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Samsung bares its teeth and takes a bite out of Apple
Round one of the epic battle between Apple and Samsung started last year. The patent war began when Apple accused...
3 ways the internet is revolutionizing invention
The process of invention may be intrinsic to human nature and almost entirely unique to humankind, but the process of...
Kane Kramer filed a patent in 1979 that was a spot-on prediction for the iPod
There have been insinuations that Gene Roddenberry came up with the idea for the iPad or even the flip phone,...
Patent wars: The convoluted battlefield of tech IP
Patents shift hands almost as often as companies change their lunch menus. Mobile, software, and hardware patents are of particular...
What’s the marketing potential from Apple’s recent patent for iPhone 3D camera technology?
We have been hearing rumors about the iPhone 5 since long before the 4S was launched. One of the most...
Microsoft has its cake and eats it too in deal with AOL, Facebook
When Microsoft won the auction that brought over 925 US patents from AOL's portfolio, there was clear indication that Facebook...
How buying patents from IBM can save Facebook
The acquisition of 750 patents from IBM by Facebook signals the venture of the social networking giant into a realm...
Apple Rethinking How We Interact With Menus, Toolbars
Menus and toolbars are one in the same. If you've seen them on one operating system, you are probably not...
Another Day, Another Apple Patent: Now In 3D!
I can't get enough of widgets. I remember, back in the day, as a rabid PC user, vehemently anti-Apple, I...