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Is The HTC/ Apple Patent Battle Significant?
It’s not a new thing for companies and mobile phone OEM’s to have a dispute over cross patenting issues. While the patents are older than the smartphone, the technology harks back to the handheld computer when devices like the Apple Newton, Dell Axim or the HP iPaq dominated the sector. A lot of what we…
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HTC and Apple Patent Wars: Bitter Fruit!
In the world of the technology giants, intellectual property is probably their most valuable asset. Age old patents, can come back to bite companies in the butt, but it seems to be the bread and butter of the smartphone industry. Microsoft make more off of their licensing agreements with companies like HTC and Samsung devices…
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HTC gets served with second ITC patent complaint by Apple
While HTC may be well on its way to sorting out the locked bootloader issue to make their customers happy, it looks like things are getting a bit tougher for HTC’s lawyers there days. HTC has been slapped with another lawsuit from Apple which has files another ITC complaint, asking the courts to block U.S.…
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HTC to strengthen patent portfolio with S3 Graphics acquisition
With record profits mounting up on a quarterly basis, it looks like HTC is planning on spreading its wings a little. HTC has announced that they have plans to acquire graphics chip maker S3 Graphics for $300 million from Via Technologies in an effort to strengthen its patent portfolio. The acquisition of S3 Graphics would…
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HTC’s Android Invasion!
This may be a little strange, but if you happened to be at Antwerp Central Station this past Friday, you may have been greeted by a sea of little green monsters. Well not quite monsters, but a huge number of HTC branded, Android figurines, enough in fact to tinge the whole place in green. HTC…
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I’m a WP7! app for Windows Phone
I’m always trying to get a realistic handle on the uptake of Windows Phone, there have been poor reports on it’s uptake, and if you go into any local carrier store here in Australia, you will most probably receive a lack lustre response from sales staff towards the platform. If they can describe it’s features…
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HTC sets sights on being the number 3 smartphone provider within two years.
HTC is certainly not bashful about their quarterly or yearly sales predictions. 2010 was the company’s best year to date, but HTC has declared that they expect to double their sales figures in 2011. Currently, HTC is ranked fifth on the list of the world’s larges smartphone makers with 9.3% market share, but HTC is…