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Apple-Samsung patent lawsuit count hits 21 in fight over tablets
The number of lawsuits between Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) and Samsung increased to 21 by the end of last week, with more expected to come in the world-spanning tit-for-tat litigation. At the moment, Apple
WiLAN sues Apple, Dell and other big brands over wireless patents
Canadian patent licensing company WiLAN has launched a fresh round of patent infringement lawsuits against companies such as Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ), Hewlett-Packard ( NYSE: HPQ ), Dell and HTC, among
Google fattens patent portfolio with huge purchase from IBM
Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) last month quietly purchased 1,030 patents from IBM ( NYSE: IBM ), covering a variety of technologies, including the architecture of microprocessors, servers, routers, relational
Microsoft sues Salesforce.com for patent infringement
Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) has sued one of its rivals in the cloud-computing arena for allegedly infringing nine of its patents. Filed in the U.S. District Court in Seattle, the suit against
HP settles ink cartridge patent case with importers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced yesterday that it has reached a settlement with several companies concerning the sale of printer ink cartridges HP alleges infringe on its patents. HP says that
Facebook's 'Newsfeed' becomes exclusive
Facebook users know the "newsfeed" technology well--the constantly updating page which appears when members log in to the social networking site. As of Tuesday, social networking fans will be seeing
High-tech seeks patent policy changes
Congress is considering an overhaul of U.S. patent policy that would bring the first major changes in more than half a century. The giant technology sector stands firmly behind the issue, but small
Judge bans Microsoft Word sales in United States
It was another bad day for Microsoft. A judge on Tuesday ordered the company to stop selling its popular Word document creation application in the United States. The ruling applies to Word's 2003 and
IBM develops new data-masking technology
IBM researchers in Israel have developed new data-masking technology that filters sensitive data from unauthorized viewers before it reaches their computer screens, according to an article in
Gaze-tracking software developed for computer security
Bill Anderson, a 42-year old Maryland entrepreneur, found himself intrigued by the way the human eye reads and processes text andimages, and decided to apply the concept to computer security. He
