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Yesterday, the world was abuzz with Apple’s lawsuit targeting 20 alleged patent violations by HTC.  Many of these devices named in the suit run Google’s Android operating system.  Google preemptively sent a statement regarding the issue, refusing to sit idly by while HTC took the punches. “We are not a… Continue Reading »

AT&T, presumably with tail tucked between legs, has asked the court to dismiss its lawsuit against Verizon. In return, Verizon has agreed to drop its countersuit against AT&T. The original lawsuit was filed in response to Verizon’s “There’s a Map For That” ad campaign which featured a comparison of its… Continue Reading »

Looking at the above image it is hard not to see the similarities between the Barnes & Noble Nook and the other ebook reader which comes courtesy of Spring Design. That other ebook reader is called the Alex reader, and although many initially thought it was a copycat of the… Continue Reading »

Just as Apple prepares to introduce the iPhone in China, they were hit with a lawsuit from Nokia alleging patent infringement. The suit pits the world’s largest manufacturer of cellphones against the maker of the most popular smartphone in history.  Nokia says Apple refused to enter into a licensing agreement,… Continue Reading »

TiVo has won a suit it filed against Dish Network and now the satellite TV giant must pay up to the tune of $200 million.  The original suit was filed back in 2004 when TiVo sued EchoStar, which is now part of Dish Network, for a patent violation involving DVR… Continue Reading »

Welcome back to InterrupTech.  Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry.  We cover Take Two’s $20M settlement, Apple’s 09/09/09 event, the GMail fail, Skype gets sold, and plenty more. Continue Reading »

*UPDATED BELOW When word broke that eBay was considering selling Skype, Google was the first company to come to mind for many.  Google Voice would be a great fit with the VoIP enabled Skype and hopes became high for a nifty solution and good home for the unit, but Google… Continue Reading »

If there’s one website out there that’s no stranger to privacy issues it has to be Facebook.  The social networking site has come under fire for its privacy policies and terms of service many, many times since its inception.  A group of five Facebook users have filed a lawsuit against… Continue Reading »

Earlier this week Microsoft was ordered to stop selling Word within 60 days.  The decision came down from Texas, a state known for being very pro-patent owner.  While Microsoft isn’t saying much more than the fact that it will file for appeals, the Chairman of i4i, the company that filed… Continue Reading »

When Apple first announced the iPhone 3.0 upgrade and later when it debuted the iPhone 3GS it was happy to tout the new MMS features.  The feature would roll out immediately with 3.0 to most every iPhone carrier.  AT&T was the one exception, though at the time it was said… Continue Reading »