In an amusing turn of events, BitTorrent Inc. — the company behind the BitTorrent file sharing protocol — is heading to court to protect its intellectual property. The San Francisco-based company Continue reading…
Filed on October 26th last year and approved today, a design patent at the USPTO grants Google the rights to the ornamental design of its newly unveiled Project Glass augmented reality glasses. Patent Continue reading…
Apple and Samsung's hard-fought legal battle may be headed towards a settlement. US District Judge Lucy Koh has just referred representatives from Apple and Samsung to a magistrate who will help Continue reading…
Ebooks are infinitely reproducible and almost instantly transmissible, so why is it so difficult to get them from the library? The artificial (but economically mandated) scarcity of ebooks means there Continue reading…
In a discussion with the Wall Street Journal, Cisco CEO John Chambers identified his company's biggest competitor: Huawei. Piling on to concerns that have already been expressed — and acted on — Continue reading…
Oracle's longrunning dispute with Google over Java patents allegedly misused in Android won't be settled without going to trial. US Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal has issued a court order stating that Continue reading…
Linux creator Linus Torvalds may no longer be giving advice to Amiga fans on Usenet, but his testimony on a pair of 20-year-old posts apparently led a judge to throw out one of Microsoft's patents. T Continue reading…
We heard a few days ago that Apple CEO Tim Cook was having meetings with Chinese officials, and now we're starting to get more details on the substance of Cook's business in China. The Wall Street Continue reading…
National Security Agency director General Keith Alexander has revealed that the attack against online security company RSA last year originated from China. He told the Senate Armed Services Committee Continue reading…
After several delays, a trial for Oracle's intellectual property suit against Google has been set to start on April 16th. California judge William Alsup issued an order yesterday setting the trial Continue reading…
