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Oracle sues Google over Java patent infringement on Android

August 12, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Better late than never I suppose. It looks like Oracle has finally completed some copyright research and found out that Google’s Android operating system uses a little language called Java that they pi…

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FTC approves Google acquisition of AdMob
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FTC approves Google acquisition of AdMob

May 21, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Federal Trade Commission has approved Google’s efforts to purchase AdMob. Though the deal previously looked as if it would face additional scrutiny over fairs that Google would unfairly dominate…

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Google co-founder says Android doesn’t infringe on patents
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Google co-founder says Android doesn’t infringe on patents

May 19, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Android infringing on patents? Google co-founder Sergey Brin isn’t buying it. When a reporter broached the issue of Android adoption slowing down because of patent disputes, Brin quickly responded that he d…

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ITC will investigate Apple/HTC patent dispute
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ITC will investigate Apple/HTC patent dispute

April 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Here’s an item that HTC probably wishes was just an April Fool’s joke. The ITC has agreed to investigate Apple’s patent complaints against HTC. Apple accused HTC of stealing its intellectual pro…

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[OPINION] Apple suing HTC is bad for consumers, Android or otherwise
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[OPINION] Apple suing HTC is bad for consumers, Android or otherwise

March 4, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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I am sure that most if not all of our readers have heard about the recent Apple, Inc. lawsuit against mobile handset maker and Android pundit HTC. The 20 different patents that Apple is protecting can be torn apar…

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Popular Android Market apps being removed because of legal issues
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Popular Android Market apps being removed because of legal issues

December 16, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Thousands of Android fans have enjoyed ported versions of the HTC Sense widgets, Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein games on Android phones. There’s only one problem with that: those apps were ported by peop…

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Verizon trashes AT&T’s network in lawsuit response
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Verizon trashes AT&T’s network in lawsuit response

November 17, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Ouch! That’s all I could say when I started reading Verizon’s response to the AT&T lawsuit that seeks to block Verizon’s “There’s a Map for That” advertisements.…

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