I woke up this morning finding out that the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and 3G iPads had been banned from sales on Apple's online store in Germany, due to an injunction won by Motorola Mobility, following the company's first big legal victory against Apple in the country a couple months ago.
By the time I took a shower and got to my computer though, the ban had already been lifted. That was quick...
Reports are coming in that Motorola Mobility has just filed a significant lawsuit against Apple in the US over the illegal use of its intellectual property. Motorola believes that Apple is using its patents in both its iPhone 4S and iCloud products.
MM recently won an injunction against Apple late last year in a German court. And although the decision has yet to make an impact on Apple's sales in the country, it could certainly play a major part in Motorola's new lawsuit here in the States...
Before the iPhone came along, the US smartphone market was dominated by a couple of major players. RIM, Palm, and the few third-party manufacturers that made Windows Mobile handsets ran the show.
But everything has changed over the last few years. Not only has Apple entered the market and overtaken the aforementioned companies, but so have handset-makers sporting Google's popular Android OS. So, who's the top dog in the US now?
Motorola Mobility has just announced that it has scored a major victory in its ongoing patent war with Apple. Just as the iPhone-makers have done to Samsung, Motorola has just won an injunction that bans the import of 3G iPads and iPhones into Germany.
This will be the company's second German court victory in as many months, but the ramifications for Apple are a lot more serious this time around. Unless Apple wins an appeal, it will be forced to stop shipping some of its biggest products into the country...
Earlier this month, a German court awarded Motorola Mobility a temporary injunction against Apple for infringing on its intellectual property. An injunction, in this sense, can prevent a company from selling its products in the area in which it's granted.
But the decision was made against Apple Inc., which doesn't actually sell products in Germany. Motorola also filed a lawsuit against Apple Germany. And the outcome of this case could cost the company some serious financial losses...
Patents were once used to protect a company's inventions. But in recent years it seems like they're more frequently used as ammunition for expensive courtroom battles. Perhaps no other company is more familiar with this than Apple.
The iPhone makers have been involved in dozens of patent disputes over the last decade, most notably its recent bouts with Android partners. In fact, the Cupertino company has been on a win-streak against Google's manufacturers, until now...
There may be a new mobile operating system on the block soon, if the South Korean government gets its way, says TNW.
Citing Yonhap News, TNW reports that Kim Jae-hong, a deputy minister from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said that the country will look into a new open-source operating system after Google made the unexpected move of buying Motorola Mobility for a staggering $12.5 billion...
The news that Google had picked up Motorola Mobility for a cool $12.5 billion is still reverberating around the tech world, with many wondering what this means for Android's partner agreements with the likes of HTC and Samsung. The question on our mind: What does Apple think about all this?
In a conference call hosted by Gleacher & Company, Apple's Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer weighed in on the Google purchase, and his response was pretty much the same as our's...
In a crazy turn of events, several media outlets are reporting this morning that Google has just sealed the deal on the acquisition of Motorola Mobility. The company is essentially Motorola's Mobile Device Division, which became its own entity earlier this year.
Google now owns that entity, along with over 12,000 cellphone-related patents. If nothing else, the move beefs up the company's struggling IP (Intellectual Property) portfolio, and will allow them to control all aspects of future Motorola products...
A new report from Nielsen says that Apple is the number one smartphone vendor in the US, while Android remains the most popular mobile operating system. This research follows Apple's last earnings call, in which it was announced that 20 million iPhones were sold in the last business quarter.
Following Apple's dominance in the US is, surprisingly, Motorola. Samsung actually placed third, with both Motorola and Samsung owning a huge percentage of the Android market. Essentially, Apple moves more hardware while Android gets installed on more handsets.
While your iPhone may be way ahead of rival devices in terms of technical specifications and software, it's severely trailing behind others when it comes to radiation. A study by the Environmental Working Group found that Apple's popular smartphone only gives off an "average" amount of radiation, whereas Motorola handsets come with significantly more.
This CNN report comes after the World Health Organization announced on Tuesday that there was sufficient evidence to categorize exposure to cell phone radiation as "possibly carcinogenic to humans."
I have to admit, this is a pretty good commercial. But will it actually change anyone's mind when it comes to purchasing an iPhone or an iPad?
Will people walk into the Apple store, start playing with all of the products and then think, "You know what, that Motorola commercial had a point... I'm outta here!"
Highly doubtful, but nice try anyway, Motorola...