2012 10:51

  A few weeks ago here in the above ground portions of the Gibbs Universal Industries Secret Underground Bunker we got hooked on the British series "Downton Abbey".