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Google's staggering purchase of Motorola is emblematic of the defensive brinkmanship which has come to characterise today's fierce technology market.]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:03:11 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-is-buying-motorola-androids-knight-in-shining-armour.htm http://apcmag.com//google-is-buying-motorola-androids-knight-in-shining-armour.htm

You can insure almost anything these days. But in buying Motorola, Google not only purchases peace of mind and a bevy of patent protection: it also gets a hardware platform.]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:19:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//motorolas-tough-talk-we-have-some-patents-too-you-know.htm http://apcmag.com//motorolas-tough-talk-we-have-some-patents-too-you-know.htm

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Such is the logic behind Motorola CEO's cautionary reminder that his company is sitting on a considerable warchest of patent protections itself.]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:36:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//patently-absurd-google-chief-lashes-out-at-android-patent-mania.htm http://apcmag.com//patently-absurd-google-chief-lashes-out-at-android-patent-mania.htm

In a fiery post on Google's official blog, Senior Vice President David Drummond has let fly at the "bogus patents" sniping at his company's smartphone wunderkind.]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:16:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-tab-we-can-feel-an-apple-lawsuit-coming-on.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-tab-we-can-feel-an-apple-lawsuit-coming-on.htm

Do these Samsung Tab accessories look at all familar? ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-office-taken-offline-no-purchase-for-you.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-office-taken-offline-no-purchase-for-you.htm

Microsoft takes down Office for sale from its own US site in lieu of ongoing patent litigation with i4i, only the top whack version still for sale or a beta of Office 2010]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:49:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//csiro-could-scoop-billions-from-wi-fi-patent.htm http://apcmag.com//csiro-could-scoop-billions-from-wi-fi-patent.htm

A 15-year old CSIRO patent on wireless LAN technology could rake in billions of dollars in ongoing loyalties from the likes of Microsoft, Intel, Dell, HP, Toshiba and even Nintendo]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:03:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-being-sued-over-iphones-access-to-itunes-and-camera-chips.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-being-sued-over-iphones-access-to-itunes-and-camera-chips.htm

Apple’s iPhone may be a smash success, but it's also proving to be a honeypot for lawsuits.]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//computers-urged-to-take-a-diet-and-lose-fat.htm http://apcmag.com//computers-urged-to-take-a-diet-and-lose-fat.htm

Linux may lose a key Windows file system after a patent lawsuit from Microsoft.]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:00:00 +1000