Archive for the 'legal issues' Category

Apple Wins Patent On Mobile Phone Touchscreens

Posted by bbwa on June 24th, 2011

This is a pretty incredible story, one that makes even the biggest supporters of the patent process wonder what is going on. Capacitive touch screen technology is not new by any means, these sorts of screens have been around for years. However, Apple has managed to get a patent issued this week (applied for in [...]

Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android Smart Phones

Posted by bbwa on October 3rd, 2010

Sort of a weird week in the world of smart phones, particularly the news that Microsoft has sued Motorola for patent infringement on certain features of their Android based phones. Yup, take that all in, that is pretty much three of the biggest players, Microsoft, Motorola, and Google all linked up in a patent lawsuit [...]

FM for Cell Phones: Good Bad or Ugly

Posted by bbwa on August 21st, 2010

Smetimes things happen for a weird reason, but the end results are better than many people would expect. It is hard to imagine, but the push to put FM radios into every cell phone is almost a direct result of sites like The Pirate Bay and Limewire. Basically, there is a a push going on [...]